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"Regardless of what you believe, we should never allow our institutions to become weapons for our politicians," the voting rights activist said on BPR.

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Professor Renée Landers said the move may be influenced by the president's respect for the precedent set by former President Trump, or by fear of bad optics ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

The House Assistant Speaker said data indicates that investments in child care spur a 700% return-on-investment for the U.S. economy because of the freedom they allow parents looking to return to the workforce.

Mayor Kim Driscoll joined Boston Public Radio on Wednesday to share how the Witch City is preparing a COVID-friendly Halloween for its seasonal influx of tourists.

National Immigration Forum CEO Ali Noorani also took pause to consider the contributions of America's less-academic immigrants, during a Friday conversation on GBH's “Boston Public Radio.”

Today on Boston Public Radio, live from the Boston Public Library: The Supreme Court heard arguments this week from a handful of Republican states wishing to invalidate President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. We opened the lines to get listeners’ thoughts on the plan. NBC Sports’ Trenni Casey discussed baseball’s new pitch clock rules, Tom Brady’s news gig at Fox Sports, an unbelievable ‘ice mile’ swim in Boston’s Pleasure Bay and the Fur Rendezvous winter festival in Alaska. Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers’ Michael Curry joined us — fresh off a red-eye flight — to discuss the 2023 NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, Gov. Maura Healey’s new advisory council on Black empowerment and the nursing home crisis in Massachusetts. GBH News’ Worcester reporter Sam Turken and Worcester resident Dave Vespucci joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library to discuss Sam’s latest piece for GBH News’ Priced Out series, a story that detailed Vespucci’s long search for a new home in Worcester. GBH News Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen shared stories from his recent trip to the South, where he visited the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, sites associated with Emmett Till’s murder and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. CNN’s John King discussed the latest national political headlines, including actions by Fox News executives during the Jan. 6 insurrection, the state attorneys general leading the student loan forgiveness lawsuits and the future of the Republican Party. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about pickleball. Do they have a loved one with symptoms of the made-up “Pickleball Derangement Syndrome,” or are they the ones spending all their time playing the noisy sport?

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the show talking with parents about navigating screen time for teenagers. Vsevolod Petriv and Tetiana Litus reflect on the one-year anniversary since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Petriv is president of the Boston Branch of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. Angelo Carusone discussed Kevin McCarthy sharing security footage from the January 6th insurrection to Fox News' Tucker Carlson. He also touched on Fox News' attitude towards Marjorie Taylor Greene messaging on a "national divorce" and Fox's latest hire of Curt Schilling. Corby Kummer discussed a new restaurant gallery opening in Allston and weighs in on the gas vs. electric stove heated debate. He also discussed the union efforts at an upscale NY restaurant where servers push for higher pay and adequate equipment. He explains the latest marketing food stunt -- Peeps-flavored Pepsi. Richard Blanco read poetry to highlight Black History month. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed rural Idaho seeing more right leaning Christians settling and what it means for Seattle to become the first city in the U.S. to ban caste discrimination. They also discussed Kung Fu Nuns in Nepal and addressed the 'Dilbert' comic strip that was dropped from numerous newspapers after the creator's racist remarks. We opening phone and text lines to talk about the phone call, and phone call etiquette.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the lines to hear from listeners about the dismissal of Canadian news anchor Lisa LaFlemme after letting her hair go gray. Is there a double standard when it comes to women, hair and age? Amber Payne joined Jim and Margery to discuss racial equity in the United States and commemorate the one-year anniversary of The Boston Globe’s relaunch of The Emancipator. The GroundTruth Project’s Charlie Sennott discussed the legacy of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the difficulties facing Ukrainian journalists and President Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv. GBH Kids Executive Producers Marisa Wolsky and Marcy Gunther spoke about the latest show from GBH and PBS, Work It Out Wombats. Zeke, the youngest wombat character, made an appearance at the library. GBH’s Callie Crossley discussed the sentencing of Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly for sex crimes, and a new technique to detect bruises on Black skin. Gerami Groover Flores, executive director of the Hamilton Garrett Center for Music & Arts, was joined by Rev. Emmett G. Price III to talk about their upcoming fundraiser “Make them Hear You.” Student drumline players from Hamilton Garrett school performed for Live Music Friday. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about how they like their coffee. Does a hot cup of joe bring them happiness, or do they think Starbucks’ new olive oil marketing gimmick is worth a try?

For those of you out there who’ve already signed up for every TV streaming service, there’s a new subscription model to sink your money into: restaurants. Corby Kummer discusses with Boston Public Radio the different ways restaurants have reinvented themselves and evolved to stay in business since the start of the pandemic. Corby Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC's Chuck Todd discussed the latest national political headlines, including statements from the Georgia grand jury foreperson about their inquiry into former president Donald Trump's interference in the 2020 election in that state. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's statements that red states and blue states should engage in a "national divorce," essentially separating the United States into two political factions. Food policy writer Corby Kummer discussed how restaurants have pivoted since the start of the pandemic, like by offering subscriptions to receive certain perks. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed the rollout of Microsoft's revamped Bing search engine, powered by AI. Author Karen Baum Gordon discussed her new book "The Last Letter: A Father’s Struggle, A Daughter's Quest, And The Long Shadow Of The Holocaust.” Sue O'Connell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN, discussed the legacy of former president Jimmy Carter, who has entered hospice care at age 98. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about a proposed law in Florida that would prohibit dogs from sticking any part of their bodies out of the window, riding in the driver's lap or on motorcycles.