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In the wake of two corruption scandals in Boston’s City Hall, City Council President Andrea Campbell wants the city to create an office for an independent inspector general.

When mass shooters fit the definition of terrorism, why aren't they charged with it?

Richard Blanco walks Jim and Margery through the writing tool of showing, not telling.

Though the debate over the question is not over, the Supreme Court delivered a strong blow to the Trump administration.

In 2019, several states have passed laws restricting access to abortions, leaving some wondering if it means the end of Roe v. Wade.

Emily Bazelon is the author of "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration," a new book that examines prosecutorial power, and how that has affected the justice system for decades.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 4th, 2019. We went over the political headlines with Michael Curry and Jennifer Nassour. Nassour is former Chairman of the MassGOP and COO of ReflectUS, and Curry is senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Charles Sennott analyzed the corruption charges leveled against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sennott heads up The GroundTruth Project and is a WGBH news analyst. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is the latest Democrat to jump into the 2020 presidential race. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners: Is the field already overcrowded? TV authority Bob Thompson joined us to go over the latest TV news, plus his best and worst moments of the week. Thompson is founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of public communications at Syracuse. On the latest edition of "All Revved Up," Rev. Irene Monroe and Rev. Emmett Price discussed a new HBO documentary on allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson. Then, we opened up the lines and asked our listeners: Is it impossible to separate the man from the music? Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and 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 the 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. Poet Richard Blanco joined us for "Village Voice," his exploration of how poetry can help us understand the news of the day. Blanco is the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history. His new book, "How To Love A Country," will be released in March.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 1st, 2019. We spoke with legal analyst Michael Zeldin about Michael Cohen’s testimony in front of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday. We opened up the lines to ask our listeners if they think they could unplug themselves from technology for 24 hours. Tech writer, blogger and podcaster Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko on Twitter) joined us to discuss MobiCom 2019, the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking Interim editorial page editor for the Boston Globe, Shirley Leung joined us to discuss the controversy surrounding the licensing of the Encore Casino in Everett. We spoke with Under the Radar host Callie Crossley about allegations that North Carolina congressman Mark Meadows is racist. Chef Tiffani Faison and her wife and business partner Kelly Walsh joined us for our weekly news quiz.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about why American's aren't eating as many Kraft singles as they used to and the overall decline of processed cheese consumption.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, February 28th, 2019.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, February 26th, 2019. Art Caplan, the director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center, discussed Trump's proposal for dealing with drug dealers and the future of tackle football. Caplan is also a Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty chair and the co-host of the *Everyday Ethics *podcast. Boston Globe Columnist, Alex Beam, whose latest book is “The Feud: Vladimir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship,” was joined by syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail Reverend Irene Monroe, to talk about the "Autobiography of Malcom X" for this month's BPR book club. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution from a message parlor in Jupiter, Florida. We opened the lines to hear how these charges will impact your opinion of the Patriots and of Kraft. Attorney General Maura Healey joined us to take our questions and yours. CNN’s Chief National Correspondent John King called into to give us a preview of tomorrow's Michael Cohen hearing. King is also the host of* Inside Politics*, which you can catch Sunday mornings at 8:00 and weekdays at noon. Carolyn Beeler, the environment reporter for The World, called us from Antarctica, where she’s embedded with the research vessel the Nathaniel B. Palmer, which is on expedition to Thwaites Glacier.