Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on office friendships as people return to work after so much time working remotely.
Tetiana Litus and Vsevolod Petriv shared their efforts to support their home country of Ukraine from abroad, and why they think the United States should do more to support refugees. Petriv is president of the Boston branch of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. Litus is a 24-year-old Ukrainian who just moved to the United States a few months ago.
Callie Crossley discussed President Joe Biden finally signing an anti-lynching bill into law after nearly 100 years of efforts, and Steph and Ayesha Curry’s latest venture to create 150 little libraries in under-resourced parts of Oakland, Calif. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.
Andy Ihnatko explained developments in the EU to reign in big tech companies, and Facebook’s partnership with GOP consultants to generate bad press for TikTok. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.
Emma Choi talked about how her dorm room NPR show, “Everyone & Their Mom,” came to be, and the struggles of women comedians in the changing comedy environment. Choi is the host of the NPR podcast “Everyone & Their Mom.”
Sue O’Connell weighed in on Amazon's union busting and the first successful Amazon union vote, Caitlyn Jenner becoming a Fox News contributor and Bruce Willis stepping away from acting due to his recent diagnosis of aphasia. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBCLX and NECN.
We ended the show by talking with listeners about their favorite April Fools’ Day pranks.
