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On Wednesday, national security expert Juliette Kayyem questioned President Trump's long term strategy surrounding Iran.

Should the Speaker of the House's strategy be to send the articles to the Senate for debate or wait until the situation with Iran has calmed down?

A Brooklyn restaurant is figuring out the economic and environmental incentives to becoming zero waste.

Boston school officials sharing student information with ICE, Boston Police not making street investigation information public, and more are on the organization's docket for 2020.

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" is no longer copyrighted and is now accessible for public use.

Among the highlights of the evening included Sam Mendes winning for the epic war film “1917,” despite the film releasing widely on Friday, and Joaquin Phoenix netting a Golden Globe for best actor for his depiction of the Batman villain The Joker.

We start the show by continuing our discussion on the poor state of healthcare in the U.S. Then, GBH News art editor Jared Bowen discusses his recent trip to the Crystal Bridges museum in Arkansas and the 2025 Golden Globe nominations. And, it's Ask the Mayor with Michelle Wu. Actor and author Marianne Leone discusses her new book "Five Dog Epiphany: How a Quintet of Badass Bichons Retrieved Our Joy." Finally, Jim wanted to talk about regifting, Margery wanted to talk about reusable bags --- so we open up the phone lines to ask about both.

Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung guest host. They start the show by asking about our obsession with the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer. Then, NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses journaling in the NFL and a new study showing that hockey players are more likely to develop CTE the longer they play.NBC Boston host and 'local woman' Sue O'Connell discusses the rise of Theo Von and the "Real World" experience of Trump's transportation secretary pick.Nadia Liu Spellman of Dumpling Daughter & Karen Clarke of Clarke's Cakes and Cookies are food venders at this year's Snowport Holiday Market. They bring us cakes and dumplings. We ask folks to write in with their favorite holiday cookies. CNN's John King discusses the latest national political headlines, including the likelihood that Trump's cabinet picks will be confirmed, and what's next for Kamala Harris.This holiday season lots of packages may be landing on your doorstep, leaving them at risk to "porch pirates," aka package stealers. Have you been a victim of package theft? And what have you done to thwart their efforts? We hear from you.

Today: Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung fill in for Jim and Margery.Charlie Sennott of The GroundTruth Project and Frontline's Martin Smith update on the latest out of Syria.And, outgoing Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses DEI in retreat, and the right's original big lie -- about identity politics.

Brian McGrory, head of Boston University's journalism department, discussed Trump's Meet the Press interviewRevs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed the young men leaving their churches in favor of 'masculine' Orthodox ChristianityFood policy analyst Corby Kummer on the reality behind a seeming rise in food recallsAcademic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the retreat of DEI initiatives by higher ed institutions ahead of Trump's inauguration

Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer are the duo behind Massachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery – Roundhead Brewing. They stop by the library to talk Latino beer, and the state of craft beer in the state.And, Ian Coury is our guest for Live Music Friday, he’s a 22 year-old mandolin phenom carving his own path in the world of Brazilian Choro music, he joins ahead of a free show next week in Roxbury.