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Expanded unemployment insurance access and direct check to Americans is a "vital combination."

NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Kusnierek said the Boston Marathon could see an uptick in elite runners who would've otherwise competed in the Tokyo Olympics.

The oil industry used public campaigns to promote recycling as a way to sell more plastic, according to new documentary.

Can the effort applied towards solving the coronavirus crisis be recreated for the climate crisis?

The actor joins Boston Public Radio to discuss his podcast Clear + Vivid, and his communication trainings.

The group hit the hardest is receiving the least amount of help, says Shirley Leung.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, May 7th, 2018. Shannon O’Brien, former State Treasurer and Democratic nominee for Governor, and Charlie Chieppo, principal of Chieppo Strategies and senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institute, joined us to discuss the top national and local headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the latest news regarding the peace talks with North and South Korea. It was reported over the weekend that John McCain said that he would not want President Trump to come to his funeral. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on McCain's request. Novelist Jesmyn Ward joined us to talk about her newest award-winning book, Sing, Unburied, Sing. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. The City Of Boston’s Housing Innovation Lab is proposing a new line of affordable houses that would essentially be tiny houses placed in backyards. We went to the phones to hear if this a solution to affordable housing that you could get behind. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, May 4th, 2018. NECN's Sue O' Connell joined us to give her take on Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg's resignation today and whether or not he was a victim of his situation. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Stan Rosenberg's resignation. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam explained the world of mail fishing. Under The Radar's Callie Crossley discussed Kayne West's growing madness.Ikea fans are stunned to find out that Swedish meatballs are not actually Swedish. We opened the lines to hear how much food authenticity means to you. Ilene Bezahlef and Sarah Blackburn fromEdible Boston joined us for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of "Meet the Press," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. — including Rudy Giuliani's revealing interviewabout President Donald Trump's reimbursement to his lawyer Michael Cohen over allegations of an extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. The Washington Post says that Trump has told 3,001 lies since he's becomepresident.Yet the American Sociological Review finds that Trump voters continue to stand by him because of his "perceived authenticity." Is his "perceived authenticity" working for you? Do you care if he lies? Andrea Cabral, former Suffolk County sheriff, discussed the resignation of state Senate President Stan Rosenberg.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the millionaire tax, UMass Boston, and more.A week ago today we talked about a potential comeback for Charlie Rose — today we’re talking about the depth of accusations that have led to his downfall.We opened up the lines and got your take.For Mother's Day, poet Richard Blanco looked at poems that appreciate mothers as human beings — formidable and sometimes flawed.You've heard of red wine. You've heard of white wine. But what about...blue wine? Jonathan Alsop of the Boston Wine Schoolexplained.

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Featuring: actor David Duchovny, WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen, homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem, author Eileen McNamara, tech writer Andy Ihnatko.

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 1. (Happy May Day!) Featuring: sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, ACLU Massachusetts director Carol Rose and ACLU lawyer Laura Rotolo, food writer and editor Corby Kummer, CNN host John King, and historian Nancy Koehn.