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Looking at the relevance of former President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation today.

The Gold Dust Orphans founder discussed the late host’s legacy in light of a recent biography.

Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison. They were exonerated Monday.

No turkeys were washed during the making of this radio segment.

The player has not been signed to an NFL team since 2016, when he knelt in protest during the national anthem.

Fifty percent of Americans favored impeachment both before and after the impeachment hearings, according to a CNN poll.

Education secretary Patrick Tutwiler on the start of the new school year.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses Rachel Ruysch at the MFA and Viola's Room at the Shed in NYC.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on a bipartisan press conference outside Congress featuring Jeffrey Epstein victims urging lawmakers to release the Epstein files. Plus, how the rest of the world is viewing Trump's health, and more on the court ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.Josh Croke and Caelum Lam of Love Your Labels join ahead of their annual "Queer AF" fashion show in Worcester.

BPR Full Show 9/2: Summer Blues

Today:Mass GOP chair Amy Carnevale and Mass Democrats chair Steve Kerrigan join BPR at the BPL for a politics panel.Plus, Lee Pelton of the Boston Foundation goes over threats to food assistance for the poorest Massachusetts residents.

Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses her bipartisan housing plan and what she calls Trump's "authoritarian turn."Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft discusses his campaign and takes calls from listeners.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and how it changed the field of disaster preparedness.Darlene Lombos, president of Greater Boston Labor Council, discusses Boston's first Labor Day parade.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung with updates on the BlueHub Capital lawsuit and new legal changes that benefit renters this fall.

BPR Full Show 8/26: Mayor Wu Preparing For Potential National Guard Deployment