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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…

Switzerland has deemed it inhumane to kill a lobster by simply boiling it alive. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on Lobsters and if we should consider their pain and feelings. Plus, food writer Corby Kummer, Frontlines' Andres Cediel, Sue O'Connell, CNN's John King, and Nancy Koehn. (01/16/18)

Irene Monroe and Emmet Price take a look at the legacy of Martin Luther King on a special MLK Day edition of All Revved Up. Plus, a roundtable on local and national politics, TV expert Bob Thompson, Charlie Sennott, and poet Richard Blanco. (01/15/18)

During a meeting on immigration with senators yesterday, Donald said he did not want people coming from "Shithole" countries like Haiti. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Trump's comments. Plus, Emily Rooney, Shirley Leung, Mike Norton, Callie Crosley, and a special turtle rescue news quiz. (Full Show 1/12/18)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is feeling heat from her Republican colleagues for releasing testimony from a Judiciary Committee sessions. We opened the lines to here if you think it is better to ask for forgiveness or for permission. Plus, Heather Goldstone, Chuck Todd, Andrea Cabral, Paul Reville, and Alex Beam. (Full show 01/11/17)

Economist John Gruber joined Boston Public Radio to answer all of your GOP tax plan questions. Plus, Congressman Bill Keating, national security expert Juliette Kayyem, tech expert Juliette Kayyem, and arts editor Jared Bowen. (Full Show 1/10/17)