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Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by asking listeners their latest thoughts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Trenni Kusnierek talks about how the sports world is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a Swedish speed skater giving his Olympic gold medal to the daughter of a Swedish publisher detained in China. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, she’s also a BPR contributor. Christine Abely explains what the sanctions against Russia are, how they work and the effect they have. Abely teaches international business transactions and contracts at New England Law in Boston. Lee Pelton weighs in on the reparations bill the U.S. House of Representatives is considering, and what he would like to see from Boston’s new Superintendent. Pelton is the President and CEO of The Boston Foundation. Dorothy Stover discusses why she’s bringing a proposal to make all beaches in Nantucket topless. Stover is a Nantucket-based sex educator, and the advocate behind Nantucket Top Freedom & Equality, a proposed bylaw that would allow all people to go topless on Nantucket beaches. She runs the Nantucket Love School, a program that teaches best practices for love and relationships. Then, we ask listeners their thoughts on topless beaches for gender equality in Nantucket. John King runs down the latest political headlines, including how CNN is covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his expectations ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union tonight. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. We end the show by talking with listeners about their thoughts going into the State of the Union.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners their reactions to the latest news from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. EJ Dionne weighs in on the increasingly violent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dionne is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country.” Elizabeth Turnbull Henry updates listeners on where the state stands on its emissions goals, and why Massachusetts is falling behind and running out of time. Henry is president of the Environmental League of Massachusetts. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III talk about President Joe Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and the 10 year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. Rev. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Rev. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, and the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together, they host the GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast. Attorney General Maura Healey discusses her rejection of Brookline bylaws banning the installation of oil and gas, and takes questions from listeners on fraudulent unemployment claims, phishing cases and more. Healey is Attorney General of Massachusetts.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners if they felt that the U.S. government's sanctions and rhetoric against Russia were enough of a response. Tom Nichols shares his analysis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, discussing paths to nuclear confrontation and the motives of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nichols is a contributing writer and proprietor of “Peacefield” newsletter at The Atlantic, a professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and a five-time Jeopardy winner. Callie Crossley discusses President Joe Biden's nomination of Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black. Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) talks about his recent trip with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Munich Security Conference, and shares his thoughts on U.S. sanctions against Russia. Congressman Keating represents Massachusetts’ 9th Congressional District. Judge Nancy Gertner discusses the latest on LGBTQ and abortion rights before the Supreme Court, and President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Gertner is a retired U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court here in Massachusetts. She’s currently a Senior Lecturer on Law at Harvard University. Sue O'Connell talks about recent anti-LGBTQ laws targeting LGBTQ youth in Texas and Florida, and Hank the Tank, a 500 pound bear authorities suspected of breaking into dozens of California homes. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN. We wrap up the show by talking with listeners about the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Throughout the show, we speak with listeners about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Chuck Todd updates us on the latest headlines out of Ukraine, focusing on the future of NATO. Todd is the moderator of “Meet The Press” on NBC, host of “Meet The Press Daily” on MSNBC and the political director for NBC News. Andrea Cabral discusses the resignation of the Manhattan prosecutors leading New York’s investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices. She also talks about the vandalism of a Maya Angelou bust during an anti-vaccine protest at the Boston Public Library. Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety. She’s now the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Israr Akakhil and Jeffrey Thielman discuss efforts to relocate Afghan evacuees six months following the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. Akakhil is a former interpreter for the U.S. Army forces in Afghanistan, and a resident of Charlestown, Mass. Thielman is president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, one of the state’s major refugee resettlement nonprofits. Charlie Sennott shares his analysis of the unfolding events in Ukraine, as well as President Biden’s announcement of further sanctions against Russia. Sennott is a news analyst for GBH, where he also heads up the Groundtruth Project.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Juliette Kayyem tells listeners everything they need to know on the escalating situation at the Russia-Ukraine border. Kayyem is former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, and the faculty chair of the homeland-security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Her forthcoming book is: “The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters.” Then, we ask listeners for their opinions on U.S. foreign policy surrounding Russia and Ukraine. Art Caplan discuss growing research on long-lasting effects of COVID, and some patients asking doctors to refrain from weighing them at doctor's visits. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. Brian McGrory shares the latest work from the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team, including a story on Brigham Health helping create a Chinese hospital for elites, and the Globe’s Fresh Start Initiative, which aims to take a second look at stories that may have had an unfair and lasting negative impact on people’s lives. McGrory is the editor-in-chief of the Boston Globe. Matt McPherson previews the new Cafe Iterum, and explains his reasoning behind his zero-waste focus and no-tipping policy. McPherson is the owner and chef at Cafe Iterum, a new restaurant in East Boston with a no tipping policy and a focus on sustainability. Then, we take calls from listeners on their opinions on restaurant no-tipping policies. Sy Montgomery talks about a British zoo using Marvin Gaye’s music to get monkeys in the mood, and a pod of orcas that attacked the biggest animal on the planet, the blue whale. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a Boston Public Radio contributor. Her latest book is “The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings.”