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Attorney Harvey Silverglate was partner to the photographer for more than 40 years.

The executive director of ACLU Massachusetts says we must stop militarizing our way out of racism.

Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III said nationwide demonstrations alone won’t be enough to end police violence.

Fajgenbaum has experience researching a disease with similar effects to COVID-19.

"Community organizers are community builders. They are not destroyers," Pressley said.

The Boston Globe business columnist said she expects most businesses to return more gradually than what's allowed by official guidelines.

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.