BPR Full Show 9/28/20: 'Like a Shadow or a Friend'

Today on Boston Public Radio: 

We opened lines to talk with listeners about Monday’s New York Times report revealing information about President Trump’s long-withheld tax returns. 

Suffolk University law expert Renee Landers discussed what could happen to the Affordable Care Act if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, and other questions circling the Supreme Court nominee. Landers is a Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration at Suffolk University School of Law.

Charlie Sennott broke down the latest international headlines around coronavirus, a recent report from the CIA on continuing Russian interference in the 2020 election, and ongoing pro-democracy protests in Belarus. Sennott is a GBH News analyst and CEO of the GroundTruth Project.

Republican Julie Hall, who’s currently running to represent Mass.' 4th Congressional District, called in to discuss her campaign and why she believes voters should pick her over Democratic candidate Jake Auchincloss. Hall is a retired Air Force Colonel and former Attleboro City Councilor.

Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III, hosts of the podcast “All Rev’d Up,” weighed in on the religious influence of Supreme Court judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, and new polling finding that support for racial injustice protests is declining. 

We opened lines to talk with listeners about your shopping habits, and whether you’re finding yourself on Amazon more during the pandemic. 

Inaugural Richard Blanco shared some poems by Naomi Shihab Nye, to help keep us grounded during this time of unrest.