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The former British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher has achieved a rare distinction among those who have recently left their jobs: his resignation…

According to a recent piece in the Boston Globe, local Springfield man Joshua Washburn found his calling by traveling to Syria and taking up arms against…

"Hey Juliet, are you home? Want to get pizza, watch Netflix, and chill?"That's how Romeo may have tried to woo Juliet in Shakespeare's famous romantic…

Metered parking rates in Boston will not increase from $1.50 to $7 per hour, Mayor Marty Walsh said on Boston Public Radio Friday. "It's just not…

As part of his historic visit to the United States this week, Pope Francis will be traveling from one extreme of American power—the hallowed chambers of…

Last week, General Lloyd Austin of U.S. Central Command told Congress that a $500 million effort to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels had yielded a…

Chuck Todd on the latest out of Washington. Andrea Cabral on the leaked Tucker Carlson text messages that proved Carlson’s racist impulses, Jordan Neely’s death and more. Paul Reville talked about higher education moving towards not requiring SATs for admission applications, the closure of the Cambridge Matignon School, GPA errors for BPS and other education headlines. Jennifer Mascia is a founding writer for the nonprofit newsroom The Trace that focuses on reporting on guns and gun violence. She talked about her journey there and the melting pot of gun culture in the country.

We opened the show by asking listeners their take on Boston’s expanded Open Streets program. We spoke with Oliver Stone and Joshua Goldstein to discuss “Nuclear Now”, a new film based on Goldstein’s book “A Bright Future”. It makes the case for nuclear energy as a solution to climate change. Then, we asked listeners to call in with their thoughts on nuclear power. We aired last night’s After Hours event: a wide-ranging conversation with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a chat with Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble director Michael Bradley, and performances from the ensemble.

The Godfather of AI recently quit Google and said he regretted his work. If he’s concerned about the fast development of AI, are you? NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey talked about the Bruins’ loss, the Celtics and more. National security expert Juliette Kayyem dove into the Texas mass shooting and described why she thinks we haven’t caught the suspect yet. She also talked about Jack Teixiera’s role in the armed forces that gave him access to top-secret docs. Lee Pelton, president of The Boston Foundation, discussed the Black population in greater Boston going up, and previews a report out this week on access, affordability, and quality of early education in Boston. Steven Page, co-founder of the Barenaked Ladies, performed for a Live Music Tuesday, ahead of his City Winery show with his new trio, The Steven Page Trio. CNN’s John King joins via zoom for the latest political headlines. We ended the show by asking listeners if country clubs should be getting tax breaks.

Is American's gun problem rooted in fear of strangers? Maybe the first step to solving our culture of fear is to say 'hi' to your neighbor. We asked listeners whether they agreed. Are all these shootings from our fear of others? The new Massachusetts political party chairs Amy Carnevale (R) and Steve Kerrigan (D) join us for a panel discussion. GBH news analyst Charlie Sennott discussed World Press Freedom Day (May 3), jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich and the latest in Ukraine. Leah Camhi from the Fenway Community Development Corporation and Angie Liou from the Asian Community Development Corporation talked affordability in city development/housing. The Revs Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discussed Pope Francis clearing the way for women and lay-Catholics to vote in an upcoming bishops' meeting, and why the Church of England is honoring single people. Lylah Alphonse is editor for the Globe's Rhode Island and New Hampshire bureaus. She shared the latest headlines out of those desks. The Bruins were supposed to win the Stanley Cup...That ended last night with a loss to the Panthers. Were listeners devastated, or is this loss already fueling the comeback story for next year? We took your calls.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined to discuss about his career-long mission to confront dark money in politics, with a focus this week on Clarence Thomas and other gift-receivers on the Supreme Court. We opened the phone lines to ask listeners whether it’s a problem that no one in America seems to care about Supreme Court ethics. Michael Curry discussed the SJC's ruling on the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, plus GOP leveraging the debt ceiling to make cuts to federal health programs. He also touched on McKinley Schools getting renamed for Mel King, and the legacy of civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. Sue O’Connell joined to give updates to the Brian Walshe saga, California teetering on red-state boycotts, the death of Jerry Springer and Biden's embrace of "dark Brandon" memes. Jared Bowen also touched on the passing of Harry Belafonte. He reviewed art-world happenings, including a gallery of work by Alison Elizabeth Taylor at the Addison Art Gallery, and The Apollinaire Theater Company's "Dance Nation." He'll also talked about Gov. Healey's commitment to the arts and his recent sit-down with her on Open Studio. Patty Larkin is a singer/songwriter based in Wellfleet, MA. She played a couple of songs ahead of a benefit show in Lexington. We ended the show with spring sports. Have your ear drums been blown out by screaming parents at Little League? Are you an umpire who had to retire early to avoid abuse from parents? We asked people to call in.