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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,…

Governor Charlie Baker is not committed to following through with the Green Line extension if it will run significantly over budget, he said on Boston…

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says that the ride-hailing service Uber “out and out lied” to him about performing safety inspections on their…

It happens to everyone. You’re prescribed a medication, and you forget to take it at the right time, in the right dose, or even to take it at all. This…

Other team owners in the NFL should follow New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s lead on domestic violence prevention, says Attorney General Maura…

With the imminent passing of the GOP tax plan in the near future, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the plan. Plus, author Celeste Ng, animal expert Sy Montgomery, Harvard Business Schools' Michael Norton and Nancy Koehn, and CNN's John King. (Full show 12/19/17)

After the revelation that the Pentagon had active program searching for UFOs came to light this weekend, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on UFOS. Are they real or is it just light hitting off a weather balloon? Plus, A political roundtable, ACLU's Carol Rose, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompson.

Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans joined us to answer your questions and ours. Plus, we opened the lines to get your thoughts on the repeal of net neutrality, Callie Crossley, Judy Collins, and a special pie news quiz. (Full Show 12/15/17)

We opened up the lines and asked you what Roy Moore's loss may mean for the midterm elections in 2018. Plus, Dr. Mike Hirsch, a doctor at UMass who is working to get guns off the street, former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral on the sentencing of Walter Scott's killer, former drug czar Michael Botticelli on the opioid crisis, NBC's Chuck Todd, columnist Alex Beam, and wine expert Jonathon Alsop. (This is the full show from Thursday, December 14, 2017.)

Jim went on his annual tirade about family holiday letters and opened the lines to get your thoughts on the traditional letters. Plus, Brian McGrory from the Boston Globe, Art Caplan on execution drugs, and more. (Full Show 12/13/17)