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Rep. Geoff Diehl, the endorsed Republican candidate hoping to unseat Sen. Warren, defended President Trump’s White House invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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

The full broadcast of* Boston Public Radio* from Tuesday, October 4th, 2018. The FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh was released today for Democrats and Republicans to view before the impending vote to confirm Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice. We opened the lines to hear if you have been worn down by this unusual confirmation process or do you want further investigations into Kavanaugh. Senator Elizabeth Warren called in to talk about possibly running for president in 2020 and what she thinks of Kavanaugh. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the ongoing Laquan McDonald murder trail. One of the hosts of This Old House, Kevin O’Connor, and authority on net-zero houses, the President and CEO of Sweenor Builders, Jeff Sweenor, joined us talk about the premiere of the 40th season. Former State Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed the inequities of the Boston school system. We ran the debate Jim and Margery moderated for WGBH between incumbent Attorney General Maura Healey and Republican challenger Jay McMahon.

Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about why Dunkin' dropped the Donuts from their name.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018. President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford at a rally in Mississippi yesterday and called those supporting Ford and opposing Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court "evil people." We opened up the phone lines to ask our listeners what they think. Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to talk about the importance of getting a flu vaccine, especially after a winter that saw the highest U.S. death toll due to the flu in 40 years. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about President Trump’s re-negotiation of NAFTA and other developments in national security. Boston Public Radio contributor Alex Beam discussed “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek's hosting of a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania. In California, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill requiring corporate boards of directors to include women. Is this enough to fix the gender imbalance in business and politics? Historian Nancy Koehn weighed in. In light of the Kavanaugh hearings, we opened up the lines to hear if our listeners think that what we do in our adolescence should be held against us as adults. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us to give us the scoop on the remake of the classic film "A Star is Born," starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018. We opened up the lines and asked you about the FBI's investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick gave us her thoughts on a University of Massachusetts football coach who was suspended for comparing a referee's calls against his team to sexual violence. Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU Massachusetts, discussed the family separation crisis at the U.S. border. Michael Kirk previewed his new FRONTLINE documentary, "Trump's Showdown," on the president's war with the Department of Justice. We have artificial intelligence, but will we ever have artificial intimacy? MIT professor Sherry Turkle weighed in. CNN's John King, host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. Dunkin' is officially dropping the *donuts. *Food writer and editor Corby Kummer **took a closer look at the coffee giant's rebranding.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 1st, 2018. Boston Globe columnist Dante Ramos and WGBH regular Joanna Weiss joined us to discuss the top national and local headlines. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on last week's Brett Kavanaugh hearings and if you think he should be confirmed to the Supreme Court. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Special correspondent for PRI’s The World *Sam Eaton joined us to talk about his new series, *The Amazon’s Carbon Tipping Point. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the relationship between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim-Jong Un