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The sketch improv show, playing at the Huntington Theatre, reflects on various social and women's issues.

Naomi Seibt is acting as a foil to Greta Thunberg's climate activism.

The stock market floundered this week amid investor concerns over the coronavirus spreading in China. Economist Jonathan Gruber says this has implications across American markets.

Will Boston become a victim of COVID-19?

42 year-old Dave Ayres was named an honorary North Carolinian on Tuesday.

For former Vice President Joe Biden a win in this Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic primary is crucial to proving his viability as a candidate, according to CNN’s Chief National Correspondent.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, February 4th, 2019.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, February 1st, 2019. Congressman Jim McGovern joined us to discuss his new position as the Chairman of the House Rules Committee. WGBH's Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell was in the studio to talk about the Boston Globe's recent valedictorian study. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko talked about the latest tech mishaps at Apple and Facebook. Documentarian Errol Morris joined us to discuss his new documentary on Steve Bannon, American Dharma. It seems these days that it is impossible to get out of the reach of Amazon. We opened the lines to hear if you could avoid buying anything from the online monopoly for an entire week. Rebekah Salwasser, the executive director of the Red Sox Foundation , and Adam Grossman, the chief marketing officer of the Boston Red Sox, joined us for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 31st, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, January 30th, 2018. Following former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s criticism, Chris Christie saying President Donald Trump “blew it,” and Roger Stone saying his presidency is in mortal peril, we opened the lines to ask our listeners if they’re concerned about the president’s increasing isolation, even from his closest allies. We spoke to medical ethicist Art Caplan about CBS’ decision not to air an ad for a medical marijuana company during Super Bowl LII. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to discuss the outbreak of measles in Washington state. We spoke with WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen about the upcoming musical based on the “Magic Mike” film franchise. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined us as with his weekly explainer. Berklee College of Music Professor Rob Hochschild and WCRB’s Brian McCreath and Brian O’Donovan joined us for a concert round table, where they previewed some upcoming shows in the Greater Boston are

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about new study that outlines the best diet for your health and the planet.