Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about Boston’s failed 2024 Olympic bid in the wake of the Beijing Olympics.
Ghenya Grondin and Kate Porter discussed their experiences with longhaul COVID-19, and shared resources for fellow COVID-19 longhaulers. Grondin is the owner of Sweet Ride Candy Co. Porter is the creator of C19RecoveryAwareness.com, a website that provides resources for long COVID patients.
Charlie Sennott updated us on the latest news on Russia and Ukraine as President Joe Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion. Sennott is a news analyst for GBH, where he also heads up the Groundtruth Project.
Randall Kennedy discussed the 20th anniversary of his book on the legacy of the N-word, reflecting on how the word has evolved in the last two decades. Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations. His book is an uncensored version of “N-word: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.”
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III shared their thoughts on how to celebrate Black History Month and discuss the history of the N-word. Rev. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Rev. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, and the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together, they host the GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast.
Corby Kummer talked about solitary dining around Boston, and eating in the time of climate change. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
We wrapped up the show by asking listeners to share their experiences of dining alone.
