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On Dec. 29, 2019 seventeen term congressman Rep. John Lewis announced that he is receiving treatment for stage four pancreatic cancer

A new report estimates more than a billion animals are 'dead or dying' from the fires.

In three weeks, voters in New Hampshire will cast their votes in the first presidential primary of the 2020 election.

On Sunday, the New York Times decided to select their endorsement for the candidate to beat former reality television star and President Donald Trump via their television show “The Weekly”.

The proposed legislation hopes to modernize state police hiring, promotions, accountability and discipline within the department.

The opioid crisis was discussed at length, along with solutions in development.

Raising Cane’s is suing an Indiana shopping center after finding out that a lease banned the sale of chicken fingers, stemming from a noncompete agreement former property owners had reached with a nearby McDonald’s in 1984. “It’s really wild,” Corby Kummer told Boston Public Radio on Monday. “The idea that McDonald’s takes the exclusive right in a shopping center to sell deboned chicken products…completely new to me.” Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by talking with listeners about Democrats’ performance in the midterms. Art Caplan talked about colleges and universities grappling with mental health crises among students. 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. Charlie Sennott discussed Russia’s retreat from Ukraine, and President Joe Biden’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. Sennott is a GBH News analyst, and editor-in-chief at the GroundTruth Project. Mark Anastasio and Ned Hinkle shared the Coolidge Corner Theatre and Brattle Theater’s Noirvember programming. Anastasio is the Director of Special Programming at Coolidge Corner Theatre. Hinkle is the creative director at The Brattle. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III talked about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ turn to white evangelicals, and 2022 midterm election wins for Muslim Americans. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together, they host the “All Rev’d Up” podcast. Corby Kummer shared his thoughts on Colorado becoming the latest state to approve free meals to students, and talked about National Pickle Day. Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. We ended the show by asking listeners how early is too early to turn the heat on.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by asking listeners whether the results of the 2022 midterm elections are a sign of the Republican Party’s split from former President Donald Trump. Lindsay Andon, Dave Shanahan, and Scott Cousland joined us to talk about Project ComeBack, a local nonprofit that pairs veterans with rescue horses in order to mutually heal. Andon is the founder of Project ComeBack. Shahan is a veteran who spent 9 years in the National Guard and was deployed in Afghanistan. Cousland is a veteran with nearly a decade of serving. Callie Crossley discussed Stacey Abrahams’ recent election loss, and shared her thoughts on ongoing legal troubles for both Harvey Weinstein and Alex Jones. Crossley is the host of GBH's Under the Radar. Shirley Leung talked about layoffs at major tech companies, such as Meta and Twitter. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe. Sue O’Connell weighed in on the so-called “Rainbow Wave” in the 2022 midterm elections, with numerous LGBTQ+ candidates winning elections. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current on NBC LX and NECN. Tiny Habits joined us for a Live Music Friday at our studios in Brighton. Tiny Habits is Judah Mayowa, Maya Rae, and Cinya Khan. We ended the show by talking with listeners about ditching social media and smartphones for good.

Washington Post opinion columnist E.J. Dionne discussed how the youth vote helped prevent a crushing defeat for Democrats on election day. He then provided some predictions on how a Republican controlled Congress would govern in this political climate. He ended by discussing the waning enthusiasm around Donald Trump, just as Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s political prospects are rising. We then opened our phone lines to get listeners’ opinions on why they think Democrats were able to limit their losses during the midterms. Andrea Cabral offered her take on the issues that drove voters to the polls. Then she discussed how the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins for alleged ethics violations. She also discussed how Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson lost his election after holding the office for 25 years. Andrea Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff and the former Secretary of Public Safety Andy Ihnatko came on to discuss how Elon Musk's unpredictable decision-making process is causing chaos at Twitter. Ihnatko discussed how Twitter's new blue-check mark subscription service is already leading to widespread confusion and the spread of misinformation. Ihnatko also warned that the exit of senior staff at the company has exposed users to potential security risks. He also defended the use of the term art to describe AI created images. Comic Lenny Clarke joined to discuss his upcoming spot with the Comics Come Home, back for its 26th-annual benefit show at TD Garden this Saturday. Clarke also discussed the importance of his Boston accent, how he learned to use the internet and explained that he wants to befriend Elon Musk so he can fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer from the New England Conservatory came on to discuss a free 6-day festival celebrating 50 years of their contemporary music department. They also played some music as preview as to what can be expected at the festival, along with fellow musician Janice Ellen. We ended the show by taking listener calls about what types of long-time family traditions are you ready to abandon now that the holidays are approaching.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the show by hearing from listeners about the results of Tuesday's midterm elections. Michael Curry discussed the historic wins in Mass., where Maura Healey has made history as first openly lesbian U.S. governor and first woman elected governor of the state; her running mate Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll also makes them the first time in U.S. history that voters have elected two women to a state’s top two executive spots; and Andrea Campbell will become the first Black woman elected Attorney General in the state. Curry is President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. He’s also a Member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, where he chairs the board’s Advocacy & Policy Committee. Juliette Kayyem discussed the relatively smooth election evening, and made that the case the temperature of political violence may have cooled slightly amid an environment of unprecedented threats against election workers. 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. Art Caplan discussed wins for reproductive rights through state constitutional amendments, and a call for physicians not to report self-managed abortions to law enforcement in states that have restricted access to reproductive care. 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. Matt Gilbert, Boston Globe TV critic, discussed the Globe's readers choice for best TV show: All in the Family, and the other shows that topped the newspaper's bracket challenge. We closed the show by opening the lines again to hear from listeners about the election.