Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by opening our phone lines to talk with listeners about whether they feel their life is on hold due to COVID-19.
Trenni Kusnierek discussed the car crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid the day of the Super Bowl and the leeway given to NFL athletes for bad behavior. She also spoke about Mark Cuban’s decision to omit the national anthem from Dallas Mavericks home games, arguing that the national anthem should be reserved for major sports events. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
Rick Steves talked about the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine passport and what the U.S. could learn from Germany about remembering its own dark history. Steves is an author, television and radio host and the owner of the Rick Steves' Europe tour group. You can catch his television show, "Rick Steves’ Europe," weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on GBH 2 and his radio show, “Travel With Rick Steves,” Sundays at 4 p.m. on GBH.
Chris Dempsey and Jim Aloisi spoke about Gov. Charlie Baker’s recent vetoes on a $16.5 billion Massachusetts transportation bill and what transportation could look like in Boston post-pandemic. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters board and a contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Dempsey is Massachusetts' director of transportation and the former assistant secretary of transportation.
Next, we asked listeners what they want their work commute to be like post-pandemic.
John King discussed the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, the criminal inquiry into former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election phone call and the NAACP’s criminal suit against Trump and one of this personal lawyers, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, over the Capitol riot. King is CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.
Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman shared why she believes veterinarians should be moved from Phase III to Phase II of Baker's vaccination plan. She also talked about the rise in pet adoptions during the pandemic and how veterinary hospitals are responding to increased visits. Sinnott-Stutzman is a senior staff veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center.
