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WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen said fans of The Talking Heads will love David Byrne's new play.

An impeachment inquiry has begun since President Donald Trump admitted he spoke to Ukraine about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

The medical ethicist says vape products are deeply flawed and dangerous.

The Boston Globe columnist joined Jim and Margery to dig himself out of that six-foot hole.

In January 2021, the person inhabiting the White House has to be a progressive, according to Kuttner.

The recent scandal involving President Trump and the president of Ukraine has mobilized Democrats to launch an impeachment inquiry.

BPR Full Show 5/12: Crisis In Gaza

Today:Gov. Maura Healey joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on May 9, 2025.

For Live Music Friday we hear from Brockton-based artist Latrell James, who won Album of the Year at 2024’s Boston Music Awards. He's performing at Boston Calling this month. We also speak to Boston Calling co-founder Mike Snow."Ask The Governor" with Maura Healey. We ask Gov. Healey about tariffs, the latest ICE raids, potential cuts in the state budget and more. Democratic Whip Katherine Clark joins is to talk about dysfunction within the Democratic party, what the party's message should be moving forward, and her recent petition to protect Medicaid and SNAP.

Podcaster Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. roundup.Andrea Cabral on the latest law and order headlines: an appeals court ordering the return of Rumeysa Ozturk and to Vermont. Environmentalist Bill McKibben returns for his monthly climate check-in. Culture reporter James Bennett II discusses why Americans are obsessed with the movie Conclave and the real-life conclave. While on air, the current conclave ended and the new pope was announced. We talk with James about the historical significance of the first Pope from the United States, Leo XIV.

Today:National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the start to the secretive process to pick the next pope.NPR host Ari Shapiro zooms in ahead of two local shows on his cabaret tour.