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With many of the region's popular summer season arts offerings cancelled, the economy will take a hit.

According to a recent poll conducted by Suffolk University and the Boston Globe between March 24-27, less than a fifth of respondents said they owned a gun, but one in seven responded “yes” when asked if they wished they did.

The Vice President, on NBC's Meet The Press with Chuck Todd, refused to answer direct questions.

IKEA has shared it's Swedish meatball recipe online, as it's stores remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic.

The national security expert said the president's executive order would have a negligible impact, and accused him of pandering to his base.

The MIT economist proposed creating a “care corps” program to bring more workers to the nation’s sorely under-staffed nursing homes.

Brian McGrory, head of Boston University's journalism department, discussed Trump's Meet the Press interviewRevs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed the young men leaving their churches in favor of 'masculine' Orthodox ChristianityFood policy analyst Corby Kummer on the reality behind a seeming rise in food recallsAcademic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the retreat of DEI initiatives by higher ed institutions ahead of Trump's inauguration

Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer are the duo behind Massachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery – Roundhead Brewing. They stop by the library to talk Latino beer, and the state of craft beer in the state.And, Ian Coury is our guest for Live Music Friday, he’s a 22 year-old mandolin phenom carving his own path in the world of Brazilian Choro music, he joins ahead of a free show next week in Roxbury.

We open the lines to ask about the latest attempt by corporations to boost worker productivity by banning personal phones on the job. Ian Coury is our guest for Live Music Friday. He’s a 22 year-old mandolin phenom carving his own path in the world of Brazilian Choro music. Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett talks about the science behind gender affirming care, renewed conversation around medical debt in the U.S. and physician strikes in Boston.James Bennett II discusses a Village Person’s revisionist history of the ‘Y.M.C.A.' song, plus his reflections on 2024 music and movies.Then we asked folks to weigh-in on the news that 'Y.M.C.A.' is not a gay anthem.Roundhead Brewing Company is Massachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery. We’ll talk with co-owners Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer about the upcoming Latino beer festival and sample some brews.We end the show with a Christmas tree potpourri.

Today:In the 1980s, the height of the crack epidemic, Paul Joyce was a Boston police officer. He’s now out with a new book about how the department struggled during that era, and the rise in gun and gang violence. He joins to discuss his new book “It Started With the Hats” – the life experiences of Boston’s founding street gang members.And, MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down Trump’s view on tariffs, and how changing policy would affect the global economy.

Chuck Todd on the Hunter Biden pardon & more news from the incoming Trump administration… Andrea Cabral on yesterday’s killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.Jon Gruber explains Trump’s stance on tariffs & how varying approaches would affect the U.S. & global economies.Paul Joyce is a longtime Boston cop and author of the book “It Started With the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston’s Founding Street Gang Members.” He joins to discuss.