MIT Center for Constructive Communication

🎧What does Boston sound like when you stop to listen?

Today, we’re thrilled to launch realtalk.boston — a new digital portal where you can listen to hundreds of Bostonians, in their own voices, share stories about their neighborhoods, hopes, frustrations, and dreams for the city’s future.

Developed by the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, this living record weaves together 250+ conversations across 11 communities — revealing a Boston that’s proud, complex, and still striving to make space for everyone.

And next month, we’re bringing those voices to life.

🎤 Boston’s Stories, Unscripted
🗓️ Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
📍 Artists for Humanity

Join us for an evening of conversation, art, and performance — featuring local leaders and artists inspired by the voices of Boston, including Rev. Chris Hope () Erika Howard (), Paul Bologna (), George (Chip) Greenidge (), Poetic Artiste , J. Andrés Ballesteros and Tyler Donkoh-Halm

A special thank you to the community organizations who have collaborated to make the realtalk project and this event possible: ArtSpark Boston , Boston Independent Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), Boston CASA .casa , Circus Up , Disability Law Center .con , Family Nurturing Center of MA , Greatest MINDS Boston , Joint Family, Primary Source , The Chica Project , and The Loop Lab .

🔗 Listen now at realtalk.boston