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It’s time for another edition of Village Voice, our recurring conversation about poetry and how it can help us to make sense of the news of the day.…

Tinder’s algorithm of swiping left and right is more than just a popular way to meet future soulmates and one-night stands — the dating app has revealed…

The achievement gap between students from low-income households and students from wealthier ones is one of the most persistent challenges facing Boston…

Two members of the Typewriter Rodeo returned to Boston Public Radio with their infamous rhyme-on-demand segment. Poets Genna Rose and Sean Petrie joined…

It feels as if everyone is waiting with bated breath for former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony during tomorrow’s Senate Intelligence Committee…

A recent survey from LifeWay Research found that about half of Americans have read little to none of the Bible, even though nine out of 10 households own…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 7th, 2018

The full broadcast from Thursday, September 6, 2018 Meet The Press' Chuck Todd discussed the explosive New York Times op-ed published yesterday that was written by an anonymous senior Trump staffer. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the op-ed. Medical ethicist Art Caplan explained why the security bins at the airport are so dirty. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral gave her thoughts on the third day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. The Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum Ali Noorani joined us to talk about the future of DACA. Former Education Secretary Paul Reville talked about the problem with school bus delays in the Boston Public School system. *Boston Globe *columnist Alex Beam gave us one of has famous explainers.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018. Ayanna Pressley campaigned on the slogan “Change Can’t wait” and voters agreed. In addition to Pressley’s historic upset, change couldn’t come soon enough for the state house either with with longtime, high ranking reps — Byron Rushing and Jeffrey Sanchez getting voted out of office. We opened the lines to ask you: Who else is vulnerable? And what, in this era of insurgent unrest, is the standard for being considered part of the establishment old guard? Canada’s foreign minister returned to DC today to revisit NAFTA negotiations. Groundtruth Project co-founder and WGBH News Analyst *Charlie Sennott *joined us to go over that and more. Then National Security analyst** Juliette Kayyem** joined us to talk about the Mueller investigation and more. Two hundred years of Brazil’s heritage, culture, and memory have gone up in flames with a fire gutting the country’s oldest museum-- destroying an estimated 20 million items along the way. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us in studio to talk about this, the challenges facing Boston’s new Arts Tzar and how the new Muppet movie has put the “street” in Sesame Street. Then a Primary Day post-mortem with Media Mavel and host of NECN’s The Take, Sue O’Connell. A significant political shift is happening and the Massachusetts primary is part of it, proving that establishment politics is becoming passe. Ayanna Pressley unseated Mike Capuano without the backing of Deval Patrick or John Lewis on a campaign that was all about change--not just the need for change in DC, but but a changing demographic that demands a new kind of leadership. We opened the lines and asked you if you’re part of this change, or if you think there is a place for the seasoned politician? What can Boston learn from Copenhagen cycling structure? Melissa and Chris Bruntlett are the authors of the new book: Building the Cycling City: The Dutch blueprint for Community Vitality.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 Today is Primary Day in Massachusetts. Jennifer Nassour, founder and president of Conservative Women for a Better Future, 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, analyzed the day's races. We asked you about Nike naming Colin Kaepernick the face of its "Just Do It" advertising campaign. We opened up the lines and asked you about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, which began this morning. Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU Massachusetts, and Rahsaan Hall, director of the ACLU Massachusetts Racial Justice Program, took a closer look at the District Attorney races in Massachusetts today. Food writer and editor Corby Kummer diagnosed the issues facing Boston's restaurant scene. John King, host of CNN's "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington, including revelations from journalist Bob Woodward's new book about the Trump presidency. Historian Nancy Koehn looked at a new trend among millennials: stowing away enough of their money so they can retire in their 30s and 40s.

Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the payments the USDA will distribute to farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.