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It's a story that, by now, is tragically familiar: an American hostage, alone with his captor in the desert, executed on camera by militants of the…

Charlie Sennott drops by to discuss ISIS' execution of a US Aid worker, gives us a G-20 debrief, and previews GroundTruth's investigative reporting on how…

Need a refresher course on world history? We've got you covered. Or rather, the folks of "The Folklorist"—a New England Emmy-winning history show on…

The sleepy town of Westminster, Massachusetts made waves this week when it proposed a ban on the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes. That got…

Kelly Beatty, of Sky and Telescope joins us to marvel at the European Space Agency, and their space craft, Rosetta's ten year journey to land on a comet.…

Gas prices are finally under three dollars. Are you rejoicing or concerned?Brian McGrory chats about Baker's new cabinet, what makes a Globe headline, and…

Anthony Bourdain joined us to talk about the new season of his show Raw Crafts. Plus, Senator Ed Markey, Boston Globe's Brian McGrory, Juliette Kayyem, journalist EJ Dionne, and Alex Beam. (Full Show 11/15/17)

We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the latest revelation that Wikileaks was in touch with Donald Trump Jr. Plus, Nancy Koehn, Sue O'Connell, Johnathon Gruber, and Corby Kummer. (Full Show 11/14/17)

We talked about the sexual abuse allegations of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore with Lauren Dezenski and Adam Reilly and Irene Monroe and Emmet Price. Plus, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompsons. (11/13/17)

We opened the lines to hear if you are ready for a cold New England winter. Plus, Callie Crossley, Emily Rooney, Andy Inhatko, and our news quiz. (Full Show 11/10/17)

Since the allegations of sexual harassment and rape came out against Harvey Weinstein, more and more people have gone public with their experiences of other Hollywood heavy hitters that sexually assaulted them. In light of these revelations, we asked you if you think the culture behind sexual assault is finally going to change. Plus, Andrea Cabral, Alex Beam, Paul Reville, and Lawrence O'Donnell. (Full Show 11/9/17)