BPR Full Show 12/16: Jim's First Tattoo
About The Episode
South Boston Senator Nick Collins discusses the demise of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed tax shift plan that would have helped Boston homeowners.
ABC News just agreed to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library fund to settle a lawsuit. We open the phone lines to get your thoughts on whether legacy media can be trusted to hold "Truth to Trump" in his second term.
Terri Gerstein of NYU Wagner Labor Initiative and Paul Sonn of the National Employment Law Project share what states can do before Jan. 20 to ensure labor protections under another Trump era.
Ilan Stavans of Amherst College discusses the very-much-alive Yiddish language and what Democrats always miss about immigration. Plus, a few Hanukkah recipes from his book "Sabor Judio."
Charlie Sennott of the GroundTruth Project gives a round-up of the world news: France's government crisis, the rebel government in Syria, South Korea's impeachment and Ukraine's plea to Donald Trump.
We ask listeners what tattoo Jim should get, now that he's decided 70-something is the perfect age get inked for the first time.
Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the holidays in Iceland and a magical airport in Singapore.
We finish with another BPR moldy chestnut: holiday tipping. Yea or nay?
