Today on Boston Public Radio:
— NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the staggering spike in U.S. unemployment, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting candidates in the 2020 presidential race.
— We opened lines to ask you: is this $2 trillion stimulus package easing your worries about the economy?
— Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed whether prisons should free certain detainees to protect them from COVID-19.
— NBC Sports Boston reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed Tom Brady’s dismissive coronavirus post on Instagram, layoffs at TD Garden and the postponing of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
— Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting schools and colleges.
— We opened lines to talk with callers about how you’re doing in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.
— Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy offered some critique of the Trump administration’s coronavirus response and broke down the latest on the emergency stimulus bill before the House on Thursday.
