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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.

It seems like all of Trump's aides and advisors start to sound like Trump after joining his administration. We opened the lines to hear what you think about Trump's staff subsuming his personality? Have you have you ever taken on your boss' personality? Plus, Alex Beam, Andrea Cabral, Paul Reville, and Gar Alperovitz on his involvement with the Pentagon Papers.

Amazon is starting to force their employees to wear wristbands so they can track their every movement. We opened the lines to hear about your experiences with micromanaging management. Plus, Trenni Kusnierek, Andy Inhatko, John Gruber, and John Gruber.

It seems that Hollywood can't stop taking every precious novel we hold dear and trying to turn it into the next big TV or movie. This time the powers that be have decided to test their luck in a new TV adaptation of the beloved John Updike's "Rabbit' series. In honor of this announcement, we opened the lines to hear about your favorite and least favorite book adaptations. Plus, Nancy Koehn, Corby Kummer, John King, Bob Thompson, and Carol Rose and Rahsaan Hall from the ACLU.

We went to the phones to hear why you thought the Patriots lost last night's Super Bowl. Plus, our weekly political roundtable, Charlie Sennott on North Korea, All Revved Up, and Andris Nelson joined us to celebrate Leipzig Week.

Mayor Marty Walsh joined us for another edition of Ask The Mayor tot take our questions and yours. Plus, Superbowl Trivia, Emily Rooney, Congressman Bill Keating, and Bill Costa joined us for our news quiz.