Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Jon Meacham Talks Detained Children & New Book “The Soul of America”
As outrage grows over the treatment of the nearly 2,000 children being torn away from their families down at the border and immediately detained in what the Associated Press called “cages,” the Trump administration has doubled down on the policy. Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, joined Jim Braude to discuss those current tensions and his new book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.

Patriots’ Devin McCourty On Fighting Social Justice Causes With The Players Coalition
New England Patriots Safety Devin McCourty joined Jim Braude to discuss the social justice issues he’s fighting for with the NFL Players Coalition — including a panel he’s co-moderating for five the candidates for the Suffolk County District Attorney.

Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill' Has Inspired A Musical At The A.R.T.
When Alanis Morissette's Grammy-award winning album was released in 1995, it became a soundtrack for a generation who loved it because it was raw and it was angry. Today, as Arts Editor Jared Bowen shows us, it’s the springboard for a musical at the American Repertory Theater.

IMHO: First Lady Laura Bush Says It Best — Separation Policy Is “Cruel,” “Immoral”
Jim Braude cedes his nightly commentary to former First Lady Laura Bush and her op-ed in The Washington Post on the family separation issue down at the border.