BPR Full Show: Undercarriage Cleaning

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by asking listeners if Americans would have the same courage as Ukrainians if Russia invaded.

Jenifer McKim and Vanessa Rosa talk about a recent investigative report into receiverships in Springfield, which has led to some people losing their homes. McKim is a senior investigative reporter at the GBH News center for investigative reporting. Rosa is an Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies at Mount Holyoke, where she studies racism and urban inequality in cities.

Callie Crossley discusses what’s at stake with inaccuracies in the 2020 census and the history of a World War Two unit made up completely of Black women receiving posthumous Congressional medals. Crossley hosts GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black.

Katherine Tallman updates listeners on the latest with Coolidge Corner Theatre, and how the movie theater industry is managing two years into the pandemic. Tallman is the CEO and Executive Director of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline.

Shirley Leung shares different ways to think about hybrid work and talks about anti-Russian sentiments affecting local businesses. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe.

Sue O’Connell weighs in on backlash against Disney’s tepid response to anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida, and a new type of spider coming to New England. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN.

We end the show by asking listeners their thoughts on why Americans do not embrace bidets like other countries.