BPR Full Show: Turkey Talk in "Turkey Town"

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We began the show by talking about U.S. hypocrisy in criticizing homophobic laws in Qatar, after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and rising anti-LGBTQ+ animus nationwide.

Shannon Liss-Riordan discussed the multiple lawsuits she’s filed on behalf of Twitter employees alleging illegal firing practices after Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media platform. Liss-Riordan is an attorney and former candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General.

Bill McKibben shared his thoughts on the U.N. deal to pay vulnerable nations for the damaging impacts of climate change. McKibben is an author, educator and environmentalist. He’s the co-founder of 350.org and founder of ThirdAct.org. He has a newsletter on Substack titled “The Crucial Years.” He’s also got a new, serialized book titled: “The Other Cheek: An Epic Nonviolent Yarn.”

Aynsley Floyd and John Moran joined us to talk about the rise of wild turkeys in Boston, and Floyd’s recent documentary, “Turkey Town.” Floyd is a photographer and filmmaker. Moran is a mail carrier whose father was behind repopulation efforts of wild turkeys in Mass. The 30 minute documentary “Turkey Town” airs at 9 p.m. this Thanksgiving on GBH 2, and on Friday at 1 P.M. on GBH 44.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Together they host the “All Rev’d Up” podcast.

James Bennett II, Brian McCreath, and Brian O’Donovan joined us for the return of BPR’s music roundtable, sharing their top music picks for the month. Bennett is a GBH News culture reporter. McCreath produces the Boston Symphony Orchestra Broadcasts, and hosts “The Bach Hour” on WCRB which you can hear Sundays and Mondays on 99.5 FM or online. O’Donovan hosts “A Celtic Sojourn” on GBH 89.7.

We ended the show by talking with listeners about their love-hate relationships with turkeys.