We took the show to UMass Boston's University Hall, with special guests including UMass Boston Chancellor Marcello Suárez-Orozco, Paul English, founder of Kayak.com and namesake for the UMass Boston Paul English AI Institute, former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, Nir Eisikovits, founding director of UMB Applied Ethics Center, Gov. Maura Healey and more.

Today: NBC’s Chuck Todd talks about President Joe Biden's remarks today on campus protests, plus how Trump can’t play by anyone’s rules but his own – especially when it comes to a judge’s gag order. And, about a third of Massachusetts voters are unhappy with their healthcare, a new poll shows. We’ll talk with Michael Curry, of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, about this, and, a new bill to highlight missing Black women in Massachusetts.

NBC's Chuck Todd returned for his weekly D.C. roundup. Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral discussed the re-trial of Harvey Weinstein, the secret life of Shelby Hewitt and the Karen Read trial. Michael Curry talked about a recent poll showing poor access to primary health care in Massachusetts. GBH higher-ed reporter Kirk Carapezza & Boston Globe's Shira Schoenberg joined us to talk about campus protests, the looming “demographic cliff” in college enrollment. GBH...

Today: A critical – and critically underreported – issue in this country is maternal health. As women’s rights are rolled back across the country, we talk to Jamie Belsito from the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance and Katie Schubert, President and CEO of Society for Women’s Health Research. All that, plus live music on a Wednesday courtesy of performers from a Boston production of the Pulitzer and Tony-award winning musical "A Strange Loop." We’ll also talk with director Maurice...

Jamie Belsito, founder of Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance & Katie Schubert, President and CEO of Society for Women's Health Research, joined for a women's health panel. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed pro-Palestinian campus protests, and the White House's new disaster plan for "worst case scenarios." Director Maurice Parent & actor Kai Clifton of "Strange Loop" discussed the show and some of the cast performed. Ron Mitchell of the Bay State Banner...

We opened the show to hear your thoughts on why women lean more liberal than men, at least according to one poll. Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discussed the Patriot's draft, the Celtics and Bruins in the playoffs, and Messi playing at Gillette. Christopher Kimball of Milk Street discussed their new culinary tours around the world. Tech podcaster/writer Andy Ihnatko discussed four big phone companies fined for selling user location data and the recent federal TikTok...

Today: A foodie double feature. First, food policy analyst Corby Kummer tells us all about new nutrition guidelines on salt and sugar at school meals … Plus the latest on avian flu making its way into U.S. dairy cows. Then, Christopher Kimball of Milk Street joins to talk about his latest cookbook – a behemoth of a thing: Milk Street 365.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses bird flu in humans, and whether hospitals should screen for weapons at the door. Charlie Sennott discusses the broad college campus protests over Israel/Gaza, and the latest on a ceasefire proposal. Joanna Lydgate, President and CEO of the State United Democracy Center, joins to discuss her work tracking election deniers in state politics. Ilan Stavans, professor of humanities at Amherst College, discusses the meaning behind students' demands for...

Short show today because of NPR Special Coverage on Trump's immunity Supreme Court hearing. Andrea Cabral offered reactions to SCOTUS hearings. Corby Kummer on the cost/benefit analysis of living next to a Dunkin’ Donuts Who's the a-hole? A dinner host asked a friend to bring tomato paste... now the friend wants the dinner host to pay them back. We discussed with our listeners.

Today: Joanna Lydgate joins us in studio to talk about her work ensuring free and fair elections. She’s President and CEO of the State United Democracy Center. And, we get a lesson in sea shanties – and Boston harbor lighthouses – from singer and harbor tour guide David Coffin.

We opened the show to get your reactions to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York. Bermuda Search Party (formerly Q-Tip Bandits) performed for Live Music Friday, ahead of a performance this weekend at the Town & City Festival in Lowell. Howard Mansfield is a writer and author of the new book "I Will Tell No Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid About World War II." He joined via zoom to discuss. NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell debriefed her coverage of the...

We opened the lines to discuss the pro-Palestinian protests happening across the nation on campuses. Melissa Hoffer is the state’s first-ever Climate Chief. She joined to talk about her role and the latest environmental headlines. Juliette Kayyem weighed in on pro-Palestine protests on college campuses and more. Meredith Goldstein returned to recap her latest Love Letters advice columns. Sy Montgomery talked about new research on animal consciousness and homesick celebrity seal. Nancy...

It’s a love double header with Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein on what to tell your husband when he won’t brush his teeth, and more relationship advice. Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery discussed why scientists are pushing a new paradigm for animal sentience, saying even insects have feelings.

NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey talked about controversy on the Brandeis women's basketball team, new conversations about WNBA pay, and Thursday’s NFL draft. Mass. League of Community Health Centers' Michael Curry weighed in on a possible SCOTUS ban on sleeping outside, new reporting on health disparities worsened by weight loss drugs like Ozempic, and why Massachusetts is committed to spending $1B over the next eight years to support people leaving long-term care facilities. Former Rep....

Today on the podcast, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan talk to the NAACP’s Michael Curry, to get an analysis of how the Supreme Court is considering whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside, and the health disparities once again brought to the fore by weight loss drugs. Then Margery grabs her Massachusetts pitchfork and makes a very coherent and well-formed case that we should put tolls on the border with New Hampshire, to keep … well, no one knows why Margery wants the tolls.

Today on the podcast, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan get analysis of day one of Trump’s hush money election interference trial in New York with retired federal Judge Gertner. Then it's Harvard’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad on DEI criticism and pro-Palestine protests at college campuses across the U.S.

It's Earth Day. We opened the lines to discuss how to be environmentally friendly. Head of the Northeast region of the EPA David Cash helped us kick of Earth Day 2024, talking about the latest environmental news. Charlie Sennott checked in for his weekly world news roundup… this week he’ll talk about Congress securing billions for Ukraine, Israel, & Taiwan, and how leaders in those countries are responding. Art Caplan talked about the potential for AI to be used to help treat mental...

We opened the lines to discuss Trump's Hush Money trial and if people are still paying attention. For Live Music Friday, violinist/composer and disability rights activist Gaelynn Lea joined alongside Berklee's Adrian Anantawan to usher in the first concert by Berklee's Music Inclusion Ensemble, a group platforming musicians with disabilities GBH’s Callie Crossley on Nikki Haley’s new job after dropping out of the presidential race, the pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University and...

Today on the podcast, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan hear from NBC’s Chuck Todd about chaos in the Republican Party around the future of speaker Johnson, and Democrats’ opportunity both go low and go high. Then they end the show with a dive into the profound and perverse with Am I the A-Hole, asking the audience if a KitchenAid stand mixer makes a quality gift for a woman who doesn’t cook. Even better, how about a Crockpot?

NBC's Chuck Todd returned for his weekly D.C. roundup, including thoughts on the foreign aid bill. Then, we opened the phone lines to discuss the pros and cons of school breaks. Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral gave her take on the trials of Donald Trump & Karen Read, plus a recent SCOTUS ruling on workplace discrimination, and parents fined $50 for changing their toddler in a public park after a bathroom emergency. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung...

Why does speaking up for the Palestinian people prompt such backlash? And more broadly, should colleges and schools cancel speakers just because some disagree with their perspectives? We opened the lines to discuss. Jim Aloisi & Stacy Thompson return for our monthly transit panel. Their list of topics included slow-and-steady financial progress for the MBTA, and record funding from Beacon Hill Democrats. Corby Kummer zooms in from Greece to talk about a NYTimes piece on the best...

Today on the podcast, hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan hear from The GoundTruth Project’s Charlie Sennott on the latest on the Middle East, and if a paywall in journalism is needed to pay the bills. Then they talk with the audience, asking... have you ever been trapped in a conversation that seems to never end? How do you gracefully exit a conversation?

It's day two of Trump's hush money trial and finding potential jurors proves difficult. We opened the lines to discuss. NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey with a marathon recap, the Celtic's honoring Mike Gorman and rumors that Rory McIlroy is in talks with Saudi-backed LIV. GroundTruth's Charlie Sennott on Iran's weekend attack on Israel and how to rebuild the pipeline for local news. NYU medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed why providers should barter with patients to settle medical...

We opened the show by discussing the 128th Boston Marathon Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on the start of Trump's criminal trial in NY 2018 marathon winner Des Linden, on her memoir "Choosing to Run" Former police commissioner and prolific marathoner Bill Evans Journalist Susan Zalkind on "The Waltham Murders" Bobbi Gibb, on her historic 1966 marathon Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson, on their book "Of Time and Turtles" – because life's a marathon, not a sprint, and we could...