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During the course of President Obama's visit to Kenya—his father's homeland—there was one issue where Obama bristled noticeably with government officials…

It's the battle of comfort foods versus uncomfortable foods on Boston Public Radio's News Quiz this week. On one side, James DiSabatino of Roxy's Grilled…

Last summer, a bitter family feud between the DeMoulas family over who would take control of their family business—the Market Basket supermarket…

The name "Hillary Clinton" has been at the forefront of American political life for decades, yet her aides have also described her as the "most famous…

This morning, flights from United Airlines were grounded due to a router problem. Then, the New York Stock Exchange mysteriously shut down. While the…

Young girls across the country gained a squad of new idols this week when the U.S. Women's National Team stormed its way to a World Cup title. But soccer…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 23, 2018. We asked you about Stacey Abrams winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia last night. Do Democrats need to move left if they want to win in the midterms? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko looked at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apology tour through Europe. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem brought us her latest predictions about the Russia investigation. Author and Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt discussed his new book, "Tyrant," about Shakespeare's insights into politics and leadership. WGBH arts editor and "Open Studio" host Jared Bowen shared his weekly roundup of the best arts and cultural events in Boston. Philip Roth — author of "Portnoy's Complaint," "American Pastoral," "Goodbye, Columbus," and more — has died. We asked you how his work has impacted you.MIT economist Jonathan Gruber took your questions about prescription drug pricing.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 22, 2018. To speed things up, Massachusetts is considering replacing human test scorers with a computer program to help grade the MCAS essay portion. We opened up the lines and asked you if this seem like a recipe for disaster? Do you trust an algorithm to grade an essay that is personal, heartfelt, where the choice of words is deliberate? Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss the latest sports headlines. Food writer Corby Kummer discussed the latest accusations against Mario Batali. Thomas Wilkins, the youth & family concerts conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, joined us to talk about the Boston Pops spring season. Behavioral economist Michael Norton talked about his newest study about the backwards, braggadocios social technique known as the ask-braggart. CNN’s John King joined us to talk about the latest political headlines. Harvard Business School Historian Nancy Koehn described the historical context of the royal wedding.

The full broadcast or Boston Public Radio from Monday, May 21st, 2018. Our political roundtable with Commonwealth Magazine reporter Jack Sullivan and writer and editor Joanna Weiss went over the latest headlines. It turns out Russia wasn't the country courting the Trump campaign — emissaries from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also met with Donald Trump Jr., according to reporting from the New York Times. Charles Sennott, WGBH News analyst and executive director of The GroundTruth Project, weighed in. We asked you about former Education Secretary Arne Duncan's proposal to boycott schools until there are stricter gun laws in place. It's a provocative idea, but is it practical? Would a nationwide boycott of schools work? Television expert Bob Thompson discussed the TV event that had us glued to our screens early Saturday morning: the Royal Wedding! Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price brought us their take on Bishop Michael Curry's sermon at the Royal Wedding. We asked you: Can you take a compliment? How do you accept one? Poet Richard Blanco joined us for his latest installment of our recurring poetry segment, "The Village Voice."

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 18th, 2018. Boston public radio was joined by Emily Rooney, Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans, The Boston Globe's Alex Beam, Callie Crossley, and a special news quiz featuring some BPR Limberjacks.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 17th, 2018. We asked you about a turf war on Nantucket that's pitting affordable housing for seasonal workers against the island's wealthy NIMBYists. Is this another example of the 1%'s arrogance? Robert Kennedy, Jr. joined us in studio to discuss his new book,"American Values: Lessons I Learned From My Family."We went over the latest criminal justice headlines with former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral. Fewer than a dozen pot shops may be opening on July 1st. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung explained what's behind the slow roll-out. WCRB'sBrian McCreath, "A Celtic Sojourn" host Brian O'Donovan, and Berklee College of Music professor Rob Hochschild joined our concert round table and recommended some great concerts to catch around Boston this summer.