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Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed the widespread support for President Trump within America's evangelical circles.

Some Democrats are concerned that Nadler won't be as effective as Adam Schiff in leading the hearings.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to increase taxes on the rich.

The latest film from Martin Scorsese is distributed by Netflix.

O'Connell discussed blowback to statements the mayor made while campaigning in 2011.

LiLou the therapy pig is San Francisco airport's newest member.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, November 6th, 2018. It’s finally here — Election Day! We opened up the lines to ask you about your voting plans, including encouraging others to vote. NBC Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss USA Gymnastics in the aftermath of the Larry Nasser sex abuse scandals and a 30 year-old runner redefining “elite athlete.” We then continued our election coverage with ACLU Massachusetts Executive Director and ACLY Mass. Director Carol Rose. Then, no more flying high as Britain considers ending round-the-clock bar service at airports. Food writer Corby Kummer joined us for this and more. Investigative reporter Jen McKim joined us to discuss her latest story: the treatment at Judge Rotenberg Education Center: the stuff of miracles, or just abuse? CNN Anchor John King joined us for another Election Day update as the polls start rolling in. And Finally Dweezil Zappa joins us ahead of his performance Wednesday night at The Cabot. More information at thecabot.org and dweezilzappa.com.

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer discussed the deceptive way soda companies are getting people to vote in their favor.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, November 05th, 2018. Charlie Chieppo, from Chieppo Strategies, and Shannon O’Brien, former State Treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, joined to talk about tomorrow's midterms. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discussed the legacy of Germany's Angela Merkel. Voter turnout is expected to be high for the midterms, but many people still believe that their vote has no impact and choose not to participate in the elections. We opened the lines to hear if you are one of these people or know anyone who is choosing not to vote. Pete Souza, former White House photographer for Barack Obama, discussed his new book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Poet Richard Blanco gave us some election themed poetry. Daylight savings was on Sunday, so you know what that means, our annual conversation on whether or not you think we should keep daylight savings.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, November 11th, 2018. We asked you about negative campaigning. Do you find that you are more responsive to a candidate who points out the flaws of an opponent? Or one who campaigns on a positive message? Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for the Boston Globe, discussed her paper's endorsements in local races. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney shared her thoughts on infamous mobster Whitey Bulger's death in prison. Google employees across the country — including at their offices in Cambridge — staged a walk-out to protest the company's sexual harassment policies. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko explained. Callie Crossley, host of "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," looked at Oprah Winfrey stumping for gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in Georgia and a viral article explaining why some young people aren't voting this year. Playwright Ryan Landry gave us his thoughts about about the new Freddie Mercury/Queen biopic. We're pitting donkeys against elephants for our election-themed News Quiz. Bill Langbauer is an elephant expert and a professor at Bridgewater State University, and Judy Ballantine is a founding member of "Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue."

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, November 1st, 2018. MSNBC Host Chuck Todd joined us for his take on the latest political headlines, including President Trump’s racially-charged advertisement and his recent comments on the immigrant caravan headed for the southern U.S. border. We continued that conversation with Gil Kerlikowske, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Then we opened the lines to ask you, what do you make of all this? Were you put off by Trump’s use of race and immigration issues in an advertisement? Environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben joined us to discuss the status of our planet — and how climate change may be affecting us much more quickly than previously anticipated. Media Maven Sue O’Connell, host of NECN's "The Take" and longtime co-publisher of New England's largest LGBTQ paper, "Bay Windows," joined us to discuss Caitlyn Jenner’s change of heart on Trump. Former Education Secretary Paul Reville checked in on the ongoing Harvard affirmative action lawsuit. Frontline producer James Jacoby joined us to talk about his latest film, "The Facebook Dilemma,"discussing how our relationship with the social network has impacted our world. Then we opened up the lines to ask you — with the way Facebook has revealed itself to be more than just a “place to connect,” are you disconnecting yourself from the site? Do you still use Facebook?