Today on Boston Public Radio:

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her experience with COVID-19 and the state of Build Back Better and voting rights. Warren is senator of Massachusetts.

Then, we ask listeners for their last minute gift suggestions.

Tori Bedford updates listeners on the latest slew of unionization pushes, including among Kellogg’s workers, Starbucks baristas and local Somerville coffeeshop workers. Bedford covers Boston’s neighborhoods, including Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan for GBH News.

Andrea Cabral weighs in on the trial of ex-police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Duante Wright in a traffic stop. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and the former Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She is currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.

Andy Ihnatko gives tips on how to prevent iPhone delivery theft, and his favorite tech gifts for the holidays. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.

Shirley Leung discusses the racist backlash facing Mayor Michelle Wu after her latest vaccine requirement announcement. Leung is a business columnist for The Boston Globe and a Boston Public Radio contributor.

Sy Montgomery talks about camels disqualified in beauty pageants for having botox, and snakes found in Christmas trees. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and BPR contributor. Her latest book is "Becoming A Good Creature."

We end the show by opening phone lines to hear final hopes, dreams and worries ahead of this coming Christmas.