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We opened the show with a conversation on all-things Olympics.

For Live Music Friday, Kera Washington and her band Zili Misik performed. They joined alongside the founder of the national organization, Dr. William “Smitty” Smith and co-chair Jason Sweeney.

Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner discussed GOP threats of legal action over the Biden/Harris swap and more.

Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt are two Harvard professors and co-authors of the bestselling books “How Democracies Die” and “Tyranny of the Minority.” They joined to reflect on the state of the presidential race and the stakes in November’s election.

Jimbo Williamson & Frim Jolly both lead their own off-beat tours of Boston, they joined to talk about their alternatives to your standard freedom-trail fare.

Collette Phillips has organized another banner year for the Taste of Ethnic Boston food festival, which takes place next Tuesday at Big Night Live near North Station.

We ended the show by discussing trying new foods.

Today, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. Right-wing activists are targeting Black scholars, and the scholars are pushing back – We talk with GBH News investigative reporter Phillip Martin about his reporting into this matter, and outgoing Harvard race and history professor Khalil Gibran Muhammed.


And what a Kamala Harris Presidency – and Doug Emhoff First Gentlemancy – might mean for America’s food system, with food policy analyst Corby Kummer.

NBC's Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundup.

GBH News reporter Phillip Martin & Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Phillip's reporting around blowback to DEI in higher education, and how a lack of institutional support from Harvard influenced Khalil's own decision to leave for Princeton.

Boston Globe columnist Marcela Garcia reacts to new rules around migrant shelters in Mass., plus her latest string of columns for the Globe. This week that's the GOP and Project 2025, underrepresentation of Latino students in higher-ed, and Massachusetts' best dog-friendly beaches.

Food policy analyst Corby Kummer on Kamala Harris' food policy stances, blowback among Washington Post readers to the inclusion of nutritional info in its recipes, and the impact of one long-dead scientist's humble stash of seeds.

Eric Deggans reviews TV for NPR. This week he'll talk about Olympics viewing, the Emmy nominations, season 3 of The Bear and a Trump-coded fourth season of The Boys.

We opened the lines to discuss Governor Healey's proposed tiered system for shelters.

GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discussed Kamala Harris' presidential pop music rollout online as compared to the dozens of artists who have spoken out against or sued Trump for playing their music at his events.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed Kimberly Cheatle's resignation from the Secret Service in the wake of the attempt on Trump's life.

Publisher Ron Mitchell and managing editor Jamyra Perry discussed the latest work coming out of the Bay State Banner.

Emily Norton of CRWA and Patrick Herron of MRWA discussed how summer rains increase runoff and impact water quality in Greater Boston, and what we can do about it.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan to discussed the impacts of moving in childhood on depression, and relying on algorithms to protect people from domestic abuse.

We ended the show by talking about dreams.

Today:

Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. The head of the Secret Service has resigned in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump, and the agency is now urging his campaign to stop holding outdoor rallies. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses.


And we get the straight poop on our water quality, with the leaders of two local watershed organizations.

Today:

Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim, with Margery at the Boston Public Library.

Media maven Sue O'Connell explains the exponential rise in Kamala Harris memes relating to pop singer Charli XCX.

And, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is back with fabulous free Shakespeare on Boston Common. We’ll talk with “The Winter’s Tale” director Bryn Boice and lead actor Nael Nacer.