- CNN chief national correspondent John King talked to Jim and Margery about the ongoing immigration debate in Washington.
- Chicago Alderman Margaret Laurino talked about her city’s ordinance to make cell phone laws the same for drivers and bikers. Afterwards, Jim and Margery asked callers if they’d support a similar ordinance in Boston.
- UMass Amherst economics PhD student Thomas Herndon has enjoyed sudden fame for replicating a study by economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff — and finding mistakes in their methodologies. He talked about how this happened. (Read Reinhart and Rogoff’s response here.)
- Former president of Harvard Pilgrim healthcare Charlie Baker was Tuesday’s Open Mic guest.
- How closely do you monitor your kids’ social media activities? When does keeping tabs cross the line, or can it ever really cross the line? Jim and Margery talked to callers about this.
- WGBH’s Kara Miller, host of Innovation Hub, talked to Jim and Margery and three-dimensional printing, and the real risks of ordinary citizens printing firearms.
