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What was Osama Bin Laden reading before he was killed? Charles Sennott, head of The GroundTruth Project, joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the…

Congressman Bill Keating joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to discuss ways the intelligence community has learned from the Boston Marathon bombings…

Plans around the proposed Olympic Games in Boston have zeroed in primarily on the economic stability of the games and the construction of new facilities.…

Four years after Osama bin Laden was killed in a top-secret raid by Navy SEALs, the United States government is releasing a score of documents, books, and…

Numbers from Governor Charlie Baker's MBTA advisory report have come under fire for potentially exaggerating the number of sick days taken by employees…

In every crisis, there are three 'R's that anyone trying to de-escalate the situation should know: regret, reason, and remedy. The Patriots could use a…

Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the far right's newest diet fad, “carnivorism,”

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 11th, 2018. After a week of taking over the news cycle, Bob Woodward’s new tell all book, FEAR: Trump in the White House, hits bookstores today. We opened the lines to hear if you are excited to read it or is it as Donald Trump would call it, more fake news. Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek and Congressman Joe Kennedy joined us to talk about the upcoming mental health forum they’re moderating next Monday called, A Conversation on Mental Health with the Sports Community Chairman of the Cannabis Control Commission Steve Hoffman updated us with the latest recreational marijuana news. Food writer Corby Kummer explained the newest alt-right food trend. Associate Professor in the Management and Organizations Department at NYU’s Stern School Dolly Chugh joined us to talk about her new book, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. CNN's John king discussed the latest political headlines. The World's Shirin Jaafari and Andrea Crossan talked about their new multimedia series, Untold Afghanistan.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 7th, 2018

The full broadcast from Thursday, September 6, 2018 Meet The Press' Chuck Todd discussed the explosive New York Times op-ed published yesterday that was written by an anonymous senior Trump staffer. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the op-ed. Medical ethicist Art Caplan explained why the security bins at the airport are so dirty. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral gave her thoughts on the third day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. The Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum Ali Noorani joined us to talk about the future of DACA. Former Education Secretary Paul Reville talked about the problem with school bus delays in the Boston Public School system. *Boston Globe *columnist Alex Beam gave us one of has famous explainers.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018. Ayanna Pressley campaigned on the slogan “Change Can’t wait” and voters agreed. In addition to Pressley’s historic upset, change couldn’t come soon enough for the state house either with with longtime, high ranking reps — Byron Rushing and Jeffrey Sanchez getting voted out of office. We opened the lines to ask you: Who else is vulnerable? And what, in this era of insurgent unrest, is the standard for being considered part of the establishment old guard? Canada’s foreign minister returned to DC today to revisit NAFTA negotiations. Groundtruth Project co-founder and WGBH News Analyst *Charlie Sennott *joined us to go over that and more. Then National Security analyst** Juliette Kayyem** joined us to talk about the Mueller investigation and more. Two hundred years of Brazil’s heritage, culture, and memory have gone up in flames with a fire gutting the country’s oldest museum-- destroying an estimated 20 million items along the way. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us in studio to talk about this, the challenges facing Boston’s new Arts Tzar and how the new Muppet movie has put the “street” in Sesame Street. Then a Primary Day post-mortem with Media Mavel and host of NECN’s The Take, Sue O’Connell. A significant political shift is happening and the Massachusetts primary is part of it, proving that establishment politics is becoming passe. Ayanna Pressley unseated Mike Capuano without the backing of Deval Patrick or John Lewis on a campaign that was all about change--not just the need for change in DC, but but a changing demographic that demands a new kind of leadership. We opened the lines and asked you if you’re part of this change, or if you think there is a place for the seasoned politician? What can Boston learn from Copenhagen cycling structure? Melissa and Chris Bruntlett are the authors of the new book: Building the Cycling City: The Dutch blueprint for Community Vitality.