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Rep. Joe Kennedy III defended his call for an independent investigation of an altercation between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees and corrections officials at the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth on May 1.

"We're hoping they make the surveillance tapes available," says executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts.

The presidential candidate who ran on the promise of a universal basic income is calling for recurring checks during the coronavirus pandemic.

Working conditions within meat packing plants require close quarters to colleagues, says Kummer.

The WGBH news analyst weighed in on the myriad of factors threatening journalism both in the U.S. and around the world.

Steves is stuck at home for now, but is keeping his company going so they can jump right back in when pandemic passes.

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: With so much of the midterm attention on races elsewhere, what are you excited about closer to home: Minogue Healey? Markey Deaton? The 59 ballot questions? How are you preparing for Tuesday in Massachusetts? Then, of course, it’s Am I The A-hole Thursday. AirBnB has new rules on how guests should leave a place after staying, forbidding hosts from requiring complicated clean-ups… so we’re opening the phone and text lines to you: what’s the etiquette on cleaning a short-term rental? Listen in to find out!

Political commentator Chuck Todd discussing the latest national headlines.Andrea Cabral on the latest DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.The Huntington's Loretta Greco & actors Karl Kenzler and Karen Killeen from To Kill a Mockingbird.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses attacks on Black women in leadership, ala Ilhan Omar,

A rolling election segment with brief call-ins from Amy Carnevale of the MassGOP, Katie Theoharides of the Trustees of Reservations, and Evan Horowitz of Tufts CSPA.Jacob Weisberg, author of "Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era"Howard Mansfield, author of "Invisible Monuments"Emily Judem and immigration attorney Jonathan Ng join to discuss GBH's latest documentary following a woman in Chelsea whose husband was taken by ICE.

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: With less than a week until election day, it’s the economy, stupid. As voters rank the cost of living in America their number one issue, we’ll open the phone and text lines to ask what you’ve scaled back on, to get by? We’ll end the show with you, and how you’re preparing for the Halloween hordes this weekend. Are you ready to spend more to hand out treats? And where do you stand on the age-old candy corn debate?Listen in to find out!

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: With the midterms officially a week away, the stakes couldn’t be any higher. We’re opening the phone and text lines: is there anybody out there who is choosing not to vote, staying home… Why? And we’ll end the show with the latest Cheesecake Factory drama. Obama mocked the tacky, gaudy White House renovations, comparing them to a Saddam Hussein-run Cheesecake Factory… So we’re opening the phone and text lines: What does The Cheesecake Factory mean to you? Listen in to find out!