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Essaibi George joins two other city councilors in Boston's mayoral race.

People over 75 are eligible to sign up for the vaccine online — if they're able to.

Greene should not be in a position of leadership, says former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral.

Some conservative leaders in the Catholic church have called the president's faith into question over his stance on abortion rights.

Biden's plan includes $1,400 relief checks to most Americans and would be paid for entirely by borrowing.

The travel guru talks about the value of international travel and why he's not worried about people staying home after the pandemic.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: With credit card debt through the roof, and rates what they are…If you could find someone to pay off your $100,000 credit card debt, wouldn’t you take it? That’s of course the plight of Kimberly Guilfoyle, who apparently did just that, right before her confirmation hearing to become a US AmbassadorThen, our favorite weekly segment: Am I the A-hole, singing in the theater edition… is Jim the jerk for ruining Wicked by singing along the other night? Listen in to find out!

CNN's John King zooming in with the latest national political headlines.Stefany Breton of Boston University + Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Priya Tahiliani join for an education panel, discussing screen time and AI rules in schools.Juliette Kayyem zooms in to discuss the Russian plague + youth riots in France.David O'Neil, head of the Mass Audubon, discusses his advocacy for Ballot Q6.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: More than a quarter million French students have taken to the streets to protest education funding. It got us thinking: why can’t we get the same mass protest here in the U.S. for…. Anything of import? And is mass protest just what we need to push back against the horrors and cruelty of Trump? And the air is crisp, fall is here – and that means it’s peak apple picking season. Do you shell out $40 for that autumnal experience? Or do you stick to the cheap grocery store honeycrisps? Listen in to find out!

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: we’ll open the phone lines and text lines to get your reactions to President Trump’s comments last night about letting Iran take out American cities like LA and San Diego. A question we’ve been asking for years… Has he totally lost it? Then, we’ll end the show with a discussion of your favorite household appliances and kitchen gadgets that have stood the test of time. Do you have a favorite vacuum cleaner, food processor…or spatula .. that you’ll never give up?Listen in to find out!

State Sen. Lydia Edwards + Danielle Allen joining for a Ballot Q 3 debate.Carol Rose of the ACLU of Mass discusses election safety ahead of the midterms, and the start of a new SCOTUS term.Susan Goldberg joins at the library to talk GBH's 75th, and David Leonard of the BPL zooms in to talk about the longstanding partnership between the two organizations (and BPR's 10-year anniversary at the BPL on Sept 30)