BPR Full Show: Keep On Keeping On

Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by talking with listeners about Facebook’s decision to uphold their ban of former President Donald Trump.

Jonathan Gruber weighs in on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, explaining how it could impact the caregiving and nursing home industry. 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 "Jump-Starting America How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream."

Juliette Kayyem discusses Facebook’s decision to uphold its ban on former President Trump, arguing for increased legislative oversight towards the company. She also talks about the core stage of a Chinese rocket falling to earth, and where it could land upon reentry. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Art Caplan shares his thoughts on sending COVID-19 vaccines abroad, and the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes. 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.

Corby Kummer talks about Impossible Foods’ recent national ad campaign, and shares his thoughts on plant-based meat alternatives. He also touches on restaurants’ updated COVID-19 rules. 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.

Jared Bowen updates us on the latest arts and culture events, from costume designer Ruth Carter’s exhibit at the New Bedford Art Museum to Sonya Clark’s “Monumental Cloth” exhibit at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. He also remembers the life and legacy of Olympia Dukakis. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners what pandemic restrictions they would like to keep post-pandemic.