Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the first night of the Jan. 6 committee hearings.
District Attorney Kevin Hayden discussed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s release of the complete file on former Boston Police Patrolman’s Association union chief and convicted child-sex abuser Patrick Rose Sr. He also talked about concerns over illegal guns in Massachusetts. Hayden is the interim District Attorney for Suffolk County, and he’s running for election for a full term in the fall.
David Gergen shared his thoughts on the future of youth leaders in politics, and the potential for mandatory community service. Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN, the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard and a professor at the Kennedy School. He was a presidential advisor to four administrations. His new book is “Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made.”
Corby Kummer talked about the upcoming expiration of universal free school lunches, and updated us on the latest news from the baby formula shortage. 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.
John Rosenthal discussed the state of gun reform in Massachusetts, and updated us on upcoming March for Our Lives gatherings. Rosenthal is a longtime gun control advocate, and the founder of the group Stop Handgun Violence.
Red Shaydez talked about her time in Boston’s music scene. She also performed her songs “I’m Not the Victim,” “I Like Dreamin’” and “Catch a Vibe” live at the Boston Public Library. Red Shaydez is a rapper, entrepreneur and youth mentor. She’s also the vice chair of events for the group Women in Music, and the host of the Boston Public Library’s second annual Teen Music Maker Showdown.
We ended the show by asking listeners about Boston’s Open Streets initiative, which creates car-free spaces on select roads in Boston during the summer and early fall.
