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Nursing home residents account for more than half of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts.

What are people watching to fill the live sports void?

The Blue Cross Blue Shield official said she isn't vying to get an antibody test any time soon.

The second edition of 'SNL At Home' that broadcasted last week was an improvement, Thompson said.

Should media outlets cover every press conference the president holds?

Across the country, minority communities are facing challenges from the illness itself, as well as economic impacts.

We'll speak with public media reporters from New Hampshire, Maine, Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, Alaska, California and Texas, as well as hear from Joe Kennedy III in Mississippi, about the key national races in those states. And of course, we'll take calls throughout the show from listeners.

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the election officials who fear Trump administration interference in the midterms. Then it's Live Music Friday with Cambridge Symphony Orchestra performing excerpts from Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor to get us in the Halloween spirit. NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses her coverage of the Matthew Farwell trial. And Meredith Goldstein of Boston Globe's Love Letters on whether love is truly blind.

Not My Politics is a new show from GBH News focusing on young people in politics, hosted by Zoe Mathews.In this episode: Jared Valanzola, Chair of the Massachusetts Young Republicans and a Plymouth County Commissioner & Nicole Hadar, who just interned with Brian Shortsleeve's GOP campaign for governor, discuss the state of right-leaning politics in the United States.Follow us on Instagram @GBH_NotMyPolitics and stay tuned for more episodes.

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,