BPR Full Show 5/21/20: The Return of Gov. Charlie Baker
Publisher |
WGBH
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
May 21, 2020
Episode Duration |
02:22:20

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd discussed President Trump’s failures in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest headlines out of Congress regarding future aid funding.

Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed her concerns around the Missouri execution of Walter Barton, and the impact of Trump’s string of inspector general firings on the health of U.S. democracy. Gov. Charlie Baker called in to talk about coronavirus testing, the deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, and everything his administration is doing to help Massachusetts recover from the pandemic. WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen discussed the emergence of Zoom theater, with the Arleen Players Theatre’s “State Vs. Natasha Banina,” and the “Pandemic Play” series from the Liars and Believers theater group. WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott discussed the harmful impact of President Trump’s nativist policies on the global health crisis, and what the current pandemic is revealing about the world's dependence on energy from fossil fuels.

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