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Should young football players be allowed to tackle, when research shows repeated hits cause long-term brain damage?

A new law in California guarantees free meals to public school students.

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco gave Jim and Margery a crash course in poetry.

TV guru Bob Thompson previewed the week in entertainment.

In his latest special report for The Boston Globe, Nestor Ramos looks into how the Cape is changing in the face of climate change.

On Monday, Charlie Chieppo and Michael Curry joined Boston Public Radio for their weekly political round table

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer talked to Boston Public Radio about why eating whole-fat dairy products may be healthier than low-fat.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 17th, 2018. U.S. Representative Seth Moulton joined us on the line to discuss the gas explosions that tore through the Merrimack Valley last week. Our political roundtable with Suffolk University's John Nucci and conservative commentator Jennifer Braceras tackled the week's headlines. U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas weighed in on the heated race over her district's seat and the aftermath of the Merrimack Valley fires. We opened up the lines and asked you about the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Should the Senate delay its vote until Kavanaugh's accuser — California professor Christine Blasey Ford — testifies? Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, looked at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's efforts to rebuild the State Department. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price tackled the moral issues of the day on their recurring segment, "All Revved Up." We continued our election coverage with another look at Question 1 on the ballot this November, which would put statewide limitations on the number of patients nurses could treat. Donna Kelly-Williams, RN and president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, shared her perspective. Comedian Hari Kondabolu previewed his upcoming stand-up show in Boston this fall.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 14th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public from Friday, September 13th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 12th, 2018 A new study finds that a good percentage of the people who are buying condominiums in Boston’s luxury towers are either part-time residents or investors. We opened the lines to hear how others feel about the cost of housing in Boston. In November, voters in Massachusetts will be asked to approve a ballot measure that would regulate the amount of patients nurses can be assigned at a given time. MIT economist, and one of the lead architects behind both MassHealth and The Affordable Care Act joined us to shed some light on the issue. National security expert Juliette Kayyem weighed in on the threat posed by Hurricane Florence and new developments on Trump’s immigration policy. Interim editor of the Boston Globe’s editorial page and WGBH contributor Shirley Leung joined us to talk about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process and give us a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the Globe’s editorial team. ProPublica journalist Alec Macgillis joined us to talk about his new production with Frontline, "Left Behind America," an intimate documentary examining the economic downturn of Dayton, Ohio and how its struggling in a modern economy. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen sat down with us to talk about the latest news from the Boston artistic community, including a discussion about a new series of fog sculpture installations throughout the Emerald Necklace. In New York, gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has been the target of foodies across the web, who can’t believe she ordered a cinnamon raisin bagel with lox. We opened up the lines to hear what weird food combinations others enjoy, and their thoughts on Nixon’s bagel of choice.