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Social information mining has long been a way for advertisers to target consumers. Now this model is being employed by health insurance companies.

After returning from a trip with a Democratic delegation to visit detention centers in southern Texas, Rep. Katherine Clark says the trip “confirmed [her]…

Medical ethicist Art Caplan weighs in on Jeff Sessions' decision to not defend the Affordable Care Act's protection of people with pre-existing conditions.

The actor, singer and bestselling author discusses his latest novel, a re-imagining of an Irish myth set in modern-day New York City.

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 full broadcast from Boston Public Radio Friday, March 9th, 2018. Daylights savings is this Sunday, so we opened the lines for our biannual question. Do you like daylight savings or do you think we should get rid of it? Doug Rau, the founder of the Daily Table, joined us to talk about the status of the project and the second store they opened in Dudley Square. Robert Kuttner, the co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, joined us to talk his new book, “Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism. Robert Kuttner. Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung joined us to talk about the international women's day. Under The Radar's Callie Crossley discussed the heartwarming interaction Michelle Obama had with a small girl. We had a pledge centric news quiz with WGBH's Henry Santoro and Andy Hick.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 8th, 2018. We talked to Meet The Press' Chuck Todd about the national headlines. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral joined us. We opened the lines to talk about the commercialization of the women's movement. Former Security of Education Paul Reville joined us. Governor Baker joined us for another edition of Ask The Governor.

Governor Baker joined Boson Public Radio for the March edition of Ask The Governor to take your questions and ours.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the ethics of cloning your pets, a new at-home cancer test, and Apple offering their employees in-house health services.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 7th, 2018. We began the show by asking you if would support Deval Patrick if he ran for president in 2020. Medical Ethicist Art Caplan joined us to discuss the ethics of dog cloning. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the growing chaos in the White Hosue. We asked you if you would clone your favorite pet. WGBH's Arts Editor Jared Bowen gave us his take on the Oscars. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn talked about the history of Tower Records in the wake of the death of the company's founder. We opened the lines to hear about our favorite memories of going to the record store.