Seeking asylum: Gay activist John Wambere is fighting his country and facing a deadline to stay in Cambridge.

Fire retardant danger: Firefighters put their lives on the line, but now they face an even greater risk of cancer.

Roz Chast: The cartoon queen joins us to discuss her new memoir and how her work landed on the prestigious pages of the New Yorker.

Saving lives is also what the Samaritans do. We mark their 40th year in Boston.

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