BPR Full Show: Gassing Up
Publisher |
WGBH
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
May 10, 2022
Episode Duration |
02:41:26

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by talking with listeners about protests against the leaked Supreme Court opinion draft on Roe v. Wade.

Trenni Kusnierek talks about Rich Strike’s major win at the Kentucky Derby, and the growing need for increased mental health services for young athletes. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.

State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz discusses her run for Mass. governor, and talks about the current status of the State House’s sports-betting legislation. State Senator Chang-Diaz is running to be governor of Massachusetts.

Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson share their thoughts on the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) inspecting the MBTA after numerous safety incidents, and the potential for an East-West rail system. Aloisi is the former Massachusetts transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters board and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Thompson is executive director of Livable Streets.

Jared Bowen talks about the Boston-area events surrounding the bicentennial of landscape architect and city planner Frederick Law Olmsted’s birth. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of "Open Studio."

John King updates us on the latest political headlines, focusing on President Joe Biden’s response to rising inflation. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners about rising gas prices.

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