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As the showdown over the Obama Administration's Iran deal heats up in Congress, Representative Seth Moulton of the Massachusetts 6th district joined Jim…

Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Eliot Engel are both prominent members of New York's Democratic Congressional delegation. They also have just…

Next time you need to get somewhere fast, think bigger than the MBTA or Uber. Think...pedicab. Dana Bein and Jenn Brundage, two expert pedicab drivers…

American dentist Walter Palmer became a contender for "most hated person on Earth" when it was revealed he lured a beloved lion named Cecil out of a…

Congressman Bill Keating joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to discuss his thoughts on the Obama Administration's Iran nuclear deal, a Congressional…

Casino magnate Steve Wynn offered Mayor Martin J. Walsh a nine figure sum to settle his lawsuit over Wynn's casino license in Everett, the Mayor said on…

Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show by opening up the lines to ask our listeners for their opinions on last night's second 2020 Democratic debate. Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat the Press, joined Jim and guest host Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung. Rooney talked about attempts to discredit E. Jean Carroll's accusation that President Trump sexually assaulted her. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross joined us for "Ask the Police Commissioner," to take questions from us and our listeners. NECN's Sue O'Connell talked about the 2020 Democratic party debates as well as Stonewall's 50th anniversary. Callie Crossley, host of WGBH's "Under the Radar," discussed the debates as well as the emergency border aid funding bill. Nadine Malouf and Christian Barillas, lead actors in the Huntington Theatre Company's "Yerma," joined for our weekly News Quiz.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked you about last night’s Democratic debate. We were joined by Jessica Tang, president of the Boston Teacher’s Union. Former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed an oversight at the RMV that could have prevented a deadly car accident. As Wayfair employers protest migrant detention, will consumers join in and boycott the retail giant? Historian Nancy Koehn shared her analysis. Facebook has unveiled its own cryptocurrence — should we be trusting the company with our money? Tech blogger Andy Ihnatko weighed in. We opened up the lines and asked listeners about whether gyms and bars should be “politics-free” zones. Are millennials growing horns on the backs of their head? Alex Beam, renowned evolutionary biologist, weighed in.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Washington Post political reporter Annie Linskey discussed tonight’s first Democratic 2020 debate, including how candidates like Elizabeth Warren are traveling to facilities for migrants at the border ahead of the debate. Then we opened up the lines and asked listeners about the squalid conditions at border camps for migrants. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley also called in with her thoughts. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem also discussed the conditions at the government-run facilities for migrants. Michael Norton, professor at the Harvard Business School, shared his research on polarization in the U.S. Then we opened up the lines and asked our listeners. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan discussed the situation at the border. WGBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen reviewed the Nantucket Film Festival, the new movie “Yesterday,” and others.

Is the next big challenge in food production disappearing seed diversity? Joining *Boston Public Radio *to weigh in on this topic and more was Corby Kummer. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked listeners about new rape allegations against the president. Then sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek updated us on the sex trafficking case against Bob Kraft. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell discusses her plan to overhaul Boston Public Schools. Does the new Boston-centered TV series “City On A Hill” capture the city in the 90s? TV critic Bob Thompson weighed in. Taco Bell is ringing in a new vegetarian menu. Food writer Corby Kummer discussed. CNN’s John King, host of “Inside Politics,” got us up to speed on the national news.