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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.

Two local chefs joined us for our news quiz.

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

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Wednesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Tuesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on Boston Public Radio: WGBH News Political Reporter Adam Reilly and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine joined us for a politics roundtable. They discussed the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Friday’s impeachment testimony from Marie Yovanovitch, and the method behind President Trump’s use of humor. Charlie Sennott discussed Marie Yovanovitch’s Friday testimony, and the rise of populist nationalism around the globe. Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and CEO of "The GroundTruth Project." We opened lines to callers to ask: is the Democratic primary moving too far to the left like President Obama has implied, or is big structural change the zeitgeist of the party? Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed a new rule by the Trump administration that aims to increase transparency between hospitals and insurance companies. TV critic Bob Thompson discussed season 3 of Netflix's "The Crown,” and a disclaimer being shown for classic Disney films on Disney+ to denote what the company calls “outdated cultural references.” Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed new rules for drone owners, an ongoing lawsuit between Google and software company Oracle, and the state of Black Friday culture in 2019. Authors Tonya and Ben Mezrich spoke about their new children's book, “Charlie Numbers and the Wooly Mammoth."

Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Friday's impeachment testimony, and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on Boston Public Radio: MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, and the addition of Deval Patrick to the 2020 presidential race. We opened our lines to callers to hear your thoughts on Wednesday’s impeachment hearing. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed efforts to save Rodney Reed, a Texas man currently facing the death penalty. Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Forum, discussed the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on DACA, and its potential implications for the Trump presidency. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick phoned in to discuss his newly announced campaign for president. Paul Reville, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, spoke about gun violence in the shadow of Wednesday’s shooting at a Santa Clarita high school, as well as the looming $100,000 per year cost of college tuition. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn discussed the failures of leadership at Boeing in the wake of a botched apology from the company’s CEO over malware that caused two plane crashes. Activist and folk singer Joan Baez, alongside Betsy Siggins, co-founder of Cambridge’s Club Passim, discussed the singer's career and the legacy of the famed folk venue on the eve of its 60th anniversary concert.