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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks new History Channel docu-series and puts our current political turmoil into historical context.

The Massachusetts congresswoman said cutting people’s wages to pay back student loans is “cruel” — especially at a time of economic uncertainty.

The candidate for mayor of Boston has previously vowed to recuse himself from all family business if elected.

President and CEO Susan Goldberg said President Trump's latest executive order is a "new level of threat," but that GBH will continue producing television and radio.

Columbia Journalism School Dean Jelani Cobb acknowledged the university’s recent challenges.

The Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist said the country must stand up to the "bully tactics" of President Donald Trump as he attempts to consolidate executive power.

Today:Last year, climate activists Parke Wilde, Julia Hansen, and Peter Watson were arrested protesting the proposed expansion of Bedford’s Hanscom Field – the second busiest airport in New England, behind Logan. They join to discuss the importance of civil disobedience, and standing up for the climate.And, Live Music Friday with the lead love interests of Huntington Theatre Company's production of 'The Light in the Piazza' - Sarah-Anne Martinez and Josh Grosso.

BPR Full Show 6/5: Are We Protesting Enough?

Today:Ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice holiday, we talk with the Palestinian owners of two local bakeries: Abdulla Awad of Yafa Bakery in Somerville and Sami Herbawi of Andala Coffee House in Cambridge. And, we talk with two the leaders of two New Hampshire-based aid groups for Ukraine: Alan Himmer of the Ukraine Crisis Aid Group, and Susan Mathison of the New Hampshire-based Common Man for Ukraine.

BPR Full Show 6/4: Palestinian Cafe Owners on Eid

Today:Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the impacts of federal immigration actions in the state -- including the detainment of an 18 year old.Lee Pelton, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation, former president of Emerson College, discusses the state of higher education.