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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 Wednesday, January 30th, 2018. Following former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s criticism, Chris Christie saying President Donald Trump “blew it,” and Roger Stone saying his presidency is in mortal peril, we opened the lines to ask our listeners if they’re concerned about the president’s increasing isolation, even from his closest allies. We spoke to medical ethicist Art Caplan about CBS’ decision not to air an ad for a medical marijuana company during Super Bowl LII. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to discuss the outbreak of measles in Washington state. We spoke with WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen about the upcoming musical based on the “Magic Mike” film franchise. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined us as with his weekly explainer. Berklee College of Music Professor Rob Hochschild and WCRB’s Brian McCreath and Brian O’Donovan joined us for a concert round table, where they previewed some upcoming shows in the Greater Boston are

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about new study that outlines the best diet for your health and the planet.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 29th , 2018. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about a local road rage incident that made headlines. Have you ever experienced road rage? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us on the line from Atlanta, where she is covering the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn evaluated the prospects of a Howard Schultz presidential run. Food reporter and senior editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer looked at the future of candy hearts now that NECCO has gone out of business. Shirley Leung, interim Editoral Page Editor at The Boston Globe, discussed a push to bring online lottery to Massachusetts. Now that Marie Kondo mania is sweeping the nation, we asked our listeners: Have you brought her approach to the office? Do you diligently cull your work email inbox, or are you overwhelmed with unread messages?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, January 28th, 2018 Former State Rep. and 2018 Republican nominee for Senate Geoff Diehl and Michael Curry of the NAACP joined us for our political round table. With the government open for another three weeks, we opened up the lines to hear whether our listeners think it’s time for President Donald Trump to back down from his demand for a border wall or for Democrats to compromise. Media scholar Bob Thompson told us what he’s looking forward to on television this week. Physician and poet Dr. Rafael Campo joined us to discuss how reading and writing poetry has influenced the way he practices medicine. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of “All Revved Up” where we discussed the film “Green Book.” We spoke to WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott about the political crisis occurring in Venezuela.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, January 25th, 2018. We opened up the lines to hear how our listeners feel about Gov. Baker’s bill that would allow residents to bet on professional sports online. We spoke with Under the Radar Host Callie Crossley about the controversy surrounding a student from Covington High School, seemingly mocking a Native American veteran during a protest. Beat the Press Host Emily Rooney joined us with her weekly list of the biggest moments in the media. Attorney General Maura Healey stopped by the Boston Public Library for another edition of “Ask the AG,” where she fielded calls from our listeners. Alex Whitmore and Kathleen Fulton, the founders of Taza Chocolate, joined us for our weekly news quiz.