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William B. Taylor and George P. Kent testified in the first public hearings of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Wednesday.

On Thursday, former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick formalized his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to be president of the United States.

On Monday, aeronautics company Boeing announced that its line of 737 Max jets could be flying as soon as January.

The National Immigrant Forum executive director said the court's decision is likely to impact millions.

Club Passim is celebrating 60 years on the scene.

As the cost of a four-year liberal arts education is set to hit $100,000 at some institutions, less and less people are graduating through that model.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss Corby Kummer America's obsession with ranch dressing.

Full broadcast of Boston Public Radio 9/25/18

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, September 24th, 2018. Our political roundtable with Michael Curry, senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and Jennifer Nassour, former state GOP chairwoman and founder of Conservative Women For A Better Future, tackled the latest headlines. Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, joined us live on the line from Jerusalem to discuss President Donald Trump's second United Nations summit, the future of U.S. and North Korea relations, among other international news. We opened up the lines and asked you about the new sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Do you approve of the way the GOP has handled this process? Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price looked at the controversial casting of a British actress to play Harriet Tubman in a new biopic. Television expert Bob Thompson weighed in on the reboot of popular sitcom "Murphy Brown." We closed out the show by continuing our conversation about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 21st, 2018. We opened the lines and asked you what role does race, power and privilege play in the quick defense and treatment of Brett Kavanaugh, and the sexual abuse allegations made against him ? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko talked about the newest edition of the Apple watch. Callie Crossley previewed Michelle Obama's book tour appearance at the Boston Garden on November 24th. The President of the Museum of Science Yannis Meow-liss joined us to talk about all the upcoming events at the Museum. Actor Ethan Hawke was in the studio to talk about the new movie he wrote and directed about country music legend Blaze Foley,* Blaze.* Comedian and host of HQ Trivia Scott Rogowsky joined us for a special HQ news quiz. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talked about her new book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, September 20th, 2018 "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd brought us the latest updates on the embattled Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault by California professor Christine Blasey Ford. We opened up the lines and asked you about the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee imposing a Friday morning deadline on Professor Ford to decide if she will testify on Monday. If you’re a Republican, do you support this tactic? If Kavanaugh isn’t fully investigated, will questions about his legitimacy be a dark cloud over his tenure? Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral joined us for her recurring criminal justice segment, "Law and Order." The smash-hit musical "Hamilton" hits Boston this fall. Does it live up to the hype? WGBH arts editor and "Open Studio" host Jared Bowen gave us the details. Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Paul Reville weighed in on gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez's plan to pay for his education and transportation initiatives with a tax on universities. The big egos and big money that make up professional football are central to journalist Mark Leibovich’s latest book, "Big Game: The NFL In Dangerous Times." Jonathon Alsop of the Boston Wine School shared some of his favorite reds for the beginning of fall.