Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined to discuss about his career-long mission to confront dark money in politics, with a focus this week on Clarence Thomas and other gift-receivers on the Supreme Court.

We opened the phone lines to ask listeners whether it’s a problem that no one in America seems to care about Supreme Court ethics.

Michael Curry discussed the SJC's ruling on the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, plus GOP leveraging the debt ceiling to make cuts to federal health programs. He also touched on McKinley Schools getting renamed for Mel King, and the legacy of civil rights activist Harry Belafonte.

Sue O’Connell joined to give updates to the Brian Walshe saga, California teetering on red-state boycotts, the death of Jerry Springer and Biden's embrace of "dark Brandon" memes.

Jared Bowen also touched on the passing of Harry Belafonte. He reviewed art-world happenings, including a gallery of work by Alison Elizabeth Taylor at the Addison Art Gallery, and The Apollinaire Theater Company's "Dance Nation." He'll also talked about Gov. Healey's commitment to the arts and his recent sit-down with her on Open Studio.

Patty Larkin is a singer/songwriter based in Wellfleet, MA. She played a couple of songs ahead of a benefit show in Lexington.

We ended the show with spring sports. Have your ear drums been blown out by screaming parents at Little League? Are you an umpire who had to retire early to avoid abuse from parents? We asked people to call in.