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Get in the Halloween spirit with Boston Public Radio’s Friday News Quiz! This week, Chuck Lechien, Jr., founder and creative director of the Boston Circus…

Michael Dukakis testified in defense of alleged terrorist Jahar Tsarnaev’s friend Robel Phillipos. What do you think about Dukakis’ move?Corby Kummer…

On Monday, Boston Public Radio hosted a debate about the first question on the state’s November ballot: changing the state’s gas tax law so it’s not…

Should Columbus Day be nixed and renamed Indigenous People’s Day? We took your calls.Columnists Joan Venocchi of the Boston Globe and Peter Gelzinis of…

Everybody’s got a Bucket List of things they really, really want to do. What’s on Greater Boston host Emily Rooney’s?

Ian Coss and Stephanie Pollack join us to discuss "the Highway Teardown tour"Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther discusses Boston's first nonstop flight to Belize, and how the ultrarich are doing the World Cup.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the World Cup from a public health lens, and the rise in young people getting colon cancer.Corby Kummer discusses the push to incorporate green crabs into our food system, so they don't destroy the ecosystem.

Kelly Garrity and Matt Stout of the Boston Globe join for Press Play.Mariachi singer and artist Veronica Robles performs for Live Music Friday.State Auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses the legislature's new audit bill, which she says undermines the ballot question approved by voters.Gary Daffin and Adrianna Boulin join ahead of this weekend's Boston Pride for the People event.

BPR Full Show 6/4: Fight At The White House

Naturalist Sy Montgomery discuses the elephants of the New Bedford Zoo and a blue octopus that made headlines last week.GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton stops by to discuss why he’s hoping to unseat Senator Markey in November. FRONTLINE producer/writer Mike Wiser discusses their latest film "The War Cabinet."National security expert Juliette Kayyem on a rise in deaths and suicides at ICE detention centers.Jody Adams and Billy Shore zoom in from Bend, Oregon to talk about their Chefs Cycle Ride.And we end the show with an ode to outdoor dining, beach days… and confrontations with seagulls. Have you ever been accosted by a fry-hungry gull? Do you have tips for avoiding these rat birds?

BPR Full Show 6/2: MA Governor Answers Listener Questions