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BPR Full Show: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind
Publisher |
WGBH
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Apr 09, 2021
Episode Duration |
02:44:26

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start off the show by talking with listeners about the CDC’s updated guidelines on surface cleaning.

Dolores Huerta discusses her historical work in labor and civil rights, and the current issues facing agricultural and farm workers today. She also argues for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Huerta is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

Emily Rooney weighs in on the multiple defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion Voting Systems. She also touches on global vaccine equity, and shared her famous list. Rooney is host of Beat the Press, which you can watch Friday nights at 7 p.m.

Andy Ihnatko updates us on the latest tech headlines, from the Supreme Court’s decision on whether former President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking people on Twitter to the recent Facebook data leak. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.

Corby Kummer talks about the Aspen Institute’s updated safety guidelines for restaurant workers. He also calls for free school breakfasts and lunches, and an end to school lunch debt. Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Callie Crossley discusses Vogue’s feature of poet Amanda Gorman, and the death of Prince Philip. She also previews this week’s edition of Under the Radar. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners whether they’ve had an increase in animal encounters throughout the pandemic.

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