Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan weighed in on the health benefits of coffee versus tea, and discussed the ethics of using data from experiments that cause suffering. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City.
We then continued our conversation on coffee versus tea with listeners.
Trenni Casey discussed a new report that found systemic abuse in the U.S. women’s professional soccer league. She also talked about speculation over Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen deciding to divorce. Casey is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
Evan Horowitz walked us through the four Massachusetts ballot questions ahead of November’s election. Horowitz is the Executive Director of the Tufts University Center for State Policy Analysis.
Matt Gilbert shared some of his current must-watch TV shows, from Apple TV+’s “Bad Sisters” to Hulu’s “Wedding Season.” Gilbert is the TV critic for The Boston Globe.
Sy Montgomery joined us for another edition of “The Afternoon Zoo,” sharing the latest news on potential evidence of animal sentience and the contestants of this year’s Fat Bear Week.
We ended the show by returning to Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's potential divorce.