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America has a complicated relationship with religious dogma. It inspires reverence and provokes revolt. The nation’s oldest living president, 90 year old…

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.…

CNN's John King on national politicsFrontline's Michael Kirk discusses his new RFK Jr documentary airing tonightChris Kimball of Milk Street is on to promote his latest cookbook "Milk Street Shorts"Animal Rescue League CEO Edward Schettino and VP of animal welfare Cheryl Traversi discuss the rise in vet costs and the increase in pets being surrendered. They discussed the resources they have to help

Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings.

Today:Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey; and the Democrat response to the Trump administration more generally.Plus, former Washington Post (and Boston Globe) editor Marty Baron says Trump is laying the groundwork to prosecute members of the press, and calls on leadership in the industry to stand with their reporters.

Former Washington Post and Boston Globe editor Marty Baron joins for Press Play. He talks about news outlets refusing to sign the new Pentagon press rules, the future of NPR, and what to expect from the Trump administration in response to No Kings protests this weekend. NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell on Trump’s threats to Boston, Marjorie Taylor Greene calling GOP men weak, and a judge’s order to pause shutdown layoffs.GBH CEO Susan Goldberg talks about the “Fund the Future” campaign and her vision for GBH post-CPB funding.Boston Lyric Opera joins for a Studio 3 edition of Live Music Friday, to talk about "Daughter of the Regiment," an adaptation of a classic French opera that shifts focus to real-life feminist revolutionary Deborah Sampson. Phillip Eng, MBTA general manager and interim secretary of transportation, joins for “Ask the GM." He takes questions from us and listeners.

Today:Brookline-born comedian Alex Edelman joins ahead of a show in Boston this Saturday.And, former assistant US Attorney, now CNN legal analyst Elie Honig discusses his new book, "When You Come at the King."