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  • Richard Davey, CEO Boston 2024 joins us for the first of his monthly conversations. He takes our Olympic questions, and yours. >>Read more here.
  • Paul Reville updates us on the politics behind the Holyoke receivership, issues around the length of the school day, and top priorities for new Boston super intendant, Tommy Chang.
  • Art Caplan helps us work through a new kind of DNA therapy, US-Cuba relations with respect to healthcare, and reacts to the Iowa Alzheimer's conviction. >>Read more here.
  • Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Unena joins us to to discuss veterans issues in Massachusetts, including healthcare, homelessness, employment opportunities, and plans for the future.
  • Peter Davis, academy award winner documentarian weighs in on 40 years after Vietnam. He discusses our ongoing actions in the Middle East, the draft, and the importance of context. >>Read more here. OR >>Download our podcast.
  • In a Globe opinion piece a couple weeks ago, Harvard graduate student Jessica Lander argued US schools should make civics classes mandatory. We see what you think. Do we need more civics lessons?
  • Innovation Hub's Kara Miller discusses new psychological research that breaks down how our own sense of expertise is grounded in our own ignorance.