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Pressley says the party can do a better job of spreading its message to voters.

The senator says lack of accountability, not resources, is the biggest obstacle to progress.

Her latest book “Confidence Man” shows the “confusing” persona of former President Donald Trump.

The group stopped by Boston Public Radio to talk about their love of language and play a few songs.

Alex Schwartz began tasting and reviewing cider donuts in 2020 after trying to find fresh treats in New Hampshire.

He emphasized his opposition to the driver’s license law for immigrants in the US illegally, and said Florida Gov. DeSantis used the migrants on Martha’s Vineyard as political pawns.

Chuck Todd on the Hunter Biden pardon & more news from the incoming Trump administration… Andrea Cabral on yesterday’s killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.Jon Gruber explains Trump’s stance on tariffs & how varying approaches would affect the U.S. & global economies.Paul Joyce is a longtime Boston cop and author of the book “It Started With the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston’s Founding Street Gang Members.” He joins to discuss.

Today: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley frames President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter a matter of legacy – and calls on him to pardon others in this country who have had their lives upended by war on crime prosecutions or wrongful convictions, beyond his own family members.And, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells us the “grotesqueness” of Trump’s cabinet picks is a feature – not a bug. We talk with him about Trump 2.0, and his experience at the COP29 climate summit.

We open the show to get your thoughts on all of Trump's cabinet picks. Will there be a trickle-down effect of loosened moral and ethical codes?Senator Sheldon Whitehouse zooms in to discuss Supreme Court ethics, his experience at COP29, how Democrats can respond to a second Trump term and his thoughts on the Hunter Biden pardon.Juliette Kayyem discusses Kash Patel at the FBI, martial law in South Korea, and the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Manhattan.Chris Kimball of Milk Street Kitchen has a new baking book, "Milk Street Bakes."We ask listeners whether they -- like Jim -- have ever used the "Death Clock" app to learn the time of their demise. Rep. Ayanna Pressley discusses national pushback to DEI efforts and the Hunter Biden pardon.

Today:Boston Foundation president and CEO Lee Pelton discusses the organization's new ONE+ Boston mortgage program for low-income home buyers, and threats at the national level to the work nonprofits do.And, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses the soccer situation in the city, from stadiums to emerging teams.

Trenni Casey discussed the NCAA fining Ohio State & Michigan for a melee that broke out at their game on SundayLee Pelton of the Boston Foundation discussed ONE+ a new program focused on racial wealth disparities in the state; and TBF's housing report card.Jared Bowen discussed Luca Guadagnino's newest film with A24, "Queer"; and the box office success of Gladiator II.Sue O'Connell discussed brain rot, the Oxford University Press's word of the year