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On Tuesday, NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek joined Boston Public Radio.

On Tuesday, John King joined Boston Public Radio to discuss President Trump's messaging surrounding the coronavirus.

On Tuesday, Sen. Ed Markey discussed his re-election campaign, police reform, and the possibility of another federal stimulus package.

Social media has spurred the boycott of Goya Foods products, after the company's CEO praised President Donald Trump.

The Massachusetts legislature, citing economic downturns due to COVID-19, appears unlikely to adopt a higher gas tax. Transportation advocates say that's a missed opportunity.

The "All Rev'd Up" hosts were critical of what they described as a whitewashing, in U.S. schools, of the nation's history of racial injustice and white violence.

Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain.

President Donald Trump issued several executive orders that roll back climate progress. We take listener reactions on his energy policies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a photography exhibit, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), at the Hood Museum in Dartmouth, NH. National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses Trump's border executive orders and J6 pardons.Mark Pothier and Walter Robinson of the Plymouth Independent discuss local news efforts and clashes with town officials.Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss chimpanzees sharing familial language, insects feeling pain and animals struggling in the LA fires.Now that we know bugs feel pain, will we stop killing them? We ask listeners.

Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, on their work resettling refugees and protecting immigrants.David Cash, former regional EPA director for New England, discusses Trump's energy plansShirley Leung on our modern oligarchy, with tech titans on bended knee for Trump.John King on Trump's executive orders

Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy.

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