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The NECN contributor said Tuesday’s ruling highlights weaknesses in Harvard’s admissions process.

On Wednesday, WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen said the film "Joker" was disturbing and fascinating.

A new FRONTLINE documentary takes viewers inside Saudi Arabia's power structure to find answers about the journalist's murder.

Juul's new CEO used to be a tobacco industry executive.

Thirty-two prisons bought uninspected and degraded meat for their inmates, Corby Kummer says.

The law will go into effect in 2023, but a legal fight with the NCAA seems imminent, says Trenni Kusnierek.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, August 27th, 2018. This week, Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this show, you'll hear: MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell discussed his book "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics." Harvard Business School’s Michael Norton explained his research on how our tolerance for financial risk can be determined by what we order for dessert. Khizr Khan discussed his memoir "An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice." Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer-prize winning novelist, recreates the world of the 1940s Brooklyn Navy Yard in her new novel "Manhattan Beach." Actor, comedian, and vocalist Lea DeLaria of "Orange Is The New Black" discussed her career on the small screen and the big stage.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 8th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 23rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's Meet the Press, shared the latest on the plea deal granted to longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and other news from Washington, D.C. We asked you about the White House's relationship to "truthiness." Are you someone who sees the importance of truth degrading in your own life? Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Trump investigation, a vote to license marijuana testing labs in Massachusetts, and other criminal justice news. Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan looked at a study on the positive impact of black doctors on the health of black patients. We know who the famous Renaissance men are, but what about the women? Brandeis Professor Ramie Targoff's new book profiles one of the most famous — and also, paradoxically, most forgotten — woman of the Renaissance, Vittoria Colonna. Summer is winding down, and nearly half of us won't be taking vacation to enjoy it. We're asking you: Did you get a vacation this summer? Or did you find yourself checking your work email the entire time you were away? Have you figured out how to take vacation and enjoy it?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Yesterday might very well be the worst day in Trump’s presidency, with two men from his innermost circle sharing a remarkable split screen moment. One one side of the screen a jury finds his former campaign manager Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts of tax fraud. On the other side of the screen, Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen pleads guilty to Tax evasion, campaign finance violations involving hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and he admits he broke the law at the direction of “a candidate for federal office.” So what does this mean, now that Michael Cohen has implicated President Trump as a co-conspirator? Attorney Dan Small is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami and Boston offices and a former prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. He joins us to discuss. When it comes to re-branding we’re opening the lines, asking you about Dunkin’s "dos and donuts." Yesterday the franchise announced that 30 of its Boston Stores will get a makeover, with less emphasis on the donuts and more emphasis on giving customers a “ modern in-store experience.” It turns out dropping "Donuts" from the name is part of this overhaul. First off, it’s it’s just Dunkin’ without the donuts, what exactly are you dunking? Secondly, is a 21st century style coffee house what we want out of a Dunkin donuts? We opened the lines to ask you. Then, Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam is here for his weekly roundup of Esoterica. Then, NBC Sports’ Trenni Kusnierek talks about wooing the soon-to-be WooSox to Worcester. We unpack the importance of a permanent Superintendent of Boston Schools with Paul Reville — he’s a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education where he also runs the Education Redesign Lab, and he’s the state’s former secretary of Education. Then, the power of Jimmy Carter’s no frills post-presidency with Harvard historian Nancy Koehn. Naturalist and journalist Sy Montgomery joins us for her monthly edition of The Afternoon Zoo, a conversation at the intersection of animal and human behavior. And finally, this summer marks the 60th anniversary of Paddington and among the celebrations is the exhibit, “Paddington Comes to America,” which you can catch at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst through October 7th. We spoke with R.W. Alley, who for Twenty years has illustrated Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear books.

We're on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations, which include: Filmmaker Fred Wiseman on his documentary Jackson heights Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow on his movie The Big Sick and his return to standup Members of the Typewriter Rodes, Sean Petrie, Greta Rose Netherton and David Fruchter Type poetry on demand Dennis Lehane discusses his book thriller, Since We Fell. Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his novel, Here I Am, which looks at what happens when a personal calamity intersects with a global crisis Actress and Writer Marianne Leone talks about her memoir, Mom Speak Up.