Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners about President Joe Biden’s recent claim that the pandemic is “over.”
Trenni Casey talked the latest from the WNBA, Robert Sarver’s suspension from the NBA, the niche community of ultramarathoning and the latest Tom Brady happenings. Casey is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden talked his primary win and the controversial election that led to it, as well as the future of his office, including the way they will deal with a slew of hate demonstrations in the city, his firing the head of his Juvenile Detention unit and the alleged MBTA transit police cover-up.
Corby Kummer talked about the legacy of “Two Buck Chuck” following the death of its creator Fred Franzia, a new energy-efficient way to cook pasta and shared some notable restaurants in the Boston area. 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.
Jared Bowen talked about “The Phantom of the Opera” closing on Broadway along with the greater challenges in the theater community after years of COVID-19, and shared his thoughts on “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at the Speakeasy Stage and “Fabulation,” playing at the Lyric Stage. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio.
John King talked the latest political headlines, including the reluctance of some Republican candidates to accept the results of their elections, former President Donald Trump’s recent embrace of QAnon and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political motives behind flying dozens of Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. King is CNN’s chief national correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sundays at 8am.
We ended the show by asking listeners to talk about their memories of “Two Buck Chuck.”
