BPR Full Show: Full of hot air

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Chuck Todd weighs in on the status of Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin on Build Back Better, and Hillary Clinton reading her would-be 2016 victory speech. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press,” host of “Meet the Press Daily” on MSNBC and the political director for NBC News.

Then, we ask listeners how they feel about President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ domestic agenda and performance so far.

Andrea Cabral talks about the overturned murder conviction of James Lucien, who spent 26 years in prison on a wrongful conviction by a corrupt police detective. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and the former Massachusetts secretary of public safety. She is currently the CEO of the cannabis company Ascend.

Shirley Leung discusses Governor Charlie Baker’s legacy regarding Massachusetts businesses, and what businesses are doing to retain workers during the great resignation. Leung is a business columnist for The Boston Globe and a Boston Public Radio contributor.

Elizabeth Turnbull Henry talks about the future of environmental action and Baker’s legacy on climate after the Transportation Climate Initiative and the New England Clean Energy Connect fell apart. Henry is president of the Environmental League of Massachusetts.

Jon Gruber explains why the U.S. lags behind other developed nations in maternal health and infant mortality, and what Build Back Better could do to improve things. Gruber was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is “Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth And The American Dream.”

We end the show by talking with listeners about a recent study that showed that men and loud talkers spread COVID-19 at higher rates.