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Healey said she is “actively reviewing” the existing policies and procedures that surround the reporting of cases of sexual misconduct.

After Barack Obama left Office, Pete Souza made sure he still remained a part of the national dialogue.

Richard Blanco, the nation's fifth inaugural poet, shared poems that seize on the changing of the seasons as an opportunity to reflect on death, rebirth, and the passage of time.

As the world watched Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify, another major Me Too moment was happening: Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison.

A restaurant in Maine gives new meaning to 'blunt instrument' by getting the lobsters high so that their death is more humane

The congressman and sports reporter will co-host a forum next week about mental health in the U.S.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 9th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 Congressman Richard Neal joined us on the line to discuss tornado damage in the towns of Dudley and Webster, Massachusetts. We asked you about UMass Amherst's dining services being named the best in the country for the third year in a row. Are luxurious amenities at colleges worth it? Or would you prefer a stripped down campus experience if it meant more affordable tuition? LeBron James will produce a Showtime documentary series called "Shut Up and Dribble" — sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick weighed in. Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, updated us on the family separation crisis at the U.S. border. Correspondent A.C. Thompson discussed the new FRONTLINE film: "Documenting Hate: Charlottesville." It's Shark Week in Massachusetts! At least eight great white sharks have been spotted off the coast recently. Are you worried about sharks when you go to the beach? We opened up the lines and got your take. John King, host of CNN's "Inside Politics," went over the latest political headlines. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is worth a staggering $150 billion. Historian Nancy Koehn looked at the policy changes that allow individuals to accumulate unprecedented amounts of wealth.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, August 6ht, 2018 Jennifer Braceras, a conservative columnist whose work appears in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and *National Review, *and Michael Curry, senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, joined us to discuss the top local and national headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the latest news on North Korea - US relations. According to a new report out of the Boston Globe, a majority of Boston’s low performing schools are mostly populated by students of color. We opened the lines and asked you how can the city makes its way out of this inequality? Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the worst and best shows on TV. We opened the lines to hear if you are a small talk guru or can barely discuss the weather with a stranger.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 3rd, 2018