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"Things start with a thought, then maybe go to a whisper, then a word, then a loud statement, then an act," Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said about the rise of hate crimes.

Andrea Cabral called the new guidelines “smart policing” and “good public safety” during her weekly Boston Public Radio visit.

Felt-Castellano said she took inspiration for the day off from her time as a kid watching "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."

The Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed his recent firing from the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Price was the only full-time Black employee of the institution.

The representative for Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District offered similar sentiments to those of President Joe Biden, who called out Republicans earlier in the week for pushing voter restriction laws.

“I didn’t come from money, but money has to come from me,” said the entrepreneur.

BPR Full Show 10/16: How Much Help Is Too Much?

Today:Massachusetts is witnessing its highest spike ever in religious exemptions for vaccines. We’ll talk with GBH’s Connecting the Commonwealth editor Jennifer Moore, plus NEPM’s Karen Brown & CAI’s Gilda Geist about what’s going on, and what it means for the health and safety of us all.To read more about the "Unraveling Immunity" series, go to GBHNews.org.

The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen remembers Diane Keaton and previews a Florida Highwaymen painting exhibit at the Addison Gallery of American Art.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses this weekend's No Kings protests, ICE detaining a 13-year-old from Everett and Trump's latest comments about World Cup games at Gillette stadium.GBH's Jennifer Moore, CAI's Gilda Geist and NEPM's Karen Brown talk about the Connecting the Commonwealth series “Unraveling Immunity,” on vaccine exemptions and related trends in Massachusetts.Boston Globe Love Letter’s columnist Meredith Goldstein on the moving professionals who are there to help when a relationship ends. Then we open the phone and text lines to get your pillow preferences.

NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the fall of Bill Belichick.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the closure of the Urban Grape amid financial strugglesBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the battle on Beacon Hill over a proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income; and the local impacts of the government shutdown and Trump's tariffsCNN's John King discusses Trump's statements on the insurrection act, as cities prep for another round of No Kings rallies this weekend.

Today:CNN chief national correspondent John King discusses the government shutdown and the ceasefire in Gaza. And we open the lines to get listener thoughts about peace in the Middle East.