BPR Full Show: Faux Pas and Fauxmorbidities

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start the show by asking listeners how they felt about Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey, which found that 1 in 4 workers plan to leave their job post-pandemic.

Trenni Kusnierek talks about the Stanford Cardinal’s NCAA women’s basketball win, and the MLB’s decision to move their All-Star game out of Atlanta due to Georgia’s passage of controversial voting restrictions. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.

Carol Rose shares her thoughts on nationwide attacks on transgender rights, calls for vaccine passports and the fight against Georgia’s voting restrictions. Rose is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts. 

Michael J. Bobbitt discusses the pandemic’s impact on Massachusetts’ arts and cultural institutions, from financial issues to COVID-19 stage performance guidelines. He also weighs in on how the arts and culture sector could rebuild in the wake of COVID-19. Bobbitt is the executive director  of the Mass Cultural Council.

Shirley Leung talks about Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s “All Inclusive” Boston tourism campaign, and the team who put it together. She also discusses the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation that found that Boston hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at a much higher rate than the national level. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe.

John King updates us on the latest from the Derek Chauvin trial, and the sex trafficking investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.

We wrap up the show by talking with listeners about jumping the vaccine line using “fauxmorbidities.”