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The congressman spoke at length about a new report from the House of Representatives’ Future of Defense Task Force.

Buttigieg discusses the historic role he played in his husband's presidential campaign and his hope for the future of the LGBTQ community.

The immigration authority pointed to the judge's record on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to explain his prediction that Coney Barrett will fall in line with the Trump Administration.

The Revs speak about how Barrett's faith could influence her rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Murphy was elected to the U.S. Senate a month before the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

The journalist broke down his latest piece for The Atlantic, "The Election That Could Break America."

BPR Full Show 5/12: Crisis In Gaza

Today:Gov. Maura Healey joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on May 9, 2025.

For Live Music Friday we hear from Brockton-based artist Latrell James, who won Album of the Year at 2024’s Boston Music Awards. He's performing at Boston Calling this month. We also speak to Boston Calling co-founder Mike Snow."Ask The Governor" with Maura Healey. We ask Gov. Healey about tariffs, the latest ICE raids, potential cuts in the state budget and more. Democratic Whip Katherine Clark joins is to talk about dysfunction within the Democratic party, what the party's message should be moving forward, and her recent petition to protect Medicaid and SNAP.

Podcaster Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. roundup.Andrea Cabral on the latest law and order headlines: an appeals court ordering the return of Rumeysa Ozturk and to Vermont. Environmentalist Bill McKibben returns for his monthly climate check-in. Culture reporter James Bennett II discusses why Americans are obsessed with the movie Conclave and the real-life conclave. While on air, the current conclave ended and the new pope was announced. We talk with James about the historical significance of the first Pope from the United States, Leo XIV.

Today:National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the start to the secretive process to pick the next pope.NPR host Ari Shapiro zooms in ahead of two local shows on his cabaret tour.