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Reproductive rights advocate Susan Yanow explains why more people are turning towards self-managed abortions.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses what more can be done to prevent coronavirus deaths.

The drag icon talks about her solo tour, her time on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and more.

Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.

Robin Baker with Celebrity Series of Boston and violinist Tony Morales share their musical outreach.

Owens joins Boston Public Radio to discuss her memoir, "Growing Up Biden," released this week.

BPR Full Show 6/11: Protesting Feels Different

Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration.

BPR Full Show 6/10: Fact From Fiction

Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive.

BPR Full Show 6/9: National Guard In Los Angeles