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What comes after the Chauvin conviction? Curry said sustained action is needed to prevent continued generational trauma.

The "Rick Steves' Europe" host has been a longtime advocate for safe and legal pot consumption in the U.S.

The failed caucus' platform was widely criticized as racist and nativist.

During the 'Boston Public Radio' interview, Andrea Cabral also raised doubts about the merits of most routine traffic stops, highlighting the stark racial disparities surrounding them.

The couple also offered updates on the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, which they launched with Boston University in June of 2020.

President Joe Biden will announce his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year.

Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem gave us her take on the Mueller report. We opened up the lines and asked you about Bob Kraft’s apology. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek called in from Seattle ahead of Opening Day. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan looked at a new challenge from the Trump Administration to the Affordable Care Act. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen shared his picks for the best arts and cultural events around town this week. Are jumbo serving sizes a recipe for disaster when it comes to food waste? We opened up the lines and asked you about giant serving sizes at restaurants.

Food writer Corby Kummer says you should assume portion sizes at restaurant are twice as big as what you should be eating in one meal.

On today’s episode of Boston Public Radio: Is rent control due for a comeback? A group of lawmakers in the Massachusetts House are putting a proposal on the table. We opened up the lines and got your take. Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor at the Boston Globe, discussed problem pets and equity in the marijuana industry. Congressman Stephen Lynch called in and told us how he thinks House Democrats should respond to the Mueller report. Forget the eyes — is the *handshake *really the window to a person’s soul? Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton looked at the social psychology around this common greeting. Food writer Corby Kummer analyzed flooding in the Midwest and how the agricultural industry will be impacted. We opened up the lines and asked you: How do you think Democrats should respond to the Mueller report?

The Mueller report has been submitted. We go over what we know with our political roundtable, featuring former Massachusetts treasurer Shannon O’Brien and political analyst Charlie Chieppo. Legal analyst and former Mueller colleague Michael Zeldin brought us his take on the report. Representative Katherine Clark shared how the report’s findings could impact Congressional investigations into the president. We opened up the lines and asked you about the Mueller report (and we later revisited this topic at the end of the program.) Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price discussed a TD Bank ad in Boston that came under fire for its coded racial language. Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, discussed Russian influence campaigns on both American elections and on Brexit.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 21st, 2019. Chuck Todd, the moderator of Meet the Press, host of Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC, and the political director for NBC news, called in to discuss the latest news regarding the Democratic presidential candidates. Andrea Cabral,** **former Suffolk County sheriff, former secretary of public safety, and the CEO of Ascend, talking about the Robert Kraft scandal. Governor Charlie Baker joined us to take your questions and ours. We opened the lines to hear you thoughts on New Zealand's decision to ban assault rifles in the wake of a mass shooting in a mosque that killed 50 people. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara joined us to talk about his new book, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, And The Rule Of Law."