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This week, Boston Public Radio is looking back on some of our favorite conversations from the past year. Here's what's on the docket for Wednesday, August…

This week, Boston Public Radio is looking back on some of our favorite conversations from the past few months. Here's what's on the docket for Tuesday,…

This week, Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversation from the past few months. Here's what's on the docket for Monday, August 24:

Have you been drinking red wine wrong your entire life? (Well, hopefully not your entire life.) If you've been drinking it at room temperature, the answer…

When most beachgoers hear the word "shark," they run screaming in the other direction. But not Elliot Sudal. The 27-year-old has made a name for himself…

As the showdown over the Obama Administration's Iran deal heats up in Congress, Representative Seth Moulton of the Massachusetts 6th district joined Jim…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, June 15th, 2018. We opened the lines to ask you about the IG's report on James Comey. Does it undermine Comey’s credibility as a witness in the Russia Investigation? Does it invalidate Trump’s accusations that the FBI was out to get him? Did Comey compromise Hillary’s chances at winning? NECN's Sue O'Connell joined us to talk about Mr. Rogers, Bill Galvin, and a whole lot in between. Tech expert Andy Ihnatko helped explain the demise of net neutrality. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the latest business news. We asked you about a young Tufts student who accidentally lost his mother's antique brass bed. Has this ever happened to you? Did you ever crash the car, or lose mom’s strand of pearls? Musician Aubrey Haddard joined Jason McCool from Aeronaut Brewing Co. for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, June 14th, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," talked about Bob Corker's comments about the "cult" of Trump, a new lawsuit against the Trump Foundation, and other top stories from Washington. Congressman Bill Keating weighed in on the U.S. - North Korea summit. We opened up the lines and asked you if this week's Republican primaries prove that the GOP has become the party of Trump. Former Suffolk sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Supreme Court case on Ohio's voter rolls, and the Trump Administration's practice of separating immigrant children from families at the border. Alex Beam, BPR's equivalent of the Russian psychic cat Achilles, shared his predictions for the World Cup. Heather Goldstone, WCAI science editor, discussed sea level rise and the movement against plastic straws. Congressman Michael Capuano also discussed the Trump Administration's separation of immigrant children from their families at the border. We asked you about abiotech party in Boston that went off the rails.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, June 13th, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the problems facing the MBTA. Author Stephen McCauley joined us to talk about his latest novel, My Ex-Life. National security expert Juliette Kayyem explained what's next for U.S.-North Korea relations. Legal expert Renee Landers reviewed some recent Supreme Court cases, including the controversial ruling on the Colorado baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. Medical ethicist Art Caplan explained how the American Medical Association House of Delegates is continuing its review of its assisted suicide policy. Actors Lindsay Crouse and Jenny Israel, the stars of a new production at the Gloucester Stage Company, talked about the play, "Dancing at Lughnasa."

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 12th, 2018. Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School, brought us his analysis of last night's U.S.-North Korea summit. Then we opened up the lines and got your reaction. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick weighed in on New England Patriot Julian Edelman's four-game suspension for breaking the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy. Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans took our questions and yours. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looked at how some of the nation's leaders struggled with depression. CNN's John King, host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington. Earlier this week we learned that some White House staffers are tasked with taping the president's papers back together after he's torn them up. We asked you: what are some of the strange things you’ve had to do for your boss?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, June 11th, 2018. We went over the week’s headlines with our political roundtable, featuring former Massachusetts GOP chairwoman Jennifer Nassour and former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Steve Kerrigan. Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, looked ahead to the much-anticipated North Korea summit scheduled this week. Then we opened up the lines and got your take. Television expert Bob Thompson looked at how Anthony Bourdain used his show to bring the world into America’s living rooms. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price tackled the moral issues of the day on “All Revved Up.” We asked you about the Miss America pageant getting rid of their swimsuit competition. Are you applauding the move? Do you think it’s time to get rid of the pageant altogether? To celebrate Father’s Day, poet Richard Blanco looked at poems exploring themes of masculinity and fatherhood.