Podcast Episodes

The Instant Ticket

Season 2 Episode 1

Part 1: It’s 1974, illegal bookies are everywhere and the brand new state lottery is struggling to compete. But a simple piece of paper is about to c…

1 year ago

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Introducing: Scratch & Win

Season 2

Legal gambling is everywhere. But how did it get like this? And why can't we fully embrace it? 

"Scratch & Win" looks for answers in the unlikely stor…

1 year, 1 month ago

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A new series from the Big Dig team

Season 2

Heads up: in two weeks this feed will transform into a new show produced by the same team as the Big Dig. It's called Scratch & Win. Stay tuned.

1 year, 1 month ago

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BONUS: A note from the team

Season 1

Just dropping in to share some news about the show, and what's coming next. 

1 year, 8 months ago

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Hearts and Minds

Season 1 Episode 9

Part 9: It’s been fifty years since the Big Dig was first conceived, thirty years since construction began, more than a dozen years since it was comp…

2 years, 3 months ago

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I Want Justice for What Happened

Season 1 Episode 8

Part 8: Just as the project turns the corner towards completion, its entire legacy becomes clouded. The tunnels are leaking, concrete suppliers are b…

2 years, 3 months ago

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The Turnpike Revolt

Season 1 Episode 7

Part 7: By the year 2000, the Big Dig has passed through many hands, but in its final years a power struggle spills into public view – over who will …

2 years, 3 months ago

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The Up Down Charts

Season 1 Episode 6

Part 6: As work progresses through the 1990s and the tunnels take shape, the true cost of the Big Dig remains unknown to the public, until a series o…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Hatchet Man vs. the 800 Pound Gorilla

Season 1 Episode 5

Part 5: In 1991, the Big Dig is handed off to a new leader – the brash, aggressive, hatchet-toting Jim Kerasiotes – who makes it clear he plans to sh…

2 years, 4 months ago

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The Double Cross

Season 1 Episode 4

Part 4: The project faces an unexpected challenge on the home front: resistance from local environmentalists and residents – the very people the Big …

2 years, 4 months ago

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