Today on the show:

  • We invited Steve Kerrigan, the 2014 Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, and Jennifer Braceras, former commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights to talk about the latest headlines from the political arena.
  • WGBH News Analyst and CEO of the GroundTruth Project Charlie Sennott joined us to talk about President Donald Trump’s response to the news over the weekend of a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh where 11 people were killed.
  • We opened up the lines to ask our listeners if President Trump’s divisive language on the campaign trail and as president are partially to blame for the recent string of violence that’s taken place over the last two weeks.
  • We heard from Paul Singer, Investigative Editor of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting about his personal connection to the Tree of Life Synagogue where his mother is a member.
  • We talked with Bob Thompson, Director of the Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture at the Newhouse School in Syracuse University about the new season of House of Cards.
  • The reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price stopped by for another edition of “All Revved Up” and to discuss the idea of having armed security guards protect houses of worship.
  • We spoke with New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell about his thoughts on the gubernatorial race.
  • We ended the show by opening up the lines to hear what our listeners have to say about the Red Sox bringing the World Series trophy back to Boston.