BPR full show: Permanent Daylight

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by talking to listeners about the jobs they’ve regretted quitting, following Tom Brady’s announcement that he would be returning to football.

Jim Aloisi and Monica Tibbits-Nutt discuss the state of the T, as the MBTA heads towards an impending fiscal cliff. Aloisi is former transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters Board, and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Tibbits-Nutt is executive director of the 128 Business Council, and formerly served on the MBTA’s fiscal control board and the MassDOT board of directors.

Corby Kummer explains how seaweed farming could be the future of sustainable farming – if regulatory hurdles decrease. He also talks about the legacy of meat in America. Kummer is 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.

Brian O’Donovan and Keith Murphy preview the St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn series of shows, which runs from March 16-20. O’Donovan hosts A Celtic Sojourn on GBH, and Keith Murphy is music director for the St. Patricks Day program.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discuss the disproportionate impact of two years of the pandemic on families of color in Mass. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together they host the “All Rev’d Up” podcast.

Sen. Ed Markey shares his thoughts on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and his push to make Daylight Saving Time last year-round.

We end the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on making Daylight Saving Time permanent.