- GlobalPost cofounder Charlie Sennott joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan from Paris, where Sennott was retracing World War I historical sites. Sennott talked about the rise of radical Islamist group ISIS in Iraq, the fracturing of that country, and historical precedents for the conflict.
- Boston Globe writer Joseph Kahn wrote today that 2014 is shaping up to be a "vintage year" for sore losers. Steve Coburn's Belmont Stakes rant. Milan Lucic's handshake-line threats. Bill Belichick's post-playoff bellyaching. Jim and Margery asked listeners whether they noticed the poor-sport epidemic, and if it's trickled down into kids's sports.
- Hill Holiday co-founder Jack Connors stopped by Studio Three to discuss Boston's 2024 Olympic bid, Partners Healthcare's bid for more area hospitals, and how closely his advertising life resembled Mad Men. Connors also talked about Camp Harbor View. Read more about Connors in this Boston Magazine piece, "Is Jack Connors the Last King of Boston?"
- Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory joined Jim and Margery to talk about the Globe's new politics section called "Capital," and whether the Globe would consider a dogs-allowed policy in its newsroom.
- Film critic Garen Daly finished the show with a look at literature in film. Has Hollywood's reliance on great books increased over the years? What are your favorite book-to-movie adaptations? Daly is the man behind the forthcoming documentary The Orson Welles Complex.
