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James Taylor's new audiobook memoir is 'wonderful,' Beam says.

President Donald Trump said he will begin focusing national efforts on reopening the economy.

The homeland security expert said the looming storms will likely make it more difficult to contain the spread of COVID-19.

The “Open Studio” host admitted he wasn’t the best dancer, but advocated for listeners to give the virtual classes a try.

The Boston Globe Editor-in-Chief notes that the number of obituary pages has essentially tripled in length.

The Lincoln Project ran an ad targeting Donald Trump, called 'Mourning In America.' The president responded.

Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers and NAACP zooms in from the NAACP convention in Charlotte, North Carolina to discuss this year's convention, themed "The Fierce Urgency of Now."Then, MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down the healthcare impacts of Trump's spending bill.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer explains the impact of tariffs on coffee in Brazil, and how another caffeinated plant, the U.S.-native yaupon, may be getting a boost.The Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G Price III join for All Rev'd Up. They discuss a new IRS rule on political endorsements and Pope Leo's thoughts on AI.

GBH political reporter Adam Reilly and Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers join for Press Play media analysis. They talk about blowback to a NYTimes report on Zohran Mamdani’s college application, CBS’ 60 Minutes settlement and more.Debo Ray is our guest for Live Music Friday. She’s a Grammy-nominated singer who released her debut self-titled album earlier this year. She joins alongside drummer, manager, and husband Jerry Velona ahead of a free show next week at Long Live Roxbury. PBS travel guru Rick Steves talks about summer travel to Europe and traveling abroad as an American under Trump 2.0.NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell discusses Trump openly criticizing Putin, 50 years of Live Aid and TSA lifting their rule about taking your shoes off during security checks.

Today:Grammy-nominated artist Debo Ray joins for Live Music Friday, ahead of her performance at this weekend's Charles River Jazz Fest, and a free show at Long Live Beerworks in Roxbury.And the face of PBS travel programming, Rick Steves, joins to discuss the benefits of stepping outside your cultural comfort zone.

Today: Juliette Kayyem fills in for Jim Braude.She and Margery speak with former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral about the screen adaptation deal Karen Read has signed with her attorney, weeks after her acquittal.

Chuck Todd, host of the Chuck Toddcast, on political headlines. Andrea Cabral on Epstein files and proposed legislation to ban ICE from wearing face masks in Mass. Paul Reville on this latest Harvard subpoena and ongoing animosity between Harvard and Trump. Paul will also cover how the GOP spending bill impacts education, and $100 million in federal funding withheld from Mass. schools.Odie Henderson talks summer movies. This week he’ll cover the new ‘Superman’ reboot, ‘Sorry, Baby,’ and this latest entry into the Jurassic World franchise. He’ll also talk 20 years of Brokeback Mountain.