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On Monday, Michael Curry and Lylah Alphonse joined Boston Public Radio for a politics round table.

The poll found that while progressive Democrats were a significant part of the state’s Democratic electorate, they only made up 22 percent of the entire population.

Jim and Margery's favorite segments of the year.

The hosts of WGBH’s "All Rev’d Up” debated the longterm impact of last week's piece, titled “Trump Should Be Removed From Office."

On Dec. 18, a federal appeals court struck down an integral part of the Affordable Care Act that imposes a penalty on an individual if they are not covered by health insurance.

The episode garnered just under 10 million viewers, but Thompson thinks it was just a competent showing.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about how the government shutdown has made the future of SNAP benefits uncertain.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 22nd, 2018. The cold days of winter are upon us, so we opened the lines to ask you what you are looking forward to in the next couple of months to get you through these frozen doldrums. NBC Sport's Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss how the Patriots made to another Super Bowl. Senate President Karen Spilka talked about the initiatives she has spear headed since taking the position. Food critic Corby Kummer discussed how the government shutdown is impacting the food stamp program. Reporter Howard Berkes talked about his new Frontline documentary: *Coal's Deadly Dust. * CNN's John King called in to talk about the latest political headlines. *Boston Globe *Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung discussed the latest business news in Boston.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, January 21st, 2018. Charlie Chieppo of the Pioneer Institute and former Democratic nominee for governor Shannon O’Brien joined us for our political round table. We spoke to New York Times reporter Farah Stockman about last weekend’s women's march. WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott joined us for a conversation about the fallout from last week’s Brexit vote. Given this weekend’s cold weather, we opened up the lines to hear if our listeners have any tips for handling the cold. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined us as he does every week for his weekly explainer. The reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of “All Revved Up” where we discussed Vice President Mike Pence’s comparison of Martin Luther King Jr and President Trump. We heard from media critic Bob Thompson about some of the biggest moments on television from last week.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, January 18th, 2019. The Women's March is taking place again in Washington D.C. and across the country. We opened the lines to hear if you will be attending this year’s march or has the movement lost steam. WGBH'S Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Police Commissioner William Gross joined us for his inaugural Ask The Commissioner segment. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung discussed the latest business news in Boston. WGBH's Callie Crossley talked about Lin-Manuel Miranda's return to Hamilton in Puerto Rico. Allston based rockers Rye Pines joined us for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 17th, 2019. Today marks the 27th day of the government shutdown. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts and get your suggestion on what you think the government should do to end the shutdown. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed Michigan State interim President John Engler's decision to resign after the making discouraging comments about Larry Nassar's victims. Governor Charlie Baker joined us for another edition of Ask The Governor to take our questions and yours. WGBH Science Editor Heather Goldstone gave us her thoughts on Andrew Wheeler's E.P.A confirmation hearing. We opened the lines to hear if you have become swept up in Marie Kondo mania. Poet Richard Blanco joined us for another edition of Village Voice.