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A woodchuck. A family of these rodents recently made news when they ate through House Speaker Paul Ryan's Chevy.
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July 18, 2018
Updated  May 09, 2023
  • We asked you about President Donald Trump saying he misspoke at a press conference yesterday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
  • We looked at the criminal justice system through two true crime hit documentaries, "Making a Murderer" and "The Staircase," by talking to the lawyers involved in those cases.
  • Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem analyzed the Helsinki summit between Trump and Putin and updated us on the Mueller investigation.
  • On Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, state police are acting more like estate police — getting high-paying jobs and posh surroundings for work that is low-key. We opened the lines and to get your take.
  • Governor Mike Dukakis talked about his dreams of a North-South rail link and what he sees for the future of the Democratic Party.
  • Are woodchucks betraying their political stripes by attacking Paul Ryan’s car? Naturalist Sy Montgomery joined us for this and other tales from the Animal Kingdom.
  • Is Elon Musk’s high-tech hubris setting him up for a fall? Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn discussed.
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