Full Broadcast 9/18/18

Boston Public Radio Podcast

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

• In 1991, Clarence Thomas’ fate on the Supreme Court suddenly became uncertain when Anita Hill went public with accusations of sexual misconduct. Today, against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh finds himself in a similar situation, which will come to a head next Monday when he and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing him of sexual violence, testify before the Senate Judiciary committee. If Anita Hill’s testimony didn’t keep Thomas from being confirmed, why would Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony be any different? We opened the lines to ask you: What’s next?

• On Monday the New England Patriots uncharacteristically lost to the Jaguars, facilitated by an underwhelming performance by Tom Brady. Joining us to take on this and other sports headlines is Trenni Kusnierek. She’s an anchor and a reporter for NBC sports Boston and a BPR contributor.

• The Boston City Council has become fertile ground for a generation of new political leadership. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell joins us for that, to talk about affordable housing, and more.

• It’s a jungle out there. Since Amazon took over, Whole Foods working conditions are getting worse and workers want to unionize. Food writer Corby Kummer joins us for that and more.

• Now that the fires are out, who is going to pay for the destruction and long-term consequences of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions? The Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung joins us for that and more.

• Then, the latest politics headlines with CNN’s Chief National Correspondent and Inside Politics anchor John King.

• Bob Thompson joins us to discuss how the Emmys handled the #MeToo era, plus the winners and losers of last night’s award ceremonies. He’s a professor and founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse.