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Two mass shootings in one week have gun control advocates wondering whether legislation will ever be enacted.

"We have the capacity to force a vote, and I think it’s time we do that," the Massachusetts senator said.

The governor acknowledged criticism from lawmakers but insisted the current mix of state and local efforts is most effective.

Students and advocates are calling on Harvard University to acknowledge its role in slavery and offer reparations.

Healey tells Boston Public Radio she supports legislation to update the state's existing hate crime laws.

If reparations to slavery were enacted before the pandemic, COVID-19 transmission and deaths could have been mitigated dramatically, according to Dr. Michelle Morse.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, February 7th, 2019

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, February 6th, 2018. We spoke with Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey about the 2020 presidential race. We opened up the lines to hear what our listeners thought about President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union address. Congressman Seth Moulton joined us to give us his take on President Trump’s State of the Union address. We spoke with national security expert Juliette Kayyem about the latest developments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford joined us to discuss her new book, “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution and Why America Might Miss It.” Medical ethicist Art Caplan gave us his analysis on Trump’s third State of the Union Address. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners to share their memories of gym class in school, and whether they think physical education should be reformed or not. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us to talk about Bedlam’s production of “Pygmalion,” which is playing at the Central Square Theater through March 3.

Corby Kummer, senior editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the growing movement of using food as medicine.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, February 5th, 2019. The Patriots celebrated their Super Bowl win with a duck boat parade through Boston today. We covered the festivities from our Library studio and took your calls on all things Patriots. Trump will be delivering his State of the Union address tonight. We opened the lines to hear if you will be watching. Senior Editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy Corby Kummer, joined us to talk about how Brexit is impacting the international food supply. Andrew Li and Irene Li, two of the three siblings behind the food trucks and restaurants that make up the Mei Mei Group, joined us to talk about their new cookbook, Double Awesome Chinese Food. CNN’s chief National Correspondent and host of * Inside Politics*, John King, discussed what to expect from tonight’s State of the Union. ALEX BEAM, Boston Globe Columnist, his latest book is “The Feud: Vladimir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship,” gave us his famous explainer.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, February 4th, 2019.