BPR Full Show 5/26/20: The Most Powerful Grandma in America

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We opened our lines to ask listeners: with hair salons and barbershops back open in Mass., will you be heading out to get your hair cut?

TIME Magazine journalist Molly Ball discussed her new biography on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, titled “Pelosi."

Environmental journalist Bill McKibben discussed the minor impact of quarantine on global carbon emissions, and the lessons we can gleam about our current climate crisis from the U.S.’ sluggish COVID-19 response.

We opened lines to talk with listeners about the state’s gradual reopening, ahead of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Tuesday press conference. 

We aired live audio from Gov. Baker’s press conference. 

Behavioral economist Mike Norton talked about the exclusionary power of the inside joke, and responded to comments and questions from listeners.

CNN’s John King discussed the politicization of the COVID-19 crisis, and President Trump’s efforts to quash mail-in voting.