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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…

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and a cold, dry martini is the sun.” That’s a line from Shakespeare, of course,…

Headlines are flooded with news of the missing Titanic tourist submersible. We opened the lines to see if listeners would take a big risk into the depths of the ocean if they had the means to do so. Gerry Condon & Helen Jaccard of the Golden Rule sailboat joined to tell us more about the project of Veterans for Peace. They advocate for nuclear disarmament. Lee Pelton, president of The Boston Foundation, discussed the anticipated SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action as a former college leader and its impacts on nonprofits; and a new report that several cities in Mass have disregarded the state’s affordable housing requirement. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask The Mayor where she answered questions from listeners. She addressed the car accident she was in, home rule petitions and more. Do you have a go-to toilet in Boston? Do we need more public restrooms in the city? We asked listeners to text or call to share their thoughts.

Best of BPR: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Talks Education Equity

Best of BPR: Juneteenth & Health Equity

Michael Curry reflects on last week’s Health Equity Compact Trends Summit, and Juneteenth in Boston. We followed his segment by taking calls and texts about what it means to celebrate Juneteenth and support Black communities. Jenee Osterheldt of the Globe discusses season 3 of A Beautiful Resistance. The series is all about Black joy and Black lives. Rumman Chowdhury is a Responsible AI fellow at the Berkman Center at Harvard, and Will Knight is a senior writer at WIRED. They join for an AI/tech panel. Charlie Sennott joins to discuss the death of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, a seeker of truth. Corby Kummer discusses the local seafood we should be getting ourselves familiar with; NYC setting minimum wage for food delivery workers. We wrapped up the shows by discussing how animals seem to be fighting back. One example are the Orcas off the coast of Spain are attacking sailboats in targeted strikes, sinking three boats in the last year alone.

Best Of BPR: Gov. Maura Healey Is Bracing For "Misguided" SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling