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The National Immigrant Forum executive director said the court's decision is likely to impact millions.

Club Passim is celebrating 60 years on the scene.

As the cost of a four-year liberal arts education is set to hit $100,000 at some institutions, less and less people are graduating through that model.

On Tuesday, Bullock joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the state of his presidential campaign.

The Australian actor discussed the Tony-winning musical currently showing in Boston.

Democrats will conduct the first public impeachment hearings on Wednesday.

Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about how restaurants should react when people protest public figures.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 9th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 8th, 2018. We went over the latest headlines with our political roundtable, featuring former gubernatorial candidate Evan Falchuk and senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institutes, Charlie Chieppo. We opened up the lines and asked you about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court Justice and what impact it may have on the midterm elections next month. Anthony Amore, the director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, is running to unseat Secretary of State Bill Galvin. He made the case for his candidacy. Brian Lang, the president of UNITE HERE Local 26, and housekeeper Sorinelda Pabon discussed the Marriott strike. (We invited a representative from Marriott as well, but they declined.) Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price tackled the moral issues of the day on "All Revved Up." TV expert Bob Thompson shared his thoughts on the Dr. Who reboot and his other picks for the best television of the week.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 5th, 2018. With the final tally being taken on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and a final vote scheduled for tomorrow, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners are feeling on the eve of what could be a historic vote. Renee Landers, director of the Health Law Concentration at Suffolk University School of Law joined us to give us her take on what’s going to happen with Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Our friend, and Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joined us to look behind the headlines and talk about the stories we’re not seeing in the U.S. Senate as several senators scramble to make up their mind on how to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Comedian Ike Barinholtz stopped by the Boston Public Library to talk about his new film “The Oath,” a dark comedy about what happens when a conservative administration requires all U.S. citizens to take a loyalty oath, and how the politics of it all influences one family’s Thanksgiving. Acapella legends Manhattan Transfer swung by our studio at the BPL to give us an exclusive performance. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Director Shirley Leung joined us to talk about … you guessed it, Brett Kavanaugh and what his nomination to the Supreme Court. For our weekly news quiz, Jim and Margery tried to stump Ed Buckner, Founder and President of the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club in New Orleans’ 7th Ward and New Orleans based artist Justin Cloud, and were treated to an exclusive musical performance by the Red Flame Hunters who are in town to participate in this weekend’s HONK! Festival.

The full broadcast of* Boston Public Radio* from Tuesday, October 4th, 2018. The FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh was released today for Democrats and Republicans to view before the impending vote to confirm Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice. We opened the lines to hear if you have been worn down by this unusual confirmation process or do you want further investigations into Kavanaugh. Senator Elizabeth Warren called in to talk about possibly running for president in 2020 and what she thinks of Kavanaugh. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the ongoing Laquan McDonald murder trail. One of the hosts of This Old House, Kevin O’Connor, and authority on net-zero houses, the President and CEO of Sweenor Builders, Jeff Sweenor, joined us talk about the premiere of the 40th season. Former State Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed the inequities of the Boston school system. We ran the debate Jim and Margery moderated for WGBH between incumbent Attorney General Maura Healey and Republican challenger Jay McMahon.