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Baseball is back, amid the pandemic, and Dr. Anthony Fauci will be throwing the first pitch on Opening Day.

How have agricultural workers, many of them immigrants, been impacted by the coronavirus?

Massachusetts is at a "significant disadvantage" when all its delegates to Congress are Democrats, O'Connor says.

Thompson gives a roundup of the latest television, media, and entertainment news.

Rev. Emmett Price drew parallels between a young John Lewis and the young folks currently spearheading Black Lives Matter protests.

The Vice President of Clinical Programs and Strategies at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts made her third appearance on "Boston Public Radio" Monday.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 17th, 2018. We kicked things off ahead of tonight’s gubernatorial debate at 7 p.m. (here at WGBH on Channel 2 and online at wgbhnews.org) by asking you: what questions would you like Jim and Margery to ask candidates Charlie Baker and Jay Gonzales? At what point does ancestry equal ethnicity? By publicizing her DNA analysis is Sen. Elizabeth Warren heading down an ethical slippery slope? Medical ethicist Art Caplan joins us for that and more. If Trump clings to the arms deal and defends Saudi Arabia in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, will the US ever regain credibility when it comes to human rights? Joining us for her take on this, the rising death toll from Hurricane Michael and other national security headlines is Juliette Kayyem. She’s on the faculty at Harvard’s Kennedy School, an analyst for CNN and CEO of ZEMCAR. A new NOVA documentary looks at the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they explore how addiction affects the brain, and how we should address our opioid crisis. Nancy Koehn, Harvard Business School historian, chats with us about corporations encouraging their employees to vote — and democracy in a capitalist world And finally, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses animals in custody decisions and homosexuality in the animal world

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 16th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 15th, 2018. Jennifer Nassour, the former chairwoman of the Mass GOP, and Steve Kerrigan, the former CEO of the DNC, joined us to talk about the top local and national political headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott gave us the latest updates on missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senator Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test today that validates her claims of Native American ancestry. We opened the lines to hear if you are glad this question of her heritage can finally be put to bed. T.V. expert Bob Thompson called in to discuss the best and worst shows on T.V. Emmet Price and Irene Monroe joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Poet Richard Blanco read some fall inspired poetry.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 12th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 11th, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of Meet The Press, joined us to discuss the day's headlines and Trump's controversial op-ed USA Today published. Congressman Joe Kennedy was in the studio to talk up the upcoming midterms. Hillary and Bill Clinton have once again thrust themselves in the spot light. This time the power couple is going on a cross country arena tour called An Evening with the Clintons. We opened the lines to hear if you will be first in line for the show or do you think the Clintons should leave the public eye. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral gave us her latest thoughts on criminal justice reform. Author Imani Perry joined us to talk about her new book, Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry. Harvard historian Nancy Koehn discussed Amazon's decision to raise their minimum wage to $15.