- How did Verizon’s ploy to profiteer off of California Wildfires go up in flames? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko joins us for that and more.
- Beat The Press host Emily Rooney joins us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations
- With their new Colin Kaepernick ad campaign Nike is both scoring a touchdown and touching a nerve. Joining us to talk about what the varying reactions to say about our society—plus a range of other sports headlines — is Trenni Kusnierek. She’s a sports anchor and reporter for NBC sports Boston, and a BPR contributor.
- Then the latest headlines with Callie Crossley, the host of Under the RADAR with Callie Crossley, which you can catch Sunday nights right here GBH on 89.7 at 6:00 p.m.
- In his latest novel, Gary Shteyngart takes white male privilege for a test drive — literally. His protagonist, Barry Cohen, a hedge fund guy who unwinds by kicking back $33,000 Japanese whiskey finds his life in shambles. His escape route is the open road by way of a Greyhound bus. It’s a satirical take on the 1 percent that’s grounded in a sincere belief that in America anything is possible — including the presidency of Donald Trump, titled "Lake Success."
- The saying goes that all politics is local — and for two newly-elected Cambridge City Councilors — all podcasts are local too. Alanna Mallon and Sumbul Siddiqui talk about what’s going on in Cambridge in their podcast called Women are Here. For this week’s news quiz, we challenge their knowledge of everything that’s not happening in Cambridge.
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