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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…

Doctors Without Borders, the international organization in charge of a hospital in Afghanistan bombed by an American airstrike this weekend, has called…

Thomas Hughes was a 29 year old investment banker at the prestige firm of Moelis & Company when he missed a family Easter brunch at the Yale Club in New…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 5th, 2018. With the final tally being taken on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and a final vote scheduled for tomorrow, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners are feeling on the eve of what could be a historic vote. Renee Landers, director of the Health Law Concentration at Suffolk University School of Law joined us to give us her take on what’s going to happen with Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Our friend, and Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joined us to look behind the headlines and talk about the stories we’re not seeing in the U.S. Senate as several senators scramble to make up their mind on how to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Comedian Ike Barinholtz stopped by the Boston Public Library to talk about his new film “The Oath,” a dark comedy about what happens when a conservative administration requires all U.S. citizens to take a loyalty oath, and how the politics of it all influences one family’s Thanksgiving. Acapella legends Manhattan Transfer swung by our studio at the BPL to give us an exclusive performance. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Director Shirley Leung joined us to talk about … you guessed it, Brett Kavanaugh and what his nomination to the Supreme Court. For our weekly news quiz, Jim and Margery tried to stump Ed Buckner, Founder and President of the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club in New Orleans’ 7th Ward and New Orleans based artist Justin Cloud, and were treated to an exclusive musical performance by the Red Flame Hunters who are in town to participate in this weekend’s HONK! Festival.

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.