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

The transportation experts joined Boston Public Radio for our monthly segment of “Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The latest Frontline documentary examines the divisive decade in politics.

Movements like dry January are helping even bartenders find sobriety.

The NBC Sports commentator broke down exactly what’s at stake for the Red Sox manager.

TV expert Bob Thompson says the popularity is due to a mix of nostalgia for the game itself and for host Alex Trebec.

Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org

BPR Full Show 11/19: Yo-Yo Ma Gets A Smug Mug!

BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition

Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project.

BPR Full Show 11/17: Trump Economic Storm