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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.

A GBH News reports highlights how the loss of a public park in 1960s laid the ground for today's battle for better air quality.

Gov.-elect Healey wants to bet big on climate technology.

More than 2,500 books were banned in different U.S. districts in the 2021-22 school year, a recent report found.

BPR Full Show 6/4: Fight At The White House

Naturalist Sy Montgomery discuses the elephants of the New Bedford Zoo and a blue octopus that made headlines last week.GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton stops by to discuss why he’s hoping to unseat Senator Markey in November. FRONTLINE producer/writer Mike Wiser discusses their latest film "The War Cabinet."National security expert Juliette Kayyem on a rise in deaths and suicides at ICE detention centers.Jody Adams and Billy Shore zoom in from Bend, Oregon to talk about their Chefs Cycle Ride.And we end the show with an ode to outdoor dining, beach days… and confrontations with seagulls. Have you ever been accosted by a fry-hungry gull? Do you have tips for avoiding these rat birds?

BPR Full Show 6/2: MA Governor Answers Listener Questions

NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell and Trenni Casey fill infor Jim and Margery today. They talk to:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on a judge stopping Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund. Princeton's Khalil Gibran Muhammad on new data showing non-white students are the largest share of U.S. college enrollment. Former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville on AI use in schools, and planned layoffs at public schools.Tufts food policy expert Corby Kummer on the millions of people losing access to food benefits, and what was behind the collapse of veggie fast food chain Clover.

BPR Full Show 5/29: Is Summer Too Expensive?