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Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate, I've put together a list of six women who rocked Boston this year. These women showed strength and…

CNN's John King called in to discuss the primaries and other political headlines of the day. A new tax that will tax millionaires an additional four…

Today on Boston Public Radio: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse discussed the influence of dark money in Washington, and reflected on this week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. We opened up lines to hear your thoughts on Congress’ inability to pass more coronavirus stimulus relief. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney offered her impressions of Thursday’s dueling presidential town halls, and discussed the suspension of C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully after he falsely claimed that his Twitter account was hacked. She also read a conspiracy-themed list of fixations and fulminations. Jay Wexler, Boston University law professor and former clerk for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recounted his time honoring his former boss at a days-long vigil, and reflected on the expected appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Food writer Corby Kummer discussed the Boston restaurants that are “hibernating” this winter in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and talked about what Americans should expect Thanksgiving celebrations to look like this year. CNN’s John King talked about Thursday’s town hall debates for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. He also touched on polling indicating that the president is losing favor with women voters, and a recent condemnation of Trump from Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, speaking to constituents in Neb. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discussed the ramifications of a halted census count, recent Washington Post reporting on postal workers falsifying data, and Vice President Mike Pence’s response to learning about the fly on his head from his debate against Sen. Kamala Harris.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Renée Landers recapped the week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, what the public learned about Barrett’s judicial approach, and whether she believes the nominee would help overturn Roe v. Wade. Landers is a professor of law and faculty director of the health and biomedical law concentration at Suffolk University’s School of Law. We then opened lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on court-stacking, and whether Democrats should work to expand the Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed before the election. NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd caught us up on the Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and dueling town hall interviews for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Next, we opened lines to talk with listeners about the two presidential town hall debates taking place Thursday night, for both President Tump and former Vice President Biden. Matt Stout, who covers politics and government from the Boston Globe’s State House bureau, gave a debrief on Mass.' Ballot Question 2, regarding whether the state ought to implement ranked-choice voting, and offered some pros and cons for voters still figuring out where they stand on the issue. State Rep. Mike Connolly discussed his thoughts on Gov. Baker’s newly-released rental relief plan, and the implications of the state ending its eviction moratorium, which it'll do on Saturday, ahead of winter months and another potential coronavirus surge. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed Twitter and Facebook’s moves to limit the spread of a story, published Wednesday by the New York Post, about what the outlet described as a “smoking gun” email found on the laptop of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. He also talked about issues with Amazon’s delivery service, and what you can do to help delivery drivers find your home.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We spent today’s show airing live audio from day three of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Wednesday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.

Today on Boston Public Radio We spent today’s show airing live audio from day two of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Tuesday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.

Today on Boston Public Radio We spent today’s show airing live audio from day one of the Senate confirmation hearing for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Monday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.