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What would the former Patriots player and convicted murderer have been like without football brain injuries?

Yes, we should be focusing on the flu, but we should also be wary of just how unprepared we are for an outbreak in America.

On Tuesday, US Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling charged the chairman of Harvard University’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, Charles Lieber, with lying about his connections to a Chinese university.

Epic is being critiqued for not making its medical data easier to be shared between doctors and patients.

After more than a year since the first marijuana shops in the state opened their doors, however, many minority business owners say they’ve been locked out of the marijuana industry.

Fine dining restaurants are serving up climate-minded meals.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 31st, 2018. We talked with WGBH reporter Craig LeMoult about what he saw on the ground before and during the Red Sox victory parade. As the parade happened outside, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners felt about the Red Sox’s big World Series win. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen dropped by the BPL to give us a preview of what to expect from the new movie “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” which opens up nationwide in theatres tomorrow, and the Museum of Fine Arts’ new Winnie the Pooh exhibit. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about the latest developments in the mass shooting that took place at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. In the wake of the Pittsburgh shooting, medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to talk about why healthcare professionals have an ethical duty to treat any patient, even if that person committed an atrocity. Brian McCreath executive producer of “In Concert” on WCRB, Rob Hochschild Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at Berklee College of Music, and Brian O’Donovan host of “A Celtic Sojourn” on WGBH gave us a preview of upcoming concerts in the Boston area.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 30th, 2018. We asked you about President Donald Trump stoking fears about immigration ahead of the midterms. Where are you on this, and where do you think Americans at large are on this? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek shared her stories from the Red Sox winning the World Series. We talked with both sides of Ballot Question 1 on nurse staffing requirements. Terry Hudson-Jinks of Tufts Medical Center represented the "no" side of the debate, and Karen Coughlin of the Massachusetts Nursing Association represented the "yes" side of the debate. It's time for BPR Book Club! We took your calls about Herman Melville's classic adventure tale, "Moby-Dick." Food writer Corby Kummer shared new data suggesting that iPad cash registers are guilting customers into tipping more. Then we got your take: Has this been true, in your experience?

Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about why coconut oil does not deserve the bad reputation it has recently received.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 29th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 25th, 2018. "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd discussed the suspicious packages, some of which contained pipe bombs, which were sent to prominent Democratic leaders yesterday. Then we opened up the lines and asked you about President Donald Trump's response. The new book "White Fragility" looks at the assumptions white people make that prop up systemic racism — and how often they don't even realize they're doing it. Author and sociologist Robin DiAngelo joined us. Andrea Cabral, the former Suffolk County sheriff, discussed the latest criminal justice news. How did Sears, once a retail giant, end up going bankrupt? Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn explained. WGBH science editor Heather Goldstone shared some surprising developments about carbon capture. The inventor of the classic Thanksgiving staple, the green bean casserole, has died. We opened up the lines and got your stories. Jonathon Alsop, founder of the Boston Wine School, weighed in on a cheating scandal in the world of sommeliers.