Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their favorite snow day activities.
Shirley Leung updated listeners on the state of the homeless encampments around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, and which New England businesses continue to donate to election-denying politicians a year after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Leung is a business columnist for The Boston Globe and a Boston Public Radio contributor.
Callie Crossley talked about the death of Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, bomb threats at historically Black colleges and universities, and a Black-owned business incubator based in Roxbury. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.
Andy Ihnatko discussed Winnie the Pooh’s freedom from copyright, along with updates from the world of car technology and foldable laptops. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.
Tracy Chang weighed in on vaccine requirements for restaurants and the state of the food industry. Chang is the chef and owner of Cambridge’s PAGU, as well as the co-founder of two nonprofits: Off Their Plate, which empowers local female- and minority-owned kitchens to provide free meals communities across the country, and Project Restore Us, which provides grocery supplies to struggling restaurant workers.
Sue O’Connell talked about tennis star Novak Djokovic’s detention in Australia due to his vaccination status, as well as entertainer Betty White’s legacy. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN’s political commentator and explainer-in-chief.
We ended the show by asking listeners their reaction to Pope Francis chastising couples for choosing pets over kids.
