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The president tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask on Monday, calling it 'patriotic.'

The elections expert said some states, like New York, need to do more to prepare themselves for an influx of mail-in ballots.

King called in to Boston Public Radio for his weekly national politics roundup.

Will sweeping police reforms make it through the legislature by the end of session?

Baseball is back, amid the pandemic, and Dr. Anthony Fauci will be throwing the first pitch on Opening Day.

How have agricultural workers, many of them immigrants, been impacted by the coronavirus?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 14th, 2018

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The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 12th, 2018 A new study finds that a good percentage of the people who are buying condominiums in Boston’s luxury towers are either part-time residents or investors. We opened the lines to hear how others feel about the cost of housing in Boston. In November, voters in Massachusetts will be asked to approve a ballot measure that would regulate the amount of patients nurses can be assigned at a given time. MIT economist, and one of the lead architects behind both MassHealth and The Affordable Care Act joined us to shed some light on the issue. National security expert Juliette Kayyem weighed in on the threat posed by Hurricane Florence and new developments on Trump’s immigration policy. Interim editor of the Boston Globe’s editorial page and WGBH contributor Shirley Leung joined us to talk about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process and give us a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the Globe’s editorial team. ProPublica journalist Alec Macgillis joined us to talk about his new production with Frontline, "Left Behind America," an intimate documentary examining the economic downturn of Dayton, Ohio and how its struggling in a modern economy. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen sat down with us to talk about the latest news from the Boston artistic community, including a discussion about a new series of fog sculpture installations throughout the Emerald Necklace. In New York, gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has been the target of foodies across the web, who can’t believe she ordered a cinnamon raisin bagel with lox. We opened up the lines to hear what weird food combinations others enjoy, and their thoughts on Nixon’s bagel of choice.

Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the far right's newest diet fad, “carnivorism,”

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 11th, 2018. After a week of taking over the news cycle, Bob Woodward’s new tell all book, FEAR: Trump in the White House, hits bookstores today. We opened the lines to hear if you are excited to read it or is it as Donald Trump would call it, more fake news. Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek and Congressman Joe Kennedy joined us to talk about the upcoming mental health forum they’re moderating next Monday called, A Conversation on Mental Health with the Sports Community Chairman of the Cannabis Control Commission Steve Hoffman updated us with the latest recreational marijuana news. Food writer Corby Kummer explained the newest alt-right food trend. Associate Professor in the Management and Organizations Department at NYU’s Stern School Dolly Chugh joined us to talk about her new book, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. CNN's John king discussed the latest political headlines. The World's Shirin Jaafari and Andrea Crossan talked about their new multimedia series, Untold Afghanistan.