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Multi-party coalitions will need to be built in order to get police reform bills passed, Todd says.

The Boston Globe cannabis reporter drew connections between the current Black Lives Matter protests and the U.S.’ marijuana prohibition.

President Donald Trump is threatening use of the Insurrection Act to suppress protests. But riots that have occurred have not reached insurrection level, says Kayyem.

The US Postal Service is failing financially, and nobody seems to be prioritizing it right now.

The medical ethicist said everyone involved in demonstrations should continue to take as many precautions as possible.

King urged people not to dismiss Trump's actions as just the latest distraction.

BPR Full Show 2/14: Will You Be My Valentine?

Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed.

BPR Full Show 2/13: Mild And Spicy

We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.

Today:Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Feb. 12, 2025. She discusses her upcoming testimony before Congress, Josh Kraft entering the Boston mayoral race, and the latest on plans for a soccer-specific stadium in neighboring Everett.