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RFK Jr's vaccine skepticism is concerning to doctors, but his calls for improving nutrition are appealing — if he can execute his plan.

The former Massachusetts governor says his party could learn from Donald Trump.

The "Firewalls for Freedom" campaign gives a playbook for state and local leaders to protect freedoms and distance themselves from federal actions.

Two MIT professors, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on global inequality.

Margaret Marshall, the former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, says it’s not about health or mental competency, but about making way for a new generation of leaders.

Wu said her administration is preparing for all scenarios.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask the Mayor.Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed her first book for children, The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President.Folk star Graham Nash zoomed in ahead of a show at the Boch Center in October.For our new texting segment, we were inspired by a withering obituary out of Maine. We wanted to know, is it ever okay to speak your cold, harsh truth about a dead relative?CNN's John King gave a debate preview.Then, we opened up the phone lines to get your thoughts ahead of tonight's presidential debate.

Today:MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng joins Jim and Margery on September 9, 2024 in Studio 3 for an hour, taking their questions and listeners'.

We opened the lines to discuss the tragic shooting that took place at a Georgia High School. For Live Music Friday, Tiril Jackson, a Norway-based singer/songwriter, performed.Callie Crossley on the latest re: the Georgia shootingCharlie Sennott on the latest Israel/Gaza news Gov. Healey joined to talk about the future for Carney & Nashoba Valley hospitals, the latest on shelter restrictions and more

Today:Governor Maura Healey joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Sept. 6, 2024.

Today:Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us in Studio 3. We talk about the final rush to Nov. 5, and her own re-election campaign, facing a challenge from crypto-currency advocate Republican John Deaton. And, artist Philippe Petit joins us 50 years after he walked between the Twin Towers of the then-World Trade Center in NYC.