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"We know labor unions are essential to our democracy, because labor unions create the middle class."

Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral weighs in on the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Acting mayor says people should be able to "move on," but reserves judgement until report is in.

One person shows are in. Singing —for now— is still out. How will the arts industry rebuild over the next few months?

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price offered two varying takes on a recent Gallup study on American's attitudes towards religion.

"I am no longer going to waste any of my office's limited resources and time defending such egregious criminal conduct, hard stop," Rollins said.

The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the Louvre heist, and ballroom demolition at the White House and an Indigenous art at the ICA.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the Shakespearean trajectory of Bill Belichicks career, Shohei Ohtani's run for GOAT of baseball, and a women's pro baseball league coming to Boston.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the latest Trump effort to send national guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Plus, Virginia Giuffre's memoir.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss how poison in dolphin brains near Miami might be a warning for Alzheimer's in humans. And, she'll reflect on the loss of one of her own idols through life, Jane Goodall.

Today:We hear from listeners about the sticking issue of the government shutdown: healthcare costs.

CNN's John King on national politicsFrontline's Michael Kirk discusses his new RFK Jr documentary airing tonightChris Kimball of Milk Street is on to promote his latest cookbook "Milk Street Shorts"Animal Rescue League CEO Edward Schettino and VP of animal welfare Cheryl Traversi discuss the rise in vet costs and the increase in pets being surrendered. They discussed the resources they have to help

Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings.

Today:Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey; and the Democrat response to the Trump administration more generally.Plus, former Washington Post (and Boston Globe) editor Marty Baron says Trump is laying the groundwork to prosecute members of the press, and calls on leadership in the industry to stand with their reporters.