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Eric Casebolt—a police officer in McKinney, Texas—was caught on video earlier this week chasing and waving his gun at a group of young African American…

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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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The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018. President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford at a rally in Mississippi yesterday and called those supporting Ford and opposing Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court "evil people." We opened up the phone lines to ask our listeners what they think. Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to talk about the importance of getting a flu vaccine, especially after a winter that saw the highest U.S. death toll due to the flu in 40 years. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about President Trump’s re-negotiation of NAFTA and other developments in national security. Boston Public Radio contributor Alex Beam discussed “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek's hosting of a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania. In California, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill requiring corporate boards of directors to include women. Is this enough to fix the gender imbalance in business and politics? Historian Nancy Koehn weighed in. In light of the Kavanaugh hearings, we opened up the lines to hear if our listeners think that what we do in our adolescence should be held against us as adults. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us to give us the scoop on the remake of the classic film "A Star is Born," starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018. We opened up the lines and asked you about the FBI's investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick gave us her thoughts on a University of Massachusetts football coach who was suspended for comparing a referee's calls against his team to sexual violence. Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU Massachusetts, discussed the family separation crisis at the U.S. border. Michael Kirk previewed his new FRONTLINE documentary, "Trump's Showdown," on the president's war with the Department of Justice. We have artificial intelligence, but will we ever have artificial intimacy? MIT professor Sherry Turkle weighed in. CNN's John King, host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. Dunkin' is officially dropping the *donuts. *Food writer and editor Corby Kummer **took a closer look at the coffee giant's rebranding.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 1st, 2018. Boston Globe columnist Dante Ramos and WGBH regular Joanna Weiss joined us to discuss the top national and local headlines. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on last week's Brett Kavanaugh hearings and if you think he should be confirmed to the Supreme Court. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Special correspondent for PRI’s The World *Sam Eaton joined us to talk about his new series, *The Amazon’s Carbon Tipping Point. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the relationship between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim-Jong Un

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 28th, 2018

Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss Corby Kummer America's obsession with ranch dressing.