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TV guru Bob Thompson breaks down the latest popular culture headlines.

WGBH's science correspondent gave live updates from Climate Week New York City.

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco highlights an anthology of poems that embody or express empathy or outrage in the age of President Donald Trump.

Two local chefs joined us for our news quiz.

A new report connects increased access to contraception with decreased abortion rates.

The Democratic party might not be thrilled about Kennedy's challenge to Markey, but Rooney thinks it's good for democracy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighed in on the Department of Justice’s recommendation of a lighter sentence for Trump associate Roger Stone, statements from former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on the president’s view of immigrants, and the winning poodle at this week’s Westminster dog show. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the president’s proposed cuts to health and science agencies, The WHO's inability to control media reporting on the coronavirus, and President Trump’s proposal to move tobacco regulation away from FDA control. We opened our lines to talk with listeners about former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s statements on President Trump, and get your thoughts on why most Republicans are unwilling to criticize the president in a significant way. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joined us for our monthly edition of “Ask the Governor,” where he spoke about the Transportation Climate Initiative, affordable housing, air monitoring in Weymouth, and more. Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed controversy over testing for Boston Exam School applicants, a religious school choice case before the Supreme Court, and concerns over the use of facial recognition technology in Mass. schools. We re-opened our lines to talk with callers about the flashy look of this year’s Westminster Dog Show winner, a black standard poodle named Siba. WGBH Senior Arts Editor Jared Bowen discussed several plays in the Boston area, including “Plaza Suite,” "Detroit Red,” and “Sweat.”

Today on Boston Public Radio: Jennifer Nassour and Steve Kerrigan recapped Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Nassour is a former Chairwoman of the Mass GOP and founder of Conservative Women For A Better Future, and Kerrigan is the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and former CEO of the DNC. Mike Bloomberg spokesperson Sabrina Singh discussed the former New York mayor’s path to the nomination, his victory in Dixville Notch, NH, and his evolving views on stop-and-frisk. We opened the lines to talk with listeners about the results of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the "Friday night purge" in Washington, and the latest headlines around the coronavirus. Harvard behavioral economist Michael Norton discussed his research on consumer voting campaigns, and their impact on a customer’s overall satisfaction. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed the Department of Justice recommending a lighter sentence for Trump associate Roger Stone, and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s history with stop-and-frisk. We re-opened our lines to keep the conversation going with listeners, talking about Mike Bloomberg’s support of stop-and-frisk, and your thoughts on the New Hampshire primary results. Somerville-based Taza Chocolate co-founders Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton discussed their chocolate making process, and how they’re prepping for Valentine’s Day on Friday.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Media maven Sue O’Connell and former New Hampshire GOP chair Jennifer Horn discussed Tuesday’s primary, high voter engagement in New Hampshire, and the big question of whether Democrats can beat Trump in November. 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang discussed the success of his campaign, his hopes for the New Hampshire primary, and his brief stint writing captions for New Yorker cartoons. 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bennet discussed his “Real Deal,” his hopes for Tuesday’s primary, and the importance of nominating a Democrat capable of working with Republicans to oppose Trump in November. NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighed in on how several 2020 presidential candidates are positioned ahead of Tuesday’s primary. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discussed his support for President Trump, the Democratic 2020 candidate he thinks would fare best against the President in November, and his reasons for opposing Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker’s Transportation Climate Initiative. We opened our lines to discuss the New Hampshire primary with listeners. President Trump’s former 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski discussed his now-ended Senate campaign, Washington partisanship, and his views on the media's double standard between conservatives and liberals. CNN’s John King reflected on how Tuesday’s primary outcomes could affect Democrats in the 2020 race. We re-opened our lines to continue our first-in-the-nation primary discussion with listeners.

Today on Boston Public Radio: University of New Hampshire pollster Andrew Smith discussed the fickle preferences of New Hampshire’s undecided voters. We opened our lines to talk with callers about anything and everything to do with Tuesday’s primary. Seacoast NAACP president Rogers Johnson, Manchester NAACP president James McKim, and Granite State Organizing Project director Sarah Jane Knoy debated whether New Hampshire deserves to hold their coveted first-in-the-nation primary status. Bernie Sanders senior aide Jeff Weaver discuss Sanders’ electability, his lukewarm support from from the DNC, and why the media is paying closer attention to his campaign this time around than they did in 2016. New Hampshire Rep. Anne Kuster discussed her reasons for endorsing former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg for president. New York Times national politics correspondent Jonathan Martin discussed the 2020 election, and the uphill battle that lower-tier presidential candidates will face moving out of New Hampshire and into Super Tuesday. We re-opened our lines to talk with callers about Tuesday’s primary. WGBH’s Adam Reilly discussed his latest reporting from the campaign trails of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired audio from an interview Jim and Margery had Saturday with Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren, where she discussed her 2020 campaign and thoughts on the acquittal of President Trump. New Hampshire Democratic Party chair Raymond Buckley discussed Tuesday's primary, and the significance of having an openly gay presidential candidate. We opened our lines to ask callers: why do you think so many New Hampshire primary voters are still undecided?