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The adoption of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Iran officially kicked off October 18th, 90 days after the United Nations Security Council…

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…

We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the latest revelation that Wikileaks was in touch with Donald Trump Jr. Plus, Nancy Koehn, Sue O'Connell, Johnathon Gruber, and Corby Kummer. (Full Show 11/14/17)

We talked about the sexual abuse allegations of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore with Lauren Dezenski and Adam Reilly and Irene Monroe and Emmet Price. Plus, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompsons. (11/13/17)

We opened the lines to hear if you are ready for a cold New England winter. Plus, Callie Crossley, Emily Rooney, Andy Inhatko, and our news quiz. (Full Show 11/10/17)

Since the allegations of sexual harassment and rape came out against Harvey Weinstein, more and more people have gone public with their experiences of other Hollywood heavy hitters that sexually assaulted them. In light of these revelations, we asked you if you think the culture behind sexual assault is finally going to change. Plus, Andrea Cabral, Alex Beam, Paul Reville, and Lawrence O'Donnell. (Full Show 11/9/17)

We opened the lines to get your thoughts on the Democratic skewed results of yesterdays election. Plus, national security expert Juliette Kayyem, Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory, Nancy Koehn, Congressman Jim McGovern, and environmentalist Bill McKibben. (Full Show 11/08)