- Governor Charlie Baker told reporters yesterday he's not going to vote for Donald Trump—but he's also probably not going to vote for Hillary Clinton, either. With voter turnout already so low, is it bad for democracy for prominent people to say they're not voting? We opened up the lines and got your take.
- The BPR Book Club returns! Author and Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam officially announced our next pick: "An Object of Beauty" by comedian Steve Martin.
- Florida may be forced to overturn the sentences of up to 400 death row inmates following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral weighs in.
- You may want to think twice before taking Beyonce's advice and bringing your loved one to Red Lobster—that's because the lobster population is falling dramatically in southern New England. WGBH and WCAI's science editor Heather Goldstone briefed us on the shortage.
- Medical errors—like prescribing a patient the wrong drug, or operating on the wrong body part—may now be the third leading cause of death in the United States, claiming 250,000 people per year. Don Berwick, former gubernatorial candidate and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, looked at how the problem could be curbed.
- Should the speed limit on some streets in Boston be lowered to 20 miles per hour? We opened up the lines and asked you—and, in a surprising turn of events, Jim and Margery took the opportunity to propose a ban on ice cream truck calliope music.
- Food writer Corby Kummer waxed poetic about Boston's favorite pastry chef—now recognized by the James Beard Foundation as the best in the country—Flour Bakery's Joanne Chang.
