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If someone dared you to jump in to the Charles River for a nice little swim, you might blanch a little bit. But what if someone asked you to drink from…

Governor Charlie Baker's administration is hoping to target the state's opioid crisis with a new bill unveiled Thursday. The bill would limit doctors to…

Senator Ed Markey believes that Congress is past due for a historic showdown on gun control."I think we're close to a tipping point," Markey said on…

Late last week, Congressman Kevin McCarthy abruptly withdrew his name from the running to be the next Speaker of the House. The California Republican was…

This weekend, an army of activist brass bands descends on Somerville to celebrate the tenth annual HONK! Fest. To celebrate, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan…

In the wake of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Democrats in Congress have launched a renewed push for gun control legislation like…

National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined BPR to talk about Jared Kushner having his security clearance downgraded and the current state of the Russian investigation.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined BPR to talk about the new way diseases may be perceived in the future and a medical look at gun reform.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from 2/27/18 featuring: Medical ethicist Art Caplan, food writer Corby Kummer, writer Amy Chua on her new book, "Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations," CNN's John King, and Harvard historian Nancy Koehn.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from 2/26/18. Charlie Chieppoe and Shannon O'Brien joined us for a political roundtable. The GroundTruth Projects Charlie Sennott updated us with the latest news on North Korea. Boston Police commissioner Bill took your questions. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV.

Keith Lockhart and Ron Della Chiesa joined us for a musical news quiz.