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Brown speaks about our country's highly partisan climate.

Cabral said it was "indisputable" that Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol but acknowledged that the former president will likely be acquitted.

"It's outrageous there are Republican senators who have already decided they will not convict," Jennifer Horn said.

Pressley called on senators to convict Trump during the impeachment trial and said that to not speak out is to be complicit in his actions.

A scholar of democracy, Allen also spoke about her potential run for governor of Massachusetts in 2022.

"The only way forward for Republicans" is to denounce Trumpism, Flake said.

We start the show by asking listeners if they want Massachusetts to keep happy hours and late night drinking past the World CupTrenni Casey joining for a World Cup recap. Plus, the Red Sox' 14 game win streak.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers discussing the legacy of Medicaid, amid changes.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussing the latest in Iran, and ICE's continued actions.Ken Zuckerman from the National Mustard Museum & local restaurateurs/chefs Will Gilson & Nookie Postal join ahead of this weekend's Best of the Wurst event.We end the show by asking listeners what their favorite condiment is

CNN’s John King zooms in to discuss national political headlines.Then it's a palliative care and end-of-life discussion with family medicine physician Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett. We’ll check-in on the status of Boston Harbor with Boston’s Chief Climate Officer Brian Swett, and the directors of UMass Boston’s Stone Living Lab Joe Christo and Professor Katherine Dafforn.Boston Landmarks Orchestra Music Director Christopher Wilkins stops by, ahead of the BLO's 25th Anniversary season starting Wednesday night at the Hatch Shell.We'll end the show asking listeners if they believe in RFK Jr's FDA Studies

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on the growing perception that SCOTUS rulings are based on politics, and a recap of last week's congressional testimony by Justices Coney Barrett and Kagan. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer with updates on the cyclospora outbreak, how one year of SNAP cuts are pressuring the food system, and why cheesemongers are having trouble selling cheese. We'll re-air Jim and Margery's conversation with author Rachel Hartigan, on her latest book "LOST" about Amelia Earhart.Spencer Buell, Globe reporter who covers Somerville and Cambridge, joins us to talk about the Shotspotter controversy in Cambridge, and how "social housing" is a growing tool to tackle the housing crisis. We ask listeners what their go-to free summer activities are as we reach the season's halfway point

Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary for Mass, discussing the state of ICE traffic stops, body cams, etc. Fabiola Mendez joins for Live Music Friday, with Lee Viliesis, director of the Lowell Folk Festival.Zamawa Arenas and Ciro Valiente join to discuss their efforts providing assistance to Venezuelans in the aftermath of the earthquake there.Sue O'Connell joins to discuss Trump's teleprompter operator cashing in on Kalshi.For our bottom talker, should men be allowed to wear shorts at work? Listeners chime in

Political commentator Chuck Todd discusses the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the race for a Graham Platner replacement in Maine.GOP nominee for Governor Mike Minogue joins us in Studio 3 to discuss his candidacy.Tech writer Joanna Stern on her book "I Am Not a Robot: My Year of Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything."And we open the phone lines for Am I the A-Hole, line cutting edition.