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Governor Charlie Baker would vote yes on a 2024 Olympics ballot question that included taxpayer funding for infrastructure investments, he told Jim Braude…

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was in an exceptionally good mood. Only five days before, General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, ending…

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty today of all 30 charges in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, including 17 that qualify for the death penalty. Jim…

Afghanistan is rebuilding, slowly, after more than a decade of war. But is the progress being made fleeting, or built-to-last?That's a question Charles…

Does any snack sing "spring" quite like the pastel-colored culinary marvel that is the Peep?*Let me answer that for you: no. Jim Braude and Margery Eagan…

Mere hours after Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed a passenger airplane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, airlines in Europe…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell came in to talk about her proposal to let non-citizens vote in city elections. We took your calls about the effect that chain stores have on Boston neighborhoods. Andrea Cabral talked about what Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination means for the death penalty. WGBH's Science Correspondent Heather Goldstone explained how Scott Pruitt's short tenure at the EPA could have lasting consequences. We opened up the lines to you about the fact that the Thai cave rescue is about to get two adaptations on the silver screen. What movies got historical events right, and which ones didn't? We continued our coverage of the Massachusetts primaries with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie. Jonathan Alsop of the Boston Wine School explained what makes a Bordeaux and what makes a Bor-don't — in other words, why a global movement is demanding that a wine's birthplace is printed on the bottle.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 10th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 9th, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018. Carol Rose, the Executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, joined us to talk about the latest Supreme Court and immigration headlines. A recent Gallup Poll says fewer people feel proud to be Americans than in the last 18 years. We opened the lines to hear how patriotic you are feeling and if it will impact your July 4th celebration. Senator Ed Markey called in to discuss his recent trip to the border. Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to talk about what could happen if a new Supreme Court justice helps overturn Roe v. Wade. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School Michael Norton helped us learn how to enjoy our leisure time. CNN’s John King called in to discuss the latest headlines. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn told us what lessons we can learn from George Washington in honor of July 4th.