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  • Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined Jim and Margery in Studio Three for "Ask the Mayor." Walsh talked about his recent trip to Colorado to pitch Boston as an Olympic city in 2024, as well as what he thinks about undocumented immigrants being housed in the Bay State. (Starts at 1:00)
  • Michael Kirk — a producer for FRONTLINE — talked about  "Losing Iraq,"  the latest FRONTLINE installment about the rise of ISIS in Iraq. (Starts at 54:30)
  • After talking to Michael Kirk, Jim and Margery opened the lines to ask callers if it's time for compulsory service for young people — whether military or civil service. (Starts at 1:18:10)
  • Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn talked about Market Basket — how managers, workers and owners can find a way out of its present mess. Koehn is the author of Ernest Shackleton Exploring Leadership . (Starts at 1:32:00)