- This is a nation that has an epidemic of mass shootings. It’s a country where one poll after the next validates how divided we are. It’s a time where chaos and upheaval have become the status quo — so does the news of a recent series of pipe bombs seem to perfectly fit into our current landscape? We opened the lines to ask you: Is there a part of you that’s reacting to this as if it’s normal? Is turning on the news and hearing that someone is sending pipe bombs to former presidents and members of Congress almost the same as hearing a weather forecaster say today it’s going to be cold and windy?
- Then the Boston Globe’s interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung joins us to discuss the fate of Encore Boston Harbor Casino, an inside look at Wynn Casino and why Question 1 is the hot ballot initiative of 2018.
- Beat The Press host Emily Rooney joins us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations
- We often talk about how old is too old to have a driver’s license. We also talk a lot about how old is too old to serve on the Supreme Court, or to be a member of Congress? We opened the lines to ask you about the stuff of real consequence: How old is too old to trick-or-treat?
- After defending blackface on daytime TV, Megyn Kelly is on the outs. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joins us for that and more.
- Then Better Call Sean with Sean Murphy, Boston Globe reporter and the man behind The Fine Print column, which takes on some of the toughest consumer predicaments and solves them — from the phantom toll fees, to parking space scams and an Airbnb rental that went from bad to worse.
- It’s time for our Spooktacular news quiz — we’re taking you on an emotional roller-ghoster with a very haunted tribute to Halloween, joined by Caitlin Johnson and Josh Luckens, two historical tour guides with Cambridge Historical Tours, which includes a 90 minute ghost tour of the Boo-tiful Harvard Square.
