BPR Full Show: A Year Out

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Rep. Katherine Clark discusses the financial toll of COVID-19, and argued for the passage of the American Rescue Plan. She also touches on vaccine distribution in Massachusetts. Rep. Clark is the Assistant House Speaker and represents the Fifth District of Massachusetts.

Next, we open the phone lines to ask listeners if they’ve experienced pandemic-induced brain fog.

Juliette Kayyem revisits her March 2020 column for The Atlantic, “The U.S. Isn't Ready for What's About to Happen,” looking at what she got right and suggesting what the government should learn. She also talks about the tenth anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Stephanie Leydon talks about how high school students are dealing with the pandemic, and what she’s learned from her work on GBH’s COVID and the Classroom. Leydon is a senior editor at GBH News.

Jenifer McKim discusses her reporting on COVID-19’s impact on Massachusetts prisons, and Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to prioritize vaccines for inmates. McKim is an investigative reporter with the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting.

Jared Bowen and Brian O'Donovan explain what reopening Massachusetts could mean for arts and cultural institutions in the state. Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio. O'Donovan hosts GBH's Celtic Sojourn.

We wrap up the show by talking with listeners about what arts and cultural institutions they’re looking forward to returning to.