BPR Full Show: Love in the Bread Aisle

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by talking with listeners about rising costs amid inflation.

Art Caplan discusses the World Health Organization’s (WHO) upcoming assessment of monkeypox as a potential global health emergency. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City.

Shirley Leung talks about efforts to build greenspace in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, and the potential for safe consumption sites in Mass. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe.

Miles Howard shares his 25-mile Boston trail map, which connects green spaces across more than a dozen neighborhoods. Howard is a Boston-based journalist and author of the “Mind the Moss,” a newsletter about hiking.

Then, we talk with listeners about their favorite hiking trails in the Boston area.

Mitra Kalita discusses the role of the diversity officer in corporate spaces, and the transition of diversity, equity, and inclusion from human resources to the C-suite. Kalita is the co-founder and CEO of URL Media, a network of Black and Brown news and information outlets.

Andy Ihnatko updates us on the latest tech headlines, focusing on the Google engineer claiming that Google’s AI language model is sentient. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners about the regional fascination with Market Basket.