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One year after Jamal Khashoggi's death, Charlie Sennott said the US needs to send a message to Saudi Arabia that murdering journalists is unacceptable.

The Harvard University president's comment about the 13th Amendment indicates the problem of historical ignorance, the reverends said.

Thompson's best, worst, and what to watch this week all come from network TV.

Goldstein's new season of the Love Letters podcast explores how to tell if you've found 'the one.'

The roller-coaster controversy has some people wondering how far "cancel culture" will go.

Even with housing assistance, many families need more help to move into high-opportunity areas, Chetty said.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 23, 2018. Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet The Press joined Boston Public Radio to give his predictions for what would happen in a fight between former Vice President Joe Biden and current POTUS Donald Trump.We took your calls about whether or not the salacious details coming out of the White House are too much. Are you overwhelmed by back-to-back interviews with adult entertainment stars claiming they had affairs with the president? The World's Jason Margolis talked about how globalism is affecting cities and towns in the U.S. Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours for this month's edition of Ask The Attorney General.Callie Crossley explained the regulatory hurdles to starting new food truck businesses in the city of Boston. Rob Burns, co-founder ofNight Shift Brewing and President of the Mass Brewers Guild and Keith Sullivan,co-founder of Medusa Brewing and Vice President of the Mass Brewers Guild joined us to try their hands at our famous Friday news quiz. They also gave us a preview of next month's Power Beer Fest.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 22, 2018. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has been making the news rounds this week after the revelation that Cambridge Analytica had used Facebook users' information to help the Trump campaign. We opened the lines to find out if you have forgiven Facebook or if you are leaving the social media platform. Poet Richard Blanco read the poems, "Of Consequence, Inconsequently," and "Taking My Cousin's Photo At The Statue Of Liberty." Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral addressed the threats that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have made against each other.Author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas joined us to talk about her latest book, "The Hidden Life of Life: A Walk Through the Reaches of Time."Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Steve Hoffman joined us to answer our questions and yours about legalized marijuana in Massachusetts. We opened the lines to hear what TV shows you have given up on.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 21, 2018. We asked you about the news that data firm Cambridge Analytica secretly harvested data from 50 million Facebook users. Does it make you think twice about what you "like" and "dislike" online? Are you considering deleting your social media profiles? Senator Harriette Chandler dropped by to share her vision and priorities for the state senate now that she's in charge.Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed President Trump's call to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election win.After an autonomous Uber accidentally killed a pedestrian in Arizona, Boston officials are asking local companies to put the brakes on self-driving cars. "Boston Globe" business columnist Shirley Leung weighed in.Research out of the Harvard Business School finds that we gravitate toward our friends' and neighbors' worst habits (and then make them our own.) Social scientist Michael Norton explained. WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen shared his roundup of the latest arts and culture events in the Boston area.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. A new poll from Monmouth says that over 70 percent of Americans believe we are governed by a "deep state" of unelected officials. Are we becoming a nation of conspiracy theorists? We opened up the lines and asked you. The NFL has come under fire for delaying concussion settlement payments to former players. Trenni Krusnierick, sports reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, discussed. Reporters Jenifer McKim and Christopher Burrell discussed their investigation into suicides at Massachusetts county jails. President Donald Trump announced Monday he wants some drug traffickers to be faced with the death penalty. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan analyzed the president's approach to the opioid crisis. Food writer Corby Kummer looked at a fight erupting in Germany over a food bank in Essen that banned migrants. CNN's John King , host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looks at a recent string of troubling incidentsat United Airlines and asks: Will consumers walk away from the company?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, We opened up the lines to you about the school walkouts to protest gun violence — should students be disciplined if they skip class to demonstrate? Brian O'Donovan and the members ofOpen The Door For Three joined us for a preview of this weekend's St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Business columnist Shirley Leung explained the downfall of Necco candy and Toys 'R Us. Chessy Prout joined us to talk about her experience as a victim of sexual assault at St. Paul's School and her new book, "I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice and Hope." Under The Radar's Callie Crossley gave us an update on Omarosa Manigault reportedly blocking Heritage Foundation President Kay Cole from working in the White House. Somerville's Mayor Curtatone and Salem's Mayor Driscoll came in for our Mayoral Madness News Quiz.