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Gergen Barnett is pleased with Massachusetts' reopening response, but wants to know what we'll do if it doesn't work.

The “Under the Radar” and “Basic Black” host defended Shelley Luther’s right to protest lockdown restrictions, but said she should’ve been more transparent about the government aid.

The inaugural poet read works from Joy Harjo and Naomi Shihab Nye, along with one of his own.

Wisconsin's stay-at-home order lifted this week, and many people flooded to bars with no social distancing mitigation in place.

It is not normal to show up and protest carrying weapons, O'Connell said.

The newest set of guidelines streamline the numerous sets of food safety recommendations already available.

Political commentator Chuck Todd on the failure of both the Dem and Republican parties to function as they're intended. Paul Reville, former education secretary, discusses the return to school, and the latest re: AI in the classroom.Environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses some of his recent writing, including about the data center/AI battle.

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 ask listeners what their response is following primary election results and we end the show by asking listeners about their family heirlooms, do we still care for them? We let listeners chime in with their thoughtsListen in to find out!

Corby Kummer discusses the death of Wendell Berry, poet and extoller of agrarian principles. Plus, we'll look at the growth of urban farming across the country and discuss Canada's retaliatory tariffs on food/dairy items.Trenni Casey discusses private equity in college sports, and the growth of youth football despite CTE concerns.Juliette Kayyem discusses the growing number of military leaders warning Hegseth against extending Iran war operations ... and the latest on election interference ahead of November.

Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung about money in politics this election cycle.Former Lt. Governor Kerry Healey, executive chair of the Forward Party, joins with two Senate candidates, Todd Achilles and Brian Bengs, who are running as independents.CNN chief national correspondent John King joins to discuss national political headlines.

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: Happy Primary Day! We discuss what people are paying attention to for today's primaries, then, we talk about GLP-1s and diet culture today.Listen in for more!