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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…

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The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 13th, 2019. As a candidate, Donald Trump vowed to protect Medicare and Medicaid. As president, his latest budget proposal would slash both those policies. We talked to Medical Ethicist Art Caplan about this, the "anti-vaxxer" movement's effect on recent measles outbreaks, and how a Georgia state representative is mocking the heartbeat abortion bill with a "testicular bill of rights," which would criminalize vasectomies and require men to get permission from their partners before getting that Viagra prescription filled. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. He’s also the co-host of the Everyday Ethics podcast. Carolyn Beeler, the environment reporter for PRI’s The World, joins us for another Antarctica dispatch, where she’s studying the effects of climate change. News broke Tuesday of an alleged college admissions scam, in which wealthy parents schemed to get their children into elite colleges. We opened the lines and asked our listeners: Is this symptomatic of how crazed society has become when it comes to going to the right school? Paul Manafort's four-year sentence has provoked outrage from those who say it is too lenient. But today, Manafort faces up to 10 more years of prison in another case for conspiracy against the U.S. Will sentencing Judge Amy Jackson see a different man than Judge Ellis did? We talk to Juliette Kayyem about this, the Robert Mueller case and more. Kayyem is on the faculty of Harvard’s Kennedy school, a CNN analyst and CEO of ZEMCAR. A new podcast takes an unfiltered look at Alzheimer’s through the experiences of an unfiltered man: Greg O’Brien, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2009. The podcast, produced by WGBH editor Sean Corcoran, is called “The Forgetting: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s.” It’s co-hosted by O’Brien, the author of “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s” and David Shenk, the author of “The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s, Portrait of an Epidemic.” Sy Montgomery joins us for our monthly examination of the intersection of human and animal behavior. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a BPR contributor. Her latest book is "How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals." WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joins us to talk about new leadership at the Peabody Essex Museum.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 12, 2019. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told The Washington Post in an interview that impeaching President Donald Trump would be too divisive for the country and that "he's just not worth it." We opened up the lines and asked our listeners: Do you agree with her? Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter with NBC Sports Boston, discussed the tragic death of Olympic athlete Kelly Catlin. Federal prosecutors in Boston today unveiled charges against almost 50 people as part of a college bribery scheme. We went over the case with legal expert Michael Zeldin, a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, a CNN legal analyst, and former colleague of Robert Mueller. Could you eat the same thing for lunch every day? Corby Kummer — a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy — looked at the surprising benefits. Move over, Acela — could the Tesla be a better way to travel between Boston and New York? Christopher Muther, columnist and travel writer for The Boston Globe, weighed in. John King, CNN’s chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics," went over the latest national news. We ended the show with a special preview of A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn with host Brian O'Donovan and musical guests The Friel Sisters.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about why eating the same lunch every day may actually be good for you.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 11th, 2019.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 8th, 2019. We opened up the phone lines to ask how our listeners feel about a proposal to lower the voting age to 16. The Boston Globe’s Consumer Advocacy Reporter Sean Murphy joined us to discuss some of his most recent reporting. Mayor Marty Walsh stopped by the Boston Public Library for another edition of “Ask the Mayor.” Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joined us to discuss Joe Biden’s record on desegregation in the 1970s. We spoke with New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe about his new book “Say Nothing” Erin Connor and Rebecca Roth Gollo of Blackbird Doughnuts joined us for our weekly news quiz.