Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updated us on the latest news in politics, from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package to Michael Cohen’s meetings with the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” on NBC, host of “Meet the Press Daily” on MSNBC and political director for NBC News.
Next, we opened the phone lines to talk with listeners about Gov. Charlie Baker’s prioritization of teachers and school staff in the vaccine line.
Andrea Cabral discussed the reinstatement of a third-degree murder charge against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. She also talked about the release of an additional phone call former President Donald Trump made to the chief investigator for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She’s currently CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick previewed their upcoming PBS docuseries, “Hemingway,” detailing their research process and what they learned from Ernest Hemingway’s letters. Burns is an award-winning documentarian. Novick is an acclaimed director and producer of documentary films. “Hemingway” airs on PBS and streaming April 5-7, starting at 8:00 p.m.
Paul Reville weighed in on Massachusetts schools reopening and the postponement of MCAS testing. He also argued that standardized tests are a civil rights issue. Reville is the former Massachusetts secretary of education and a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where he also heads the Education Redesign Lab. His latest book, co-authored with Elaine Weiss, is: “Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools And Communities Help Students Overcome The Disadvantages Of Poverty.”
Andy Ihnatko explained non-fungible tokens after an NFT sold for a record $69 million at Christie’s. He also spoke about the Microsoft Exchange Server hacks and how U.S. government agencies are responding. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger posting at Ihnatko.com.
We ended the show by asking listeners what risks they’d feel comfortable taking as Massachusetts reopens.
