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The artistic director and playwright Gina Femia explain how the unorthodox way they present their plays makes for a different theatrical experience.

The attorney general gave a raw emotional response and laid out steps Massachusetts can take to protect abortion providers.

Sally Starr has been coaching collegiate sports for more than 40 years.

Keri Blakinger highlights dehumanization in America's prison system through her new memoir.

"It shows kids that they can choose their own destiny," Ms. Patty says of the "Let's Say Gay!" event.

The activist says there growing popularity for gun reforms among Americans across the political spectrum.

Today:Ambassador Nicholas Burns was the United States’ top diplomat in China under the Biden administration. He discusses Trump’s tariffs, and international diplomacy writ large.Then we get listener reaction to news that another family feud is brewing at Market Basket, more than a decade after CEO Arthur T DeMoulas garnered massive community support in the last brouhaha over his business model and shareholder profit.

BPR Full Show 5/29: Market Basket Drama

Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage.

Today:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures.

BPR Full Show 5/27: Trump Vs. Massachusetts