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Renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke about the ongoing encampment protests and how it echoes the protests of the 1960s.

The comet will be visible to the naked eye in October 2024.

A city ordinance banning encampments can't be selectively applied, the mayor said.

Queer powerlifter Nadia Moumine discussed her journey to the national championships and the growth of powerlifting as a sport.

Gov. Healey supported the right to protest on college campuses, but called out "threats of violence and disruption of students' access to safe education."

One-third of Massachusetts residents are dissatisfied with their ability to find a primary care doctor, according to a new Suffolk University-Boston Globe poll.

CNN’s John King on national politics, food policy analyst Corby Kummer and NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey

We start the week by checking in on Trump and Israel’s now 17 day war in Iran. Then, it's Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther on the TSA’s latest struggles and why he's a headphone evangelist. Author Janice Page discusses her memoir “The Year of the Water Horse."And retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the ongoing legal battles after one year of Trump's immigration crackdown.

NCB10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses the rescission of a Biden-era rule on LGBTQ foster care placements and what the filibuster has to do with the SAVE Act.Live Music Friday with Irish musicians Matt & Shannon Heaton and flutist Kozo Toyota, one of three members of the Japanese band O'Jizo that plays traditional Irish music. Tonight, they all collaborate on a show at Club Passim.Dr. Megan Ranney of Yale School of Public Health discusses measles concerns and the epidemic of American gun violence.Iranian-American owners of La Saison bakery return ahead of Persian New Year, and to discuss the impacts of war on their family.

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Alan Khazei, founder of City Year, discusses the value of public service.Alex Green talks about his book A Perfect Turmoil: Walter E. Fernald and the Struggle to Care for America’s Disabled, which is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Senator Ed Markey zooms in to discuss the cost of war with Iran.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses AI-assisted warfare, and the bomb threat near Gracie Mansion in New York City. Then, Juliette sticks around for our conversation about popcorn.