Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started off the show by talking with listeners about the CDC’s updated guidelines on surface cleaning.
Dolores Huerta discussed her historical work in labor and civil rights, and the current issues facing agricultural and farm workers today. She also argued for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Huerta is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers.
Emily Rooney weighed in on the multiple defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion Voting Systems. She also spoke about global vaccine equity and shared her famous list. Rooney is host of Beat the Press, which you can watch Friday nights at 7 p.m.
Andy Ihnatko updated us on the latest tech headlines, from the Supreme Court’s decision on whether former President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking people on Twitter to the recent Facebook data leak. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.
Corby Kummer talked about the Aspen Institute’s updated safety guidelines for restaurant workers. He also called for free school breakfasts and lunches, and an end to school lunch debt. Kummer is the executive director of the food and society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Callie Crossley discussed Vogue’s feature of poet Amanda Gorman, and the death of Prince Philip. She also previewed this week’s edition of Under the Radar. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.
We wrapped up the show by asking listeners whether they’ve had an increase in encounters with animals during the pandemic.
