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Marty Baron was quick to call out The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos for yielding to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

Music Worcester Executive Director Adrian Finlay and performer Zlatomir Fung discuss the inspiration for "The Complete Bach."

Gina McCarthy, the first White House national climate advisor under the Biden administration, & Johanna Neumann, Senior Director for the Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy at Environment America, discussed the stakes for this November’s election as it relates to climate action.

Ten years ago, as a Boston City Councilor, she championed liquor license reforms in the city.

Gov. Maura Healey says she worries restaurants will close if a ballot question passes requiring them to pay the full minimum wage to tipped workers.

"We all just live on this planet and we all should just get along," Sunita Williams, the commander of the International Space Station, told Boston Public Radio.

Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Sterling discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus"

Donald Stern is a former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, he talked about the role of courts in resisting the extremes of a second Trump administration.Juliet Lloyd is our guest for Live Music Friday, she’s a D.C.-based singer/songwriter (and Berklee alum) out with her first new album in 15 years called “Carnival.”Kim Janey, Ted Landsmark & Michael Curry on what the city needs to do to address racial equity gaps.Jenny Johnson & Billy Costa are out with a new cookbook “A Taste of Boston: The Definitive Cookbook of the City We Love.” They joined to discuss.Ryan Landry is the actor/playwright behind the Gold Dust Orphans, he’s back with another holiday show this year at Lithuanian Hall. This time it’s “Rosemary’s Baby Jesus.” AITA for bringing my sister's wallet to dinner? We opened the lines so listeners could decide.

Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim.Charlie Sennott of The GroundTruth Project discusses the Christian Zionist in Trump's cabinet, Mike Huckabee -- he was just named Ambassador to Israel.And we hear from CRB's Brian McCreath, Berklee College of Music's Rev. Emmett Price, and GBH's culture reporter James Bennett II about local concerts coming up.

NBC political director Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundup. Then we open the phone lines for a potpourri politics discussion. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talks about the implications of Trump’s win on the global stage. MIT economist Jon Gruber explains what could happen to healthcare and healthcare costs under another Trump presidency. (Jon was central in creating the Affordable Care Act during the Obama administration). CRB's Brian McCreath, Rev. Emmett G. Price III & James Bennett II return for a quarterly music panel, running through some great live music coming to Boston and reflecting on the passing of Roy Haynes & Quincy Jones. And we hear from listener's about their love for Trader Joe's and other grocery stores.

Today:We talk with former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Margaret Marshall about the judiciary during Trump’s next term: court expansion, term limits, and Democracy beyond just showing up to the ballot box -- And, a hope of working together informed by her experience as an immigrant from South Africa herself.