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A new investigative report from WGBH has found that the share of public contracts going to minority and black owned businesses is shrinking.

Playing sports is becoming more dangerous to the health of athletes in areas where climate change is hitting hardest.

A new study shows that states with expanded Medicaid programs saw a marked decrease in overdose deaths.

WGBH's executive arts editor discusses why there was only one person of color nominated in all of the Oscar acting categories.

The NECN commentator described the New Jersey Senator as a strong advocate for LBGT rights.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners their thoughts on the start of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Trenni Kusnierek talks about new information about the 2019 shooting of retired Red Sox player David Ortiz, and number 15-seed Saint Peters pulling off an upset over no. 2-seed Kentucky during March Madness last weekend. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston. She's also a Boston Public Radio contributor. EJ Dionne weighs in on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, and the state of childcare. 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.” Corby Kummer shares tips on how to make and buy Ukrainian food while supporting Ukraine, and potential concerns about lab-grown meat. Kummer is 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. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discuss Ketanji Brown Jackson’s relationship with faith, and the CROWN act, which prohibits hair-based discrimination. 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. Judge Nancy Gertner preview what to expect as the Senate confirmation hearings begin for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Gertner is a retired U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. She’s currently a senior lecturer on law at Harvard University. We end the show by talking with listeners about returning to the office.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Senator Elizabeth Warren takes questions from callers about the upcoming Senate vote on capping the price of insulin at $35 and on sanctions against Russian Oligarchs. Warren is Senator of Massachusetts. The Lorelei Ensemble sings parts from their upcoming show. Corrine Byrne, Dianna Grabowski, Stephanie Kacoyanis, Michele Kennedy, Sophie Michaux, Arwen Myers, Clara Osowski and Sonja Tengblad are singers in the Cambridge-based Lorelei Ensemble. Beth Willer is the group’s artist director, and Kevin Payne is the group’s lute player. The full ensemble’s tour titled “This Tyrant, Love,” will perform Friday night at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge. Callie Crossley talks about the House passing the CROWN Act, which would ban race-based hair discrimination, and why people procrastinate by scrolling on Zillow. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black. Lisa Fischer previews her upcoming shows in Boston this weekend, and discusses the legacy of her career. Fischer is a vocalist who has sung background for Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Luther Vandross and more. She is performing Friday and Saturday at Scullers Jazz Club in Allston. Andy Ihnatko explains the effect of sanctions on Russia’s digital infrastructure and why DuckDuckGo is becoming the search engine for weirdos and conspiracy theorists. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com. Sue O’Connell weighs in on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plea to Russian citizens to resist misinformation, Chris Cuomo’s $125 million lawsuit against CNN and employee walkouts over Disney’s lack of response to Florida’s proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN. We end the show by asking listeners their thoughts on cold showers for health benefits.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd reacts to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress yesterday and other political news. 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. Then, we ask listeners whether they think the 9-5 schedule should end as the pandemic forces shifts in the future of work. Andrea Cabral weighs in on fraud charges against the Violence in Boston Founder and CEO Monica Cannon Grant and a federal investigation into former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She’s currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Jared Bowen previews the newest in the arts, including the work of South African artist Zanele Muholi and photography by painter Barkley H. Hendricks at the Rose Art Museum in Waltham. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses dark-money issues in the Supreme Court and what he expects for the confirmation hearings next week for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Whitehouse is a Senator from Rhode Island and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brooke Harrington explains the world of oligarchy, and the role the mega-rich play in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Brooke is a sociology professor at Dartmouth College, and an expert on oligarchs. She’s also the author of “Pop Finance and Capital Without Borders: Wealth Management and the One Percent.” We end the show by asking listeners for their takes on the Irish Goodbye.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Congressman Seth Moulton calls on the U.S. to do more to support Ukraine, short of a U.S. enforced no-fly zone, and shares other reactions to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress this morning. Moulton represents Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional district. Then, we ask listeners their thoughts on Zelensky’s speech and U.S. actions in Ukraine. Art Caplan weighs in on the ethics of the West refraining from direct involvement in Ukraine and the 988 mental health crisis helpline. 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. Juliette Kayyem talks about the Russian anti-war protester who waved a sign on Russian TV and UPS failing to make ferry reservations for its trucks on Nantucket. Kayyem was formerly an assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, now 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.” Superintendent Brenda Cassellius updates listeners on the status of the two people shot outside TechBoston in Dorchester, calls for more measures to promote school staffing growth and retention and gives advice to those thinking of applying for her job as she leaves the role of Superintendent in June. Cassellius is the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools. Jonathan Van Ness previews their newest Netflix show “Getting Curious,” as well as their upcoming comedy performances in Boston. Van Ness is best known for their role as Expert of Grooming on Netflix’s reboot of Queer Eye. They also host the Getting Curious podcast, and is performing at the Chevalier Theatre this week as part of their comedy tour: “Imaginary Living Room Olympian” Sy Montgomery dissuades fears about the Joro Spider coming to the Northeast and talks about the creatures found on the recently discovered 1915 shipwreck of “Endurance.” Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a Boston Public Radio contributor. Her latest book is “The Hummingbirds’ Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings.” We end the show by asking listeners whether they’re afraid of spiders, and other fears they have.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on whether they support a no-fly zone over Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion. Trenni Kusnierek discusses Naomi Osaka battling hecklers at Indian Wells last weekend and the latest on basketball player Brittney Griner detained in Russia. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston. She's also a Boston Public Radio contributor. Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett answers listener calls on the threat of long COVID, the difference between natural immunity and vaccine immunity to the virus and the 988 mental health hotline. Gergen Barnett teaches in the family medicine department at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. Mayor Michelle Wu takes audience questions on her climate change agenda, the state of Boston Public Schools, the need for mental health resources and funding and more. Wu is Mayor of Boston.