- CNN’s John King talked about McCutcheon v. FEC, Big Papi’s presidential selfie, and the presidential prospects of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
- Monday night, UConn men’s basketball won the 2014 NCAA championship by defeating the Kentucky Wildcats, 60-54. Some 16 million viewers tuned in to see the contest. Tuesday night, the UConn women’s basketball team will take on Notre Dame in their respective championship. But the difference is that the women’s game will have only a fraction of TV viewers. Why is that? Jim and Margery spoke with Boston Globe sports writer Shira Springer about the discrepancy between genders in sports viewing and attendance.
- Blackstonian writer Jamarhl Crawford talked to Jim and Margery about “two Bostons” — the idea that crime is treated differently in communities of color.
- Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn talked about the congressional grilling of GM CEO Mary Barra over GM’s faulty ignition switches. Was Barra made to be a sacrificial lamb? Can a company regain trust if it was — allegedly — engaged in a coverup? Nancy Koehn is the author of “Ernest Shackleton: Exploring Leadership.”