Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners what they thought could boost nationwide vaccination rates.
Trenni Kusnierek talked about Sha’Carri Richardson’s one-month suspension after she tested positive for marijuana. She then discussed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.
Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson discussed the current state of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill and the return to pre-pandemic levels of traffic and congestion. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the TransitMatters board and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Thompson is the executive director of LivableStreets.
Catherine Peterson talked about how local arts institutions have fared during the pandemic, detailing an arts labor shortage and a lack of economic support for arts. Peterson is the executive director of ArtsBoston.
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III gave historical context for the Rise of the Moors standoff on I-95, and shared their thoughts on 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones’ departure from the University of North Carolina after she was initially denied tenure. They also talked about the banning of Soul Cap swimming caps at the Olympics. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston. Together, they host GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast.
John King updated us on the latest political headlines, from President Biden’s visit to Surfside, Fla., to Massachusetts’ gubernatorial race. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.
We then talked with listeners about socializing over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
