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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.

Another hate crime rattled a synagogue this weekend, leaving one woman dead and others injured. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price say this shooting fits into a pattern of white nationalist violence.

The secretary of state touted his success in keeping the state safe in 2016, and is confident he'll be able to do it again in the next election.

In response to the release of the redacted Mueller report, Rep. Ayanna Pressley has renewed her call to impeach President Donald Trump.

Following the release of the redacted Mueller report Thursday, Rep. Jim McGovern told WGBH News he “doesn’t trust” U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s assessment that there was “no collusion” between Russia and the Trump campaign in the lead up to the 2016 election.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 23rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's Meet the Press, shared the latest on the plea deal granted to longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and other news from Washington, D.C. We asked you about the White House's relationship to "truthiness." Are you someone who sees the importance of truth degrading in your own life? Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Trump investigation, a vote to license marijuana testing labs in Massachusetts, and other criminal justice news. Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan looked at a study on the positive impact of black doctors on the health of black patients. We know who the famous Renaissance men are, but what about the women? Brandeis Professor Ramie Targoff's new book profiles one of the most famous — and also, paradoxically, most forgotten — woman of the Renaissance, Vittoria Colonna. Summer is winding down, and nearly half of us won't be taking vacation to enjoy it. We're asking you: Did you get a vacation this summer? Or did you find yourself checking your work email the entire time you were away? Have you figured out how to take vacation and enjoy it?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Yesterday might very well be the worst day in Trump’s presidency, with two men from his innermost circle sharing a remarkable split screen moment. One one side of the screen a jury finds his former campaign manager Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts of tax fraud. On the other side of the screen, Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen pleads guilty to Tax evasion, campaign finance violations involving hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and he admits he broke the law at the direction of “a candidate for federal office.” So what does this mean, now that Michael Cohen has implicated President Trump as a co-conspirator? Attorney Dan Small is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami and Boston offices and a former prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. He joins us to discuss. When it comes to re-branding we’re opening the lines, asking you about Dunkin’s "dos and donuts." Yesterday the franchise announced that 30 of its Boston Stores will get a makeover, with less emphasis on the donuts and more emphasis on giving customers a “ modern in-store experience.” It turns out dropping "Donuts" from the name is part of this overhaul. First off, it’s it’s just Dunkin’ without the donuts, what exactly are you dunking? Secondly, is a 21st century style coffee house what we want out of a Dunkin donuts? We opened the lines to ask you. Then, Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam is here for his weekly roundup of Esoterica. Then, NBC Sports’ Trenni Kusnierek talks about wooing the soon-to-be WooSox to Worcester. We unpack the importance of a permanent Superintendent of Boston Schools with Paul Reville — he’s a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education where he also runs the Education Redesign Lab, and he’s the state’s former secretary of Education. Then, the power of Jimmy Carter’s no frills post-presidency with Harvard historian Nancy Koehn. Naturalist and journalist Sy Montgomery joins us for her monthly edition of The Afternoon Zoo, a conversation at the intersection of animal and human behavior. And finally, this summer marks the 60th anniversary of Paddington and among the celebrations is the exhibit, “Paddington Comes to America,” which you can catch at the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst through October 7th. We spoke with R.W. Alley, who for Twenty years has illustrated Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear books.

We're on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations, which include: Filmmaker Fred Wiseman on his documentary Jackson heights Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow on his movie The Big Sick and his return to standup Members of the Typewriter Rodes, Sean Petrie, Greta Rose Netherton and David Fruchter Type poetry on demand Dennis Lehane discusses his book thriller, Since We Fell. Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his novel, Here I Am, which looks at what happens when a personal calamity intersects with a global crisis Actress and Writer Marianne Leone talks about her memoir, Mom Speak Up.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 17th, 2018

Over 300 newspapers ran editorials today to promote freedom of the press. Linda Pizzuti Henry, the Boston Globe’s Managing Director, joined us to talk about how this came about and what to make of this moment. Then we asked you: Will this defense of a free press prevail? Could it backfire if President Donald Trump spins this to prove his theory that the media are out to get him? *John Rosenthal, *founder of the advocacy group Stop Handgun Violence, discussed a student-led march across Massachusetts to protest gun violence. Former Suffolk County Sheriff *Andrea Cabral *discussed the controversial use of fentanyl in the execution of a Nebraska inmate. Jen Mergel, Boston-based curator, and Karen Mauney-Brodek, president of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, discussed a new public art exhibit featuring the innovative "fog sculptures" of artist Fujiko Nakaya. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died today at the age of 76. We opened up the lines and asked you what her work meant to you. Columnist and author *Alex Beam *explained the large rodent that is becoming an invasive species in some American wetlands. *Jonathon Alsop *of the Boston Wine School shared the surprising rise of a new way of enjoying wine: From a can.