BPR Full Show: Just kidding about kids?

Today on Boston Public Radio:

EJ Dionne talks about the status of Build Back Better, President Joe Biden’s medical report and whether he is eyeing a run for a second presidential term. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is "Code Red: How Progressives And Moderates Can Unite To Save Our Country."

Then, we ask listeners about their media diets, following a PEW survey showing how some types of news consumption have declined.

Michael Curry weighs in on the latest COVID-19 numbers and the recent availability of booster shots for all adults. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He’s also a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors and chair of the board’s advocacy and policy committee.

Katie Caster and Kim Parker discuss burnout among teachers of color, and what needs to change for the teacher force to better represent the students they serve. Katie Caster is manager of curriculum and education at Latinos for Education. Kim Parker is President of the Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III share their reactions to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, in which he was found not guilty on all counts. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail and co-host of the All Rev’d Up podcast. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music and co-host of the All Rev’d Up podcast.

Brian Weeden tells the Wampanoag tribe’s side of the Thanksgiving origin story, and how his community will be commemorating Thursday as a national day of mourning instead. Brian Weeden is the Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. He is from Eel Clan. He is also Co-President/Trustee of the United National Indian Tribal Youth, or UNITY.

We end the show by asking listeners if their family planning has changed, as some people opt to forgo having kids out of fear for the environment.