Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show asking listeners whether the recent headlines about former President Donald Trump will affect the public’s perception of him.
Susan Zalkind gave some insight into her years of investigating a 2011 triple homicide in Waltham, Mass. — which despite its brutality and connections to the Boston Marathon bombing, remains unsolved — and its recent adaptation into a docu-series. Zalkind is an independent journalist, writer and producer. A docu-series based on her reporting, “Murders Before the Marathon,” is out on Hulu.
Andrea Cabral discussed the latest in former President Trump’s legal troubles, and Adnan Syed’s release after two decades in prison, the subject of the podcast “Serial” launched in 2014. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety, and former CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.
Sue O’Connell shared her insights on the apparent looming price spike of heating, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s pledge to introduce articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current on NBC LX and NECN.
Paul Reville talked about the way that Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan will affect Mass. residents, schools boycotting the US News Ratings and responded to an Atlantic piece raising the question of whether the United States ought to push back boys’ schooling by a year.
Meredith Goldstein and Sara Farizan joined us to talk about Farizan’s new book, “My Buddy, Killer Croc,” a young adult novel in the DC umbrella, and then Goldstein talked about the latest edition of her column: “I have a crush on a fictional character. I’m not sure how to find real love.” Goldstein is a features writer for the Boston Globe, where she authors the “Love Letters” column and hosts the “Love Letters” podcast. Farizan is an author of several award-winning young adult novels. Her most recent, “My Buddy, Killer Croc,” a DC Comics middle-grade graphic novel, was released on Sept. 6.
We ended the show by asking listeners what they think about using human remains as compost.
