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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.

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.

CNN’s John King on national politics, food policy analyst Corby Kummer and NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey

We start the week by checking in on Trump and Israel’s now 17 day war in Iran. Then, it's Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther on the TSA’s latest struggles and why he's a headphone evangelist. Author Janice Page discusses her memoir “The Year of the Water Horse."And retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the ongoing legal battles after one year of Trump's immigration crackdown.

NCB10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses the rescission of a Biden-era rule on LGBTQ foster care placements and what the filibuster has to do with the SAVE Act.Live Music Friday with Irish musicians Matt & Shannon Heaton and flutist Kozo Toyota, one of three members of the Japanese band O'Jizo that plays traditional Irish music. Tonight, they all collaborate on a show at Club Passim.Dr. Megan Ranney of Yale School of Public Health discusses measles concerns and the epidemic of American gun violence.Iranian-American owners of La Saison bakery return ahead of Persian New Year, and to discuss the impacts of war on their family.

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Alan Khazei, founder of City Year, discusses the value of public service.Alex Green talks about his book A Perfect Turmoil: Walter E. Fernald and the Struggle to Care for America’s Disabled, which is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Senator Ed Markey zooms in to discuss the cost of war with Iran.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses AI-assisted warfare, and the bomb threat near Gracie Mansion in New York City. Then, Juliette sticks around for our conversation about popcorn.