BPR Full Show: Up in the Air

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners how they felt about the reopening of high schools across Massachusetts.

Trenni Kusnierek talks about the Yankees’ COVID-19 outbreak, and the Red Sox’s decision to not require vaccines for players. She also discusses former NFL players Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport’s civil rights lawsuit against the NFL for alleged systematic discrimination in concussion settlement benchmarks. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.

Laura Sullivan previews the latest FRONTLINE and NPR collaboration, the documentary “The Health Divide,” and explains how safety-net hospitals were impacted by the pandemic. Sullivan is a correspondent for NPR.

Jill Shah speaks about the preliminary results from the universal basic income pilot program in Chelsea, Mass. Shah is president of the Shah Family Foundation, which is supporting efforts between Chelsea  and philanthropic partners for one of the largest universal basic income programs in the nation. She’s also the host of the Catalysts for Change podcast.

Dr. Ken Duckworth discuss the pandemic’s impact on mental health, from the rise of Telehealth to developmental issues facing youth. Dr. Duckworth is senior medical director for behavioral health at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the national medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

John King talks about House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) opposition against a bipartisan proposal to form a commission that would investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He also discusses the Supreme Court’s agreement to hear a Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade. 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 returning to air travel.