The Big Dig - Podcast Rankings and reviews

For anyone who has lived in or worked in Boston from the 1970s through the early 2000s will recognize the issues and events on this podcast, which is incredibly thorough and well done. It is engaging and nostalgic. As first a college student and then law student and eventually wife and mother who made this commute during this span of time, these stories about the overpass and the big dig and all the impacted neighborhoods resonate with me. I lived in and commuted to and from both East Boston and the South End and from 93S to N. The tragedy and triumphs are so familiar like it was yesterday. The litigation was something I followed as a young lawyer. The cast of characters still fascinate and the narration is incredible. I especially revel in what exists today because of the big day which has made Boston better and I’m glad that is also celebrated.

I arrived in downtown Boston as a college freshman in the fall of 1998. I still vividly remember driving over, through, under, and around the old elevated highway in order to get from my hometown in southern Maine to college. I was here, the entire time, to watch it all unfold in real time. I remember the Zakim being completed, the tunnel opening, and the blossoming of the now sacred Rose Kennedy Greenway. It has meant to much to the city of Boston, good and bad. This podcast does an absolutely exceptional job of bringing it all to life. I cannot believe the depth and breadth this podcast has accomplished in its efforts to make this podcast happen. Ian is clearly outstanding and I truly look forward to any other project he and the team at GBH produce in the future. Truly, and sincerely, thank you. Thank you for making this podcast. I’ve listened now twice to it start to finish and I know I’ll listen many more times. I simply enjoy it that much.

As someone who worked in the MassHighway Chief Engineer’s office during the early 90’s, I loved the trip down memory lane as I knew most of the players. You did a fantastic job - showing everyone a lot of moving parts (good and bad) and not pointing fingers. It was simply “here’s the story”. I loved that about this podcast.

A great listen - learned a lot about this massive infrastructure project in Boston. Well done GBH team!