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Yesterday, a federal appeals court upheld a hold on President Obama's executive action to delay deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants.…

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Boston Police Commissioner William Evans joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio to take listener questions for "Ask the…

Congressman Joe Kennedy III joined Jim Braude on Boston Public Radio to discuss the issues facing his district, including President Obama's controversial…

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The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018. Donald Trump has gone from calling Ted Cruz a liar and accusing his father of helping assassinate JFK during the campaign to praising him now during the midterms. Despite Trump's previous comments, Ted Cruz has not hesitated to take his endorsement. We opened the lines to hear if you have ever had to accept help from someone who has publicly humiliated you. NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Kusnierek previewed game one of the world series and the Red Sox's legacy. Frontline's Martin Smith discussed his new documentary, The Pension Gamble. Food Critic Corby Kummer joined us to talk about how major tuna companies became involved in a tuna price fixing scheme. We opened the lines asked you what you would do if you won the lottery. CNN's John King called in to talk about the top political headlines. Film critic Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about a study that says climate change could cause the price of beer to rise.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 19th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 18th, 2018. Will former deputy DNC chair and Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison lose his bid for Minnesota attorney general due to allegations of dishonesty, infidelity and emotional abuse by an ex-girlfriend? We discuss with New York Times reporter Farah Stockman. If you missed last night's gubernatorial debate with incumbent Charlie Baker and his challenger Jay Gonzalez, we caught you up and got your take on Baker’s stance on U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl, who Baker first waffled on and then said he would vote for in a post-debate media scrum. Then, don’t mess with Texas. Getting schooled on how to interact with police is now a high school graduation requirement for teens in the Lonestar state — former sheriff and Mass. Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral joins us for that and more on this week’s edition of Law and Order. Then, a break from the doom and gloom with a more uplifting topic — all about the transcendent powers of music with Mark Volpe, president and chief executive officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and BSO’s Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg. Then, it’s Harvard on trial. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville joins us to talk about claims that the university’s admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants. Boston Globe Columnist Alex Beam joins us for his famous explainer — and why he’s mad at millennials for “killing” American cheese.