Today on Boston Public Radio:

Attorney General Maura Healey discussed her lawsuit against the Boston Police Department over its refusal to provide internal affairs records on former Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White and shared her thoughts on Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to mandate vaccines for Executive Department employees. She also answered listeners’ calls.

AG Healey on BPR | Aug. 23, 2021

Michael J. Bobbitt explained how the arts and culture sector weathered the pandemic and talked about what the future of performing arts spaces could look like as more venues reopen. Bobbitt is the executive director of the Mass. Cultural Council.

Michael J. Bobbitt on BPR | Aug. 23, 2021

We then played the All Rev’d Up podcast episode “Blackness and Cultural Appropriation.”

Next, we talked with listeners about Amazon’s bid to get a warehouse distribution center in Boston.

Ethan Murrow shared the process behind his wall drawing “The Greenhouse,” which references the old-growth forests that once covered Cape Cod. Murrow is the contemporary artist behind “The Greenhouse,” which is on view at the Cahoon Museum of American Art through Oct. 3.

Ethan Murrow on BPR | Aug. 23, 2021

We ended the show by asking listeners if they were comfortable returning to performing arts venues as COVID-19 cases rise.