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Healey declines to say if she thinks teachers should be allowed to strike.

The senator says the decision is up to President Joe Biden.

The touring musical is at Boston’s Citizens Bank Opera House through March 12.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben shares how induction cooktops could make kitchens safer — and more energy efficient — for all.

Mass General Brigham program seeks to combat racial disparities in maternal mortality through free assistance from birth doulas.

For its 20th anniversary, the Boston Celtic Music Festival returns in-person for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Les Miserables lead actors Nick Cartell and Hayden Tee join to discuss Broadway in Boston's production, through the end of the month.Omer Bartov, Brown University's professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, discusses his new book "Israel: What Went Wrong"Carol Rose of the ACLU of Mass discusses the House bill on public records and legislative audit, and the Supreme Court wrapping up its term.Trenni Casey zooms in briefly with some World Cup updates.

Tufts international politics professor Dan Drezner discusses the latest deal in Iran.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung joins with all the news about World Cup in Boston, and debriefs her and Jim's interview with former DA Rachael Rollins.Dr. Kate Ackerman of the Women's Health Sports and Performance Institute discusses the gap in research around women's sports health.Corby Kummer explains how international fans are unable to comprehend Taco Bell, unlimited soda refills, and more, as they come to North America for the World Cup. Plus, we as, is pickle the new pumpkin spice?And Dr. Stephen Rich, microbiology professor at UMass Amherst, joins for a tick safety segment.

BPR Full Show 6/12: Watching Trump's UFC Fight Or World Cup?

We'll start the show by airing a conversation Jim and Boston Globe's Shirley Leung had with Rachel Rollins yesterday; Rollins is running for Suffolk DA, to unseat her successor in the position, Kevin Hayden.Chuck Todd zooms in for the latest national political headlines.Andrea Cabral discusses the Supreme Court's final cases this term.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses the Bill Pulte appointment at DNI, and Trump's myriad grifts in the White House.Mitchell Garabedian and Dr. Herb Brennan zoom in to discuss developments for Rhode Island victims of clergy sex abuse

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussing the latest round of strikes between US and Iran.Gary Mitchell discusses the closing of the S&S deli after 107 years. Carolyn Chou of Homes for All Massachusetts, discusses the rent control ballot question.Senator Ed Markey discusses his campaign for his eighth term in Congress. (zoom)