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Bequia is an island yet to be bombarded by tourists, but soon might be, says Christopher Muther.

"Parkland Rising" follows students leading March For Our Lives, grieving parents and others who used the tragedy in Parkland to change the national conversation about gun reform.

"Saving American Cities" tells the history of the man who brought a brutal City Hall to Boston, leveled an entire neighborhood, and sparked an economic revival.

The new law requires women seeking an abortion to have a medical procedure performed that serves no medical purpose.

The man behind the Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised close to a billion dollars for ALS research, has died.

An art installation of a banana taped to a wall sold for $120,000. Then, another artist ate it off the museum wall.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the dangers of America's obesity epidemic. We opened the lines to hear if you think there should be age limits on the ability to drive. Psychologist Joanna Breyer joined us to discuss her new book, When Your Child Is Sick: A Guide to Navigating the Practical and Emotional Challenges of Caring for a Child Who Is Very Ill. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen talked about the newest art exhibits in Boston. NECN's Sue O’Connell discussed the issues with the bikini emoji. *The World's *Jason Margolis talked about his cross country reporting. We opened the lines to hear about your favorite childhood books that you like to revisit.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 31st, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge closure and traffic on the Mass Pike. Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joined BPR to talk about Tom Brady's departure from a press conference after reporters questioned him about his fitness guru. Congressman Stephen Lynch, ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Security, joined BPR to talk about the TSA's Quiet Skies program. Affordable housing advocate Bruce Marks is the founder and CEO of NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America. He explained how to help low-income families get affordable homes. FRONTLINE’s Martin Smith talked about his new documentary, which looks at the border crisis. He is a reporter and one of the producers of the documentary, "SEPARATED: Children at the Border." Corby Kummer, senior editor at the Atlantic, columnist for New Republic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy helped us celebrate the 50th birthday of McDonald's Big Mac We took your calls, asking you about the Big Mac’s big birthday. Are you still a fan of the fast food classic?

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio Tuesday to talk about a new food hall that will open in downtown Boston in the spring of 2019

Our political roundtable with former Massachusetts Treasurer Shannon O'Brien *and political analyst *Charlie Chieppo took on the week's headlines. *Charles Sennott, *executive director of The GroundTruth Project, discussed President Donald Trump's meeting with the prime minister of Italy. Reporter *Wes Lowery *explained his latest investigation, "An Unequal Justice," about low arrest rates for homicides with black victims. We asked you about "Quiet Skies," the secret TSA program that targets and tracks travelers. Television expert *Bob Thompson *gave us his review of a new PBS documentary about Red Sox legend Ted Williams. We asked you about the state legislature dropping a statewide plastic bag ban. Are you disappointed that Massachusetts isn't leading on this issue? Or are you relieved that the ban was bagged? Poet *Richard Blanco *shared Zip Odes — or short poems about neighborhoods — written and submitted by BPR listeners.