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A personal protective equipment provider shares how to tell a mask is the real deal, the value in double masking and more.

Baker will testify this Thursday before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness.

A former hospital aide has filed a discrimination lawsuit over the n-word being scratched into an elevator at his prior place of work.

The mayoral candidate also spoke about the state of her mayoral race, saying she's anticipating a 'very exciting year' for the city of Boston.

The city counselor and Roxbury native said she believes that, with the right leadership, Boston has the resources and expertise to become an international leader on issues of racial equity.

DeMaria's defense concerned a Jan. 25 comment where he said he'd "love to be able to shut some pictures off with some people" on Zoom, in reference to Everett Councilor-at-Large Gerly Adrien.

John King on the latest national political headlines.Corby Kummer discusses how food delivery apps have reshaped diningReggie Ramos of Transportation4Mass joins for a transit discussionAri Snider of Maine Public on the federal immigration surge in that state

We start the show by getting listener's thoughts on the messy DOJ Epstein file release that leaked several victim identities. What do you do when the government doesn’t have you back? Sarah Sherman-Stokes of BU Law and Leah Hastings of Prisoner Legal Services of Massachusetts discuss Gov. Maura Healey's latest actions on immigration enforcement. They both argue that Healey isn't using her full power as governor to keep Massachusetts residents safe.George Howell of George Howell Coffee joins Jim and Margery to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the coffee industry as a roaster and entrepreneur, and brews a couple cups of joe. The Culture Show's Jared Bowen on the premiere of the Melania documentary and anti-ICE speeches at the Grammy awards. Then we open the phone lines to get your thoughts on how to make the most perfect, fluffiest scrambled eggs.

NBC10 Boston media maven Sue O'Connell joins for Press Play to discuss the arrest of Don Lemon, Bari Weiss' "scoops" based strategy and the FCC revisiting the equal time rule. Governor Maura Healey joins for this month's Ask the Governor.Electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant serenades us for Live Music Friday, ahead of a weekend show at The Center for Arts in Natick.

Chuck Todd joins for news of the day, asking a novel question: "Is This a Tipping Point" in America?Andrea Cabral discusses the legislators moving to restrict ICE in their states; and new deportation data in New England.Nancy Gertner discusses the Supreme Court's slow walk on Trump tariff case, and how Minnesota's chief judge is taking on ICE.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley zooms in from Minnesota.Providence Mayor Brett Smiley joins on zoom to discuss his effort to establish ICE-free spaces in his city, and other local politics from Rhode Island.

GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen on how even apolitical spaces — film festivals, online niche communities — have become political in the wake of ICE's actions in Minnesota. Plus, "Job" at the SpeakEasy Stage and his conversation with actress Claire Foy.Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China and NATO, discusses Trump's Greenland push and China's response to Trump's tariff warning shots. Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston and Reverend Jeffrey Brown of My City at Peace discuss the abrupt change in city plans for Parcel 3 in Roxbury.Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein marks 17 years of giving advice and we explore her most recent columns, like one writer who raises the red flag when a boyfriend buys the wrong hair dryer. And Margery learns she's not alone in not knowing that Venmo payments aren't automatically private.