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A new investigative report from WGBH has found that the share of public contracts going to minority and black owned businesses is shrinking.

Playing sports is becoming more dangerous to the health of athletes in areas where climate change is hitting hardest.

A new study shows that states with expanded Medicaid programs saw a marked decrease in overdose deaths.

WGBH's executive arts editor discusses why there was only one person of color nominated in all of the Oscar acting categories.

The NECN commentator described the New Jersey Senator as a strong advocate for LBGT rights.

By some estimates the various conflicts in the war on terror have cost the U.S. more than $6 trillion.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 5th, 2018. Michael Curry, an attorney and immediate past president of the Boston NAACP, and former Charin of the Mass Gop Jennifer Nassour joined us for a roundtable on local and national political headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott updated us on the latest news coming out of North Korea. TV expert Bob Thompson joined to talk about last night's Oscars. Congressman Joe Kennedy called in to talk about the necessity for gun reform. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on gun reform. Irene Monroe and Emmet Price joined us to talk about the Oscars and what the implications of giving guns to teachers may be. WGBH's science correspondent Heather Goldstone talked about the impact climate change is having on sea level rise. We went to the phones to hear if you are worried about sea level rise in Boston.

The full broadcast of BPR from 3/02/18. Featuring: Margaret Marshall, Emily Rooney, Shirley Leung, Christopher Muther, Callie Crossley, and a neighborly news quiz.

Congressman Michael Capuano joined us to talk about gun reform and Equifax.

The complete Boston Public Radio broadcast from 3/01/18. Featuring: Meet The Press' Chuck Todd, Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, "FRONTLINE’s" Executive Producer Raney Aronson, Boston Globe’s Sean Murphy, Congressman Mike Capuan, and Poet Richard Blanco.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from 2/28/18. We opened the lines to ask you about Boston's traffic problem. WGBH's executive arts editor Jared Bowen gave us his Oscar predictions. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the Russia investigation. Former Moscow bureau chief David Filipov gave us his take on Russian politics. NECN's Sue O'Connell joined us. Animal expert Sy Montgomery talked about the benefits of dogs. We opened the lines to hear if you are more likely to be attracted to someone with a dog.