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MIT scientist Dr. Irene Bosch said the FDA missed an opportunity.

The PAGU chef and owner said a requirement would ease the burden on small businesses struggling through the pandemic.

After the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, nonprofit organizations aimed at de-radicalizing saw an uptick in requests for help.

Providers are seeing increased demand for child care amid an exacerbated labor shortage.

A.C. Thompson’s updated documentary “American Insurrection” airs Jan. 4 at 10 p.m. on GBH 2.

They say the program starts the conversation about the future of Massachusetts' public transit.

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on the growing perception that SCOTUS rulings are based on politics, and a recap of last week's congressional testimony by Justices Coney Barrett and Kagan. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer with updates on the cyclospora outbreak, how one year of SNAP cuts are pressuring the food system, and why cheesemongers are having trouble selling cheese. We'll re-air Jim and Margery's conversation with author Rachel Hartigan, on her latest book "LOST" about Amelia Earhart.Spencer Buell, Globe reporter who covers Somerville and Cambridge, joins us to talk about the Shotspotter controversy in Cambridge, and how "social housing" is a growing tool to tackle the housing crisis. We ask listeners what their go-to free summer activities are as we reach the season's halfway point

Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary for Mass, discussing the state of ICE traffic stops, body cams, etc. Fabiola Mendez joins for Live Music Friday, with Lee Viliesis, director of the Lowell Folk Festival.Zamawa Arenas and Ciro Valiente join to discuss their efforts providing assistance to Venezuelans in the aftermath of the earthquake there.Sue O'Connell joins to discuss Trump's teleprompter operator cashing in on Kalshi.For our bottom talker, should men be allowed to wear shorts at work? Listeners chime in

Political commentator Chuck Todd discusses the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the race for a Graham Platner replacement in Maine.GOP nominee for Governor Mike Minogue joins us in Studio 3 to discuss his candidacy.Tech writer Joanna Stern on her book "I Am Not a Robot: My Year of Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything."And we open the phone lines for Am I the A-Hole, line cutting edition.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses how to abolish/reform ICE. And, forecasting Trump's Thursday speech.Matthias Schmale, the UN's assistant secretary-general, and humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, discusses the state of war there.Kate Dineen of A Better City and Bradley Campbell of the Conservation Law Foundation join for an environmental policy panel.Jamie Loftus, author of "Raw Dog" joins us on this National Hot Dog Day.

Connor Schoen, CEO of Breaktime, joins with Danielle Vousboukis, a young-adult associate with Breaktime, to discuss the organization's job training programs for young people facing homelessness.Trenni Casey discusses today's semifinal match between France and Spain, and tomorrow's between England and Argentina. CNN's John King discusses the latest national political headlines.Defense attorney Rosemary Scapicchio discusses her call for all criminal cases involving disgraced state trooper Michael Proctor to be dismissed.