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Governor Deval Patrick joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for his monthly installment of "Ask the Gov" on Boston Public Radio, where he weighed in on…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, November 8th, 2018. We talked to “Meet the Press” Host Chuck Todd about President Trump’s outburst at several reporters during a press conference yesterday. We opened up the lines to hear what our listeners think about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' ouster. Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for the Boston Globe, stopped by the studio to give us her thoughts on Governor Baker’s landslide win in Tuesday’s election. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral joined us for another edition of “Law and Order,” during which we talked about the impact Jeff Sessions’ resignation could have Robert Mueller’s investigation. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam stopped by to talk about how practicing yoga and listening to hip-hop can prepare you for a game of chess. We sat down with WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen to discuss the film “Candice Breitz: Love Story,” featured at the Museum of Fine Arts until January 21. After the deadly shooting in Thousand Oaks, California Wednesday night, and Trump’s outburst at journalists at a press conference yesterday, we opened up the lines to hear what our listeners do when they’re overwhelmed by what they hear in the news. We ended the show by speaking with Senator Elizabeth Warren about her thoughts on the Democratic takeover of the House, whether she’s officially running for president in 2020, and the firing of Jeff Sessions.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, November 19th, 2018. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on the midterm results. We took Donald Trump’s press conference on the results of the election. National security expert Juliette Kayyem gave us her thoughts on the midterm results. Historian Nancy Koehn gave us some historical context for last night’s results. We opened the lines again to hear what you thought about the midterm results. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, November 6th, 2018. It’s finally here — Election Day! We opened up the lines to ask you about your voting plans, including encouraging others to vote. NBC Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss USA Gymnastics in the aftermath of the Larry Nasser sex abuse scandals and a 30 year-old runner redefining “elite athlete.” We then continued our election coverage with ACLU Massachusetts Executive Director and ACLY Mass. Director Carol Rose. Then, no more flying high as Britain considers ending round-the-clock bar service at airports. Food writer Corby Kummer joined us for this and more. Investigative reporter Jen McKim joined us to discuss her latest story: the treatment at Judge Rotenberg Education Center: the stuff of miracles, or just abuse? CNN Anchor John King joined us for another Election Day update as the polls start rolling in. And Finally Dweezil Zappa joins us ahead of his performance Wednesday night at The Cabot. More information at thecabot.org and dweezilzappa.com.

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer discussed the deceptive way soda companies are getting people to vote in their favor.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, November 05th, 2018. Charlie Chieppo, from Chieppo Strategies, and Shannon O’Brien, former State Treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, joined to talk about tomorrow's midterms. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discussed the legacy of Germany's Angela Merkel. Voter turnout is expected to be high for the midterms, but many people still believe that their vote has no impact and choose not to participate in the elections. We opened the lines to hear if you are one of these people or know anyone who is choosing not to vote. Pete Souza, former White House photographer for Barack Obama, discussed his new book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Poet Richard Blanco gave us some election themed poetry. Daylight savings was on Sunday, so you know what that means, our annual conversation on whether or not you think we should keep daylight savings.