Today on Boston Public Radio:
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined the crowded field of Democrats running for president today. Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, opened the show to discuss that and other 2020 headlines.
- We opened up the airwaves to ask our listeners about the politics of abortion. Does the latest wave of restrictive abortion laws change the dynamic of the upcoming election?
- Fifteen years ago this week, Massachusetts became the first state in America to allow same-sex marriage. WGBH News reporter Gabrielle Emanuel checked in with the trailblazing family that was the face of the movement .
- We also heard from Margaret Marshall, former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, on her decision that legalized same-sex marriage years ago.
- John McDonough, public health professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, argued that while Massachusetts ranks high in the country for its healthcare, it lags far behind other developed nations on a number of issues like infant mortality, life expectancy and obesity.
- Former state secretary of education Paul Reville discussed changes to the METCO program, and other education headlines.
- From commercial fisherman to kelp farmer, Bren Smith joined the show to discuss his new book, " Eat Like a Fish ," where he makes the case that seaweed can fight climate change and create jobs.
- Ryan Landry discussed his new play, "The Ebonic Woman."
