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The senior Harvard Law School lecturer and former federal judge weighs in on recent push on Supreme Court reforms from President Biden.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called for the removal of Ralph de la Torre from his role as CEO of Steward Health Care, following the company’s filing for bankruptcy in May.

The Quincy City Council president is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

“The structure of lots of what we see around here is part of the two-sided coin of what it means to be such a historic region,” Wu told Boston Public Radio Tuesday.

The “pommel horse guy” and women’s rugby star Ilona Maher have stood out from the pack with their medals — and their virality.

The governor defended the five-day shelter limit that goes into effect on Aug. 1

Protesting under Trump's Presidency? We opened the lines to discuss how people feel about openly disagreeing with him.NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey on the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the G20 summit.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlinesNBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communitiesWe ended the show discussing the expensive costs of pet care and pet insurance

Today: Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins to talk about opposition to her Ballot Question One – not from the voters, who overwhelmingly supported her push to audit the legislature – but from the legislative leaders themselves.And, two MIT economists share the Nobel prize for their research on global inequality, and how technology shapes our societies.

It's been nearly a year since authorities shut down a brothel ring operating in Cambridge and Watertown. We ask listeners whether they think the names of the Johns should be released by the Supreme Judicial Court. MIT Professors Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson discuss their Nobel prize-winning research on global inequality and AI in the workforce.Charlie Sennott of the GroundTruth Project discusses Biden authorizing Ukraine's use of long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, as Russia launches a major attack on Ukraine's power system.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses state legislators moving to have an outside firm conduct the audit that voters approved DiZoglio's office to do.For our text prompt of the day: should Massachusetts follow New York in ditching broker fees, and would that be enough to ease the pain for renters here?Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the intersection of academics, race, and politics. He'll discuss how white nationalism partly fueled Trump's election win and threats to the education system under another Trump presidency. Ahead of Black Friday, we ended the show to ask listeners about pros and pitfalls of online returns.

Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Sterling discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus"

Donald Stern is a former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, he talked about the role of courts in resisting the extremes of a second Trump administration.Juliet Lloyd is our guest for Live Music Friday, she’s a D.C.-based singer/songwriter (and Berklee alum) out with her first new album in 15 years called “Carnival.”Kim Janey, Ted Landsmark & Michael Curry on what the city needs to do to address racial equity gaps.Jenny Johnson & Billy Costa are out with a new cookbook “A Taste of Boston: The Definitive Cookbook of the City We Love.” They joined to discuss.Ryan Landry is the actor/playwright behind the Gold Dust Orphans, he’s back with another holiday show this year at Lithuanian Hall. This time it’s “Rosemary’s Baby Jesus.” AITA for bringing my sister's wallet to dinner? We opened the lines so listeners could decide.