Boston Public Radio

Legal scholar and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner criticized President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles, calling it legally questionable and an overreach of power.

As Muslims prepare to observe Eid al-Adha, Palestinian locals are navigating the holiday with grief and resilience during the ongoing war in Gaza.

Nicholas Burns, who now teaches at Harvard, applauded a federal judge’s decision to continue blocking Trump’s ban on international student enrollment.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu questioned Josh Kraft’s fitness to lead Boston.

Assumption University President Greg Weiner said two things can be true: federal government overreach threatens academic freedom and schools must address failings on viewpoint diversity.

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

BPR Full Show 5/22: What Went Wrong At Boston’s Croft School?

Political analyst Chuck Todd looks ahead to the November midterms and discusses the immense scope of Trump's grift and corruption.Former Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral discusses a recent WSJ piece looking into the erosion of trust in the justice system, and how it's playing out in jury trials.Environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses the "reorganization" of the forest service under Trump 2.0 and one of the World Cup's biggest sponsors: big oil.NPR's Eric Deggans discusses Colbert's legacy on The Late Show.

BPR Full Show 5/20: Trump Corruption... Again

CNN's John King on national politics.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the climate catastrophes that are major sporting events like FIFA, and the insane cost to stream every NFL game this season.Chef Laurence Louie and Rary Ratsifa, co-owners of Rubato in Quincy, join us to discuss Louie's current Top Chef run.Joe Kennedy III discusses his relationship with Jason Collins, the first NBA player to come out as gay while playing in the league.

BPR Full Show 5/18: A Convo With Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley & Her Father