• We opened up the lines to you about a recent column by Jeff Jacoby: are we now seeing racism where it doesn’t exist? Or is it better to be hyper-attuned to anything that seems like it was motivated by race?
  • National Security Expert Juliette Kayyem gave her take on the latest in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
  • Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville talked about a Boston Globe report that detailed the re-segregation of Boston's schools.
  • WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen gave us a rundown of the best arts and culture events to catch in the Boston area.
  • Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung explained why so many restaurants in Boston don't survive.
  • We took your calls about favorite local haunts that have closed their doors.
  • Ryan Landry a playwright, lyricist, actor and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans theatrical company, talked about an Ontario sunflower farm that had to turn away visitors who wanted to take selfies.