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Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek says Belichick should retire if he doesn't want to answer questions about the team.

President Donald Trump has declined meeting with Iran this week at the UN General Assembly, which Sennott says is a mistake.

In the wake of allegations that President Donald Trump coordinated with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to gain political dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden, it’s still unclear how Congressional Democrats will respond.

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.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Robert Mueller is tentatively scheduled to testify before Congress next week. Our political roundtable featuring Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O'Brien weighed in on that and other top headlines. Chieppo is principal of Chieppo Strategies and a senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institutes. O'Brien is the former treasurer of Massachusetts and former Democratic nominee for governor. Daniel Mulhall, Ireland's ambassador to the United States, discussed Brexit and the death of young journalist Lyra McKee. Israel and Gaza have agreed to a ceasefire after a weekend of violence. Charles Sennott, founder of The GroundTruth Project and a WGBH news analyst, discussed. We opened up the lines and asked listeners about Red Sox manager Alex Cora's decision to skip this week's visit to the White House. The relics of the Civil War are splitting Martha's Vineyard in two. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price tackled that and more on "All Revved Up." Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at Boston University School of Theology. Price is a Professor of Worship, Church & Culture and Founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. We opened up the lines and asked listeners about a controversy at Harvard and how Harvey Weinstein's legal woes are tearing the campus apart. Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joined us with a preview of their upcoming spring season.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the show by opening the phone lines to hear our listeners' thoughts on anger: Is it possible to be addicted to it? Is Nancy Pelosi correct for calling out William Barr as a liar when he was asked about Robert Mueller’s response to his interpretation of Mueller’s investigation? Or is it more complicated? Legal analyst Michael Zeldin discussed this and a range of other legal questions. Zeldin is a former colleague of special counsel Robert Mueller, a legal analyst for CNN and a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Rooney is the host of Beat The Press on WGBH News. Shirley Leung, interim Boston Globe editorial editor, joined Jim and Margery as she does every week to discuss the latest local headlines. Ryan Landry joined the show for his recurring social observations segment You Get The Picture. Landry is a playwright, lyricist, actor, and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans theatrical company, whose latest production The Ebonic Woman, runs May 2 through May 26 at The Machine nightclub in Fenway. Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar *on WGBH, *broke down recent headlines that examine the extra emotional burden black and minority women take on in our society, and more. Finally, local beer brewers Maureen Fabry and Adam Romanow joined us in the Boston Public Library studio for the Friday News Quiz, with a preview of the Power Beer Fest, the Mass Brewers Guild's largest fundraiser and beer festival of the year.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” weighed in on the debate over whether Attorney General William Barr lied to Congress. Then we opened up the lines and asked listeners for their takes. Andrea Cabral, former Suffolk County Sheriff, state secretary of public safety, and CEO of Ascend, shared her thoughts on political influence in the marijuana industry. BSO Conductor Andris Nelsons previewed their upcoming season. Nancy Koehn, professor at the Harvard Business School, looked at Beyond Meat’s IPO. Last night the Boston School Committee selected their new superintendent: Brenda Cassellius, the former Minnesota education commissioner. Paul Reville, former state secretary of education and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, weighed in. Jonathon Alsop of the Boston Wine School shared his favorite new wines.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked listeners about the Gaming Commission's decision to allow Wynn's Encore Boston Harbor casino to open for business. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan looked at the debate over Julian Assange's medical care. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center, and the co-host of the "Everyday Ethics" podcast. Attorney General William Barr testified to Congress today about reports that Special Counsel Bob Mueller and his team were dissatisfied with Barr's summary of the Mueller investigation. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem analyzed the situation. Kayyem is on the faculty of Harvard’s Kennedy School and a CNN analyst. WGBH Executive Arts editor Jared Bowen gave us his take on the blockbuster movie "Avenger: Endgame" and other arts and culture events around town. David Gergen shared his take on the 2020 race, Mueller's report, and his passion for the arts. Gergen is Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and a senior political analyst for CNN. Our concert roundtable previewed some of the best music events around town. Joining the line-up were Rob Hochschild, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at Berklee College of Music; Brian O'Donovan, the host of WGBH's A Celtic Sojourn; and WCRB's Brian McCreath, who is the producer of WCRB's Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts, the executive producer of WCRB In Concert, and host of an interview podcast called The Answered Question.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined us live at the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Radio. The Bruins and Celtics are playing in the second round of the playoffs. Could Boston be headed for a championship grand slam? NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek weighed in. Journalist Emily Bazelon discussed her new book: "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration." The cheese wars are on as Italy pushes for legislation to regulate knock-off Parmesan. Corby Kummer explained. Kummer is a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy. Is America's voting system susceptible to hacking? MIT professor Charles Stewart shared his research. Going over the latest national headlines was John King, CNN's Chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics." Earlier in the show Mayor Pete Buttigieg made his case for why he thinks he should be the next President of the United States. We asked our listeners: Did he convince you?