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Mayor Martin J. Walsh says Wynn Casino's claim they offered $150 million to the city to repair Sullivan Square is "inaccurate" and "unfair," he told Jim…

Evan Falchuk, head of the United Independent Party, announced yesterday he would be joining forces with anti-tax activists Yes on 1 to pass a ballot…

Are America's biggest retailers having a wardrobe malfunction? Former clothing powerhouses like Gap, J.Crew, and Abercrombie—once juggernauts in the…

Is your leaky air conditioning forcing you to wear water shoes around the house? Are you struggling still with the havoc wrought on your roof by the…

Four days ago, in response to the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine dead, President Obama stood at a podium at the White House and…

Do you have to be the richest kid on the block to enjoy the Happiest Place On Earth? That's the accusation made by a recent article in the Washington…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 21st, 2019. Chuck Todd, the moderator of Meet the Press, host of Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC, and the political director for NBC news, called in to discuss the latest news regarding the Democratic presidential candidates. Andrea Cabral,** **former Suffolk County sheriff, former secretary of public safety, and the CEO of Ascend, talking about the Robert Kraft scandal. Governor Charlie Baker joined us to take your questions and ours. We opened the lines to hear you thoughts on New Zealand's decision to ban assault rifles in the wake of a mass shooting in a mosque that killed 50 people. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara joined us to talk about his new book, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, And The Rule Of Law."

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 20th, 2019.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 19th, 3/19/19. Earlier this week, The New York Times explored the phenomenon of "snowplow parents," or parents who go out of their way to remove obstacles in their children's lives. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners: Can you relate? Anchor and reporter with NBC Sports Boston Trenni Kusnierek updated us on Patriots owner Bob Kraft's prostitution scandal. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell discussed how to make nightlife in Boston safer after two recent attacks on young women. Is it time for the MBTA and universities to cover the cost of public transportation for students? Shirley Leung, The Boston Globe’s interim editorial page editor, weighed in. The message on eggs is getting scrambled once again: A new study found that eating three or more eggs a week increases your risk of heart disease and early death. We asked our listeners: Is it impossible to keep up with these contradictory studies? John King, CNN’s chief national correspondent and the anchor of "Inside Politics," shared the latest news from Washington, D.C. Carolyn Beeler, environmental reporter at PRI's The World, shared her last dispatch from Antarctica.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 18th, 2018. Geoff Diehl and Jeffrey Sanchez joined us for our political round table. Charlie Sennott, WGBH news analyst and CEO of The GroundTruth Project, joined us to discuss the response to last week’s shootings in New Zealand. We spoke with medical ethicist Art Caplan about the prevalence of suicide among medical professionals. Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, joined us to discuss how similar tactics used to sell tobacco are used to market sugary beverages to children. We opened up our phone lines to ask for our listeners’ reactions to last week's shootings in New Zealand. Reverend Irene Monroe joined us to share her thoughts on the college admissions scandal. We spoke with television and pop culture expert Bob Thompson about what he watched on TV last week.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the new guidelines the USDA released for how meat companies should respond to costumers who find contaminates in their meat.