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Ever since a 2015 audio recording of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg defending the controversial tactic known as stop-and-frisk resurfaced on Tuesday, Bloomberg has been playing defense.

Healey's office announced a lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul for directly marketing to underage people.

The Supreme Court is weighing a case that involves the separation of church and state.

On Thursday, Governor Charlie Baker joined Boston Public Radio for Ask the Governor.

The “Meet the Press” moderator expressed frustration that Kelly didn't opted to speak up sooner.

President Trump has proposed cuts to the Centers for Disease Control, other global health agencies.

If you can never get a seat at Boston’s wildly popular restaurant Myers and Chang—Myers and Chang can now come to you by way of a great new cookbook, Myers + Chang At Home. Chef Joanne Chang joins Jim and Margery to talk about it. We open up the lines and ask you about the turkeys who have been taking over parts of Massachusetts. Adam Gopnick joins Jim and Margery to regale us with tales of trying to make it New York City, it’s the subject of his new memoir, At the Stranger's Gate: Arrivals in New York. Microsoft exec turned experimental chef Nathan Myhrvold about his latest cookbook—a 50 pound exploration and explanation of bread, Modernist Bread, The Art and Science Jacques Pepin and his granddaughter Shorey join Jim and Margery to talk about their latest collaboration, A Grandfather's Lesson: In the Kitchen With Shorey

2017 was a tough year, so we opened the lines to hear you vent about the worst parts of the year and what you are excited to see in 2018. Plus, food writer Corby Kummer, tech writer Andy Ihnatko, Emily Rooney, Callie Crossley, and a festival news quiz. (Full Show 12/22/17)

Attorney General Maura Healey joined us for another edition of Ask The AG where she took your questions and ours. Plus, medical ethicist Art Caplan, Mass. Senator Ed Markey on the new GOP tax plan, and we opened the lines to hear if you think the man flu is real. (12/21/17)

With the imminent passing of the GOP tax plan in the near future, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the plan. Plus, author Celeste Ng, animal expert Sy Montgomery, Harvard Business Schools' Michael Norton and Nancy Koehn, and CNN's John King. (Full show 12/19/17)

After the revelation that the Pentagon had active program searching for UFOs came to light this weekend, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on UFOS. Are they real or is it just light hitting off a weather balloon? Plus, A political roundtable, ACLU's Carol Rose, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompson.