Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by talking with listeners about President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office.

Art Caplan walks us through the CDC’s latest guidelines on wearing masks outdoors. He also shared his thoughts on Alaska Airlines’ decision to ban Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold from all flights after she didn’t comply with mask requirements. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU School of Medicine.

Brian McGrory recaps the Boston Globe’s latest stories, from the release of redacted records detailing an internal affairs investigation into former Boston Police officer Patrick Rose to Boston hospital board CEOs moonlighting on corporate boards. McGrory is the editor-in-chief of The Boston Globe.

Jonathan Gruber shares his thoughts on what Amazon defeating workers’ efforts to unionize means for the future of labor. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is "startingamerica.com/">Jump-Starting America How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream."

Andy Ihnatko talks about Apple’s new iPhone OS update, which forces apps to notify users of data tracking. He also explains two class-action lawsuits brought against Apple over whether users actually own content they’ve bought on iTunes. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.

Dr. Abraar Karan updates us on India’s COVID-19 outbreak, and talked about the lack of PPE and other medical equipment in the country. He also discusses the state of vaccine inequity around the world. Dr. Karan is an internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School. He has worked in global health for the past 13 years in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners whether their houses were in dire need of fixing after a year spent at home.