BPR Full Show: Election Day
Publisher |
WGBH
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Nov 02, 2021
Episode Duration |
02:45:43

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by asking listeners about their experiences with election day, and talking with Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George about their final pitches for their candidacy as voters head to the polls.

Tenni Kusnierek discuss former Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Beach’s accusations against the team for mishandling his report of sexual assault by former Assistant Coach Brad Aldrich. She also previews the U.S. Curling Team’s journey to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, as well as a Boston Public Radio contributor.

Carol Rose weighs in on the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Texas abortion law, and how she thinks Boston’s government should approach the crisis at Mass. and Cass. Rose is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts.

Then, we talk with listeners about a recent Boston Globe report showing how racial segregation persists in Boston.

Corby Kummer update listeners on all things food, including the carbon footprint of coffee and his thoughts on Fluffernutter. 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.

John King gives an election day politics update, including the stakes of Virginia’s gubernatorial election, and the fate of President Joe Biden’s spending bill. King is CNN’s chief national correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays at noon and Sundays at 8 a.m.

We end the show by asking listeners whether they love or hate fluffernutter, which Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently made an official word.

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