The worsening opioid crisis, and is the Zika virus really a threat in the United States? Head of the Massachusetts Public Health Department,  Monica Bharel , discusses. 

Hollywood in the Hub. If you pay taxes, you're subsidizing the movies made in the state. We know it's a good deal for them, but is it a good deal for us? Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante ( @am_ferrante ) and Pioneer Institute Research Director, Gregory Sullivan , discuss. 

Michael Chambers ( @chambers__mike ) has scaled some of the world's highest mountains and lived through the deadliest avalanche on Mount Everest to date. Now, he's drawing attention to the men who make these expeditions possible, many of whom have died in the process. 

And Jim's thoughts on what is increasingly becoming a foreign language to many of us, math.