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Former State Senator Ben Downing criticized Democrats and Republicans alike and called for a more thorough investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III weighed in on the emergence of the Boston-based parent action group Parents United.

Cabral agrees with cynics but also speaks to challenge of sustaining prison reforms across governors’ tenures.

"Families have been asked to wait too many times by Beacon Hill," she said on Greater Boston.

The group has ties to organizations that date back to the early 1900s.

Peterson also spoke to the critical need for funding to support small and local arts spaces.

BPR Full Show 6/4: Fight At The White House

Naturalist Sy Montgomery discuses the elephants of the New Bedford Zoo and a blue octopus that made headlines last week.GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton stops by to discuss why he’s hoping to unseat Senator Markey in November. FRONTLINE producer/writer Mike Wiser discusses their latest film "The War Cabinet."National security expert Juliette Kayyem on a rise in deaths and suicides at ICE detention centers.Jody Adams and Billy Shore zoom in from Bend, Oregon to talk about their Chefs Cycle Ride.And we end the show with an ode to outdoor dining, beach days… and confrontations with seagulls. Have you ever been accosted by a fry-hungry gull? Do you have tips for avoiding these rat birds?

BPR Full Show 6/2: MA Governor Answers Listener Questions

NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell and Trenni Casey fill infor Jim and Margery today. They talk to:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on a judge stopping Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund. Princeton's Khalil Gibran Muhammad on new data showing non-white students are the largest share of U.S. college enrollment. Former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville on AI use in schools, and planned layoffs at public schools.Tufts food policy expert Corby Kummer on the millions of people losing access to food benefits, and what was behind the collapse of veggie fast food chain Clover.

BPR Full Show 5/29: Is Summer Too Expensive?