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Superintendent Brenda Cassellius joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the state of Boston Public Schools.

On Friday, actors Emilio Delgado and Gisela Chipe, who are starring in "Quixote Nuevo," joined Boston Public Radio for their weekly news quiz.

The former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety called the emails from Sheriff Hodgson "cringeworthy and obsequious."

Paul Reville: The state legislature did its job. Now it's up to local school districts to do theirs.

About 688,000 people will be affected by the new requirements to receive food stamps.

Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that he has always been consistent in his approach to health care, and that he has not changed his position.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about avoiding work emails until work hours. Trenni Kusnierek talks about the end of the Beijing Olympics, and a community of women in the Arctic circle who have taken up curling to help their mental health. She also updates us on Brian Flores’ decision to join the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, she’s also a BPR contributor. David Abel discusses the latest in climate change news, focusing on rising sea levels in Boston and the rest of the northeast. Abel is a Boston Globe reporter, where he covers the environment. He was part of the Globe’s team that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. Julio Ricardo Varela explains why U.S. immigration courts are facing a backlog of cases due to understaffing. He also shares his thoughts on Latino representation in Hollywood. Varela is the founder of the news blog Latino Rebels, and the co-host of the “In The Thick” political podcast. He’s also the interim co-executive director for Futuro Media. Kade Crockford discusses Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposed changes to the state’s wiretapping law, which hasn’t been updated since 1968. Crockford is the Director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts. John King updates us on the latest news out of Ukraine, as Russia is poised to invade. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. We end the show by talking with listeners about the worsening situation in Ukraine.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about Boston’s failed 2024 Olympic bid in the wake of the Beijing Olympics. Ghenya Grondin and Kate Porter discuss their experiences with longhaul COVID-19, and share resources for fellow COVID-19 longhaulers. Grondin is the owner of Sweet Ride Candy Co., which can be found on their website and on Instagram. Porter is the creator of C19RecoveryAwareness.com, a website that provides resources for long COVID patients. Charlie Sennott updates us on the latest news on Russia and Ukraine, as President Joe Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of the country. Sennott is a news analyst for GBH, where he also heads up the Groundtruth Project. Randall Kennedy discusses the 20th anniversary of his book on the legacy of the N-word, reflecting on how the word has evolved in the last two decades. Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations. His book is an uncensored version of “N-word: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.” Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III share their thoughts on how to celebrate Black History Month, and discuss the history of the N-word. Rev. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Rev. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, and the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together, they host the “All Rev’d Up” podcast at GBH. Corby Kummer talks about solitary dining around Boston, and eating in the time of climate change. 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. We wrap up the show by asking listeners to share their experiences of dining alone.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We open the show by asking listeners about their anxiety over climate change. Interim DA Kevin Hayden discusses his intention to revisit the conviction of Charles Bogues in the 1993 murder of Louis Chéry, and his agenda as interim DA. Hayden is the interim District Attorney for Suffolk County, and he’s running for election for a full term as DA this fall. Jared Bowen talks about the “Immersive Frida Kahlo” exhibit in Boston, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s recent 2022 Moby-Dick Marathon. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio. Andy Ihnatko updates us on the latest tech headlines, focusing on China’s use of bots and fake Twitter accounts to push against controversy ahead of the Olympic games. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com. Callie Crossley discusses Prince Andrew’s settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, and the dismissal of Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black. Sue O’Connell talks about a judge ordering former President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr., to sit for deposition in the New York investigation into his family business' financial statements. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator and explainer-in-chief. We then ask listeners whether they’d take a four-day work week, if they had the choice.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd talks about the latest news from the Russia-Ukraine border and the recall of San Francisco School Board members. 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 their thoughts on the state of all things education. Andrea Cabral weighs in on RMV staff getting fired for issuing thousands of licenses without drivers tests, and undocumented immigrants potentially getting access to drivers licenses. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She’s currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Paul Reville discusses whether Boston Public Schools should keep its school committee following yet another quick superintendent turnover, and the Harvard affirmative action case. Reville is the former Massachusetts secretary of education and a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where he also heads the Education Redesign Lab. His latest book, co-authored with Lynne Sacks, is “Collaborative Action for Equity and Opportunity: A Practical Guide for School and Community Leaders.” Arthur Brooks shares tips on how to find happiness in the second half of life. Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg professor of the practice of public leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, a professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School, the happiness correspondent at The Atlantic and host of the podcast series "How to Build a Happy Life." His latest book is “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.” Jon Gruber talks about his results from a study into different benefit options for the gig economy. Gruber was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is “Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream.”* * We end the show by talking with listeners about a 1970s study that showed that Olympic athletes would accept certain death within five years if guaranteed a gold medal.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about the state legislature looking at allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. Art Caplan talks about the International Olympic Committee’s handling of figure skater Kamila Valieva testing positive for banned substances. He also shares his thoughts on whether COVID-19 has become an endemic, rather than a pandemic. 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 updates us on the latest news from Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa. 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. Her forthcoming book is: “The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters.” Shirley Leung discusses the state’s overpayment of pandemic unemployment assistance, and weighs in on Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe. Mayor Michelle Wu joins us for “Ask the Mayor,” answering listeners’ questions and calls on fare-free public transit, COVID-19 precautions in the city, and how rising sea levels could impact Boston.