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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 Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of "Meet the Press," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. — including Rudy Giuliani's revealing interviewabout President Donald Trump's reimbursement to his lawyer Michael Cohen over allegations of an extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. The Washington Post says that Trump has told 3,001 lies since he's becomepresident.Yet the American Sociological Review finds that Trump voters continue to stand by him because of his "perceived authenticity." Is his "perceived authenticity" working for you? Do you care if he lies? Andrea Cabral, former Suffolk County sheriff, discussed the resignation of state Senate President Stan Rosenberg.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the millionaire tax, UMass Boston, and more.A week ago today we talked about a potential comeback for Charlie Rose — today we’re talking about the depth of accusations that have led to his downfall.We opened up the lines and got your take.For Mother's Day, poet Richard Blanco looked at poems that appreciate mothers as human beings — formidable and sometimes flawed.You've heard of red wine. You've heard of white wine. But what about...blue wine? Jonathan Alsop of the Boston Wine Schoolexplained.

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Featuring: actor David Duchovny, WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen, homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem, author Eileen McNamara, tech writer Andy Ihnatko.

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 1. (Happy May Day!) Featuring: sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, ACLU Massachusetts director Carol Rose and ACLU lawyer Laura Rotolo, food writer and editor Corby Kummer, CNN host John King, and historian Nancy Koehn.

The full episode of Boston Public Radio from Monday, April 30, 2018. Featuring: a political roundtable with former Social Security Commissioner Mike Astrue and Suffolk University's John Nucci, Charles Sennott of The GroundTruth Project, television expert Bob Thompson, Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, and medical ethicist Arthur Caplan.

This is the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Friday, April 27, 2018. Featuring: poet Kevin Young, "Beat the Press" host Emily Rooney, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung, Harvard social psychologist Mike Norton, and a bird-themed news quiz featuring Mass Audubon.