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Author and activist Naomi Klein says we have to make a choice: capitalism or the environment. She joins to discuss her latest book: "This Changes…

What has former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Rich Davey been up to since leaving office in October? We got his thoughts on everything from…

The Senate Torture Report was released yesterday and a lot of politicians had something to say about it. We ask you what you think.Boston Globe Editor,…

Ashton Carter, President Obama's presumptive nominee for Secretary of Defense, is a textbook example of a good bureaucrat.But according to homeland…

We discuss Uber, Lyft, and the way they are changing the Boston taxi market with you, then we chat briefly with Donna Blythe-Shaw, a representative of the…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, January 19th, 2019. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested that a new 70 percent tax rate could fund her vision for a green new deal. We opened the lines to hear if you agree with her or do you think a new tax rate that high would be detrimental. Medical ethicist and Director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU's Langone Medical Center Art Caplan joined us to discuss the immoral marketing used to promote OxyContin. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the latest news regarding the Mueller investigation. Harvard Professor Michael Norton discussed why identity advertising doesn't always work. WGBH Art's Editor Jared Bowen talked about some of the new plays to see around Boston. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam gave us his famous explainer.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about how the shutdown is impacting farmers.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 15th, 2019.

Our political roundtable with conservative commentator Jennifer Braceras and former Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate Steve Kerrigan brought us the latest news from Washington D.C. and Beacon Hill. Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, discussed the international headlines. We opened up the lines and got your take on the revelation that, following the president’s firing of James Comey, some law enforcement officials were concerned he was a Russian asset. Reverend Irene Monroe discussed the controversies associated with the film “Green Book” on her regular segment with Reverend Emmett Price, “All Revved Up.” TV expert Bob Thompson shared his picks for the best and worst things on television this week. The band Guster performed live from their new album, “Look Alive.”

Today is supposed to be payday for more than 800,000 federal workers, but the government shutdown means they won't be getting their paychecks. We opened up the lines and asked you: Are you one of them? If you didn't receive a paycheck, how are you managing? Emily Rooney, host of Beat the Press, shared his famous list of observations and frustrations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh took our questions and yours on how the government shutdown is impacting Boston, a report on sexism in the Boston Fire Department, and more. Reporter Sean Murphy, who pens the Boston Globe's column "The Fine Print," shared the latest consumer predicaments he's tackled. Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley, weighed the possibility of a future in politics for Michelle Obama. The duo behind the Eat Plants/Drink Beer blog, Lorelei Plotczyk and Craig Tamble, faced off on our Friday News Quiz (and tried to convince Jim and Margery to give veganism a try.)