Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jonthan Gruber discussed the stalled negotiations in Congress over further coronavirus relief spending, and how large-scale tax evasion among the nation’s richest people dwarfs the budget shortfalls that are keeping everyday Americans from receiving additional financial aid. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, and was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act. His latest book is "Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream."
Next, we opened lines to ask listeners: How is the federal government’s inability to pass another stimulus packaging affecting you?
Art Caplan discussed new FDA rules that make an election-ready COVID-19 vaccine highly unlikely, and ethical concerns with the handling of coronavirus infections within President Trump’s administration. He also weighed in on how he thinks Wednesday’s vice presidential debate ought to be conducted in light of the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis, and new coronavirus infections within players on the New England Patriots. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine.
Brian McGrory talked about his experience running The Boston Globe from what his colleagues describe as “the dreariest looking room in America,” why he expects the current whirlwind news cycle will only get crazier in the final months of 2020, and his thoughts on the Baker administration's limited transparency throughout the coronavirus pandemic. McGrory is editor-in-chief of The Boston Globe.
Paul Reville discussed criticisms surrounding Notre Dame President John Jenkins, who skirted social distancing guidelines and contracted COVID-19, as well as the stalled reopening at Boston Public Schools. Reville is former Massachusetts Secretary of Education and a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where he also runs the Education Redesign Lab. His latest book is "Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools and Communities Help Students Overcome the Disadvantages of Poverty.”
Chris Kimball discussed his latest cookbook, “Cookish: Throw it Together,” along with the forthcoming season of Milk Street TV, and his favorite recipe from legendary TV cook Julia Child. Kimball a chef, author, host of Milk Street TV, which airs Saturdays at 4 p.m. on GBH 2, and Milk Street Radio, which airs Sundays at 3 p.m. on GBH.
Joanne Chang updated listeners on how her restaurants are doing, spoke on the opening of a new Flour Bakery + Cafe in Beacon Hill, and talked about how she's planning to adapt operations through the fall and winter amid the pandemic. Chang is a James Beard Award-winning pastry chef and author, whose latest book is “Pastry Love.” She and Christopher Myers are the duo behind Myers + Chang and Flour Bakery + Cafe.
Correction: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Myers. It is Myers, not Meyers.
