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We opened the lines to discuss the pros and cons of the beach.

Nicholás Emden & Matt Smith joined for Live Music Friday. Matt Smith is the manager at Club Passim, which hosts their longstanding Campfire Festival this weekend. Nicholás Emden is a Chilean-born singer/songwriter and winner of the 2023 New England Music Award "World Act of the Year."

Callie Crossley on polling around celebrity election sway (turns out only the Obamas have real influence), and polling about America’s most trusted news anchors.

Lydia R. Diamond & Jennifer Mogbock from Toni Stone at the Huntington joined. Lydia is show’s writer/director, Jennifer plays the lead role in the show about the first woman to play baseball in all-male professional leagues.

Nancy Gertner discussed recent court headlines. This week she talked Alio flag-gate, SCOTUS rulings on S. Carolina's voting map, President Biden's messaging around courts ahead of November, and the latest re: the Trump classified documents case.

Rep. Seth Moulton discussed his views on Israel/Gaza war.

We ended the week with an AITA segment on backseat drivers

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Congressman Seth Moulton discusses Memorial Day and his views on Israel's war in Gaza.

And, "World Act of the Year” Nicholás Emden & Matt Smith join us for Live Music Friday, ahead of Club Passim’s long standing Campfire Festival this weekend.

Our Thursday show started with Chuck Todd giving us his D.C. roundup

We opened the lines to talk about our values and principles.

Andrea Cabral gave her take on cannabis restrictions on Martha’s Vineyard and new sexual accusations against rap mogul Sean Combs.

Rick Steves returned from a month-long excursion to Rome, Assisi, Orvieto, Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and London.

Today:

Even if you’ve read every article on bird flu, it’s hard to tell exactly what the risk factor is. Two experts from BU and Harvard join us to make sense of it all.

And, Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Zooms in to talk about our extremist Supreme Court – and why we should all care about Justice Alito flying an upside-down American flag outside his home after January 6th.

We opened the lines to discuss how climate change will impact elections this year.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the possible collapse of home insurance and Ireland, Spain and Norway recognizing Palestine as a state.

Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the best dim sum in Greater Boston, and her latest podcast on Karen Read.

Naturalist Sy Montgomery talked about new rules that let every Bostonian keep bees, and the mysterious origins of cockroaches.

Nahid Bhadelia, associate professor of infectious diseases at BU & Bill Hanage, Chan school of Public Health epidemiologist joined for a bird flu panel.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discussed corruption on the Supreme Court.

We ended the show today by talking about funny open house experiences.

NBC Sports Boston anchor-reporter Trenni Casey discussed golfer Scott Scheffler getting arrested during the PGA championship, plus, the latest on the PWHL and Celtics playoffs.

Michael Curry of the NAACP & MA League of Community Health Centers discussed Biden's outreach to Black voters and the plight of our overworked primary care physicians.

Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discussed the rise in grocery prices in Massachusetts and his Boston University commencement speech.

Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discussed the "over-the-top pleasures" of Abu Dhabi and his slow travel tour through Canada on a sleeper train.

CNN's John King discussed the latest in national politics.