Boston Public Radio Podcast BPR Full Show 6/12/2019: Miss Crispy
Today on Boston Public Radio:
The MBTA is having a full-on meltdown, with two train derailments taking place over the course of a few days. We opened up the lines and asked listeners: Is it time to raise taxes to fix the beleagured transit system?
Should children be able to make their own medical decisions about vaccines? Medial ethicist Arthur Caplan weighed in on the ongoing debate.
Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the president’s attempt to block Congress from accessing documents about the 2020 Census citizenship question.
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung talked about the Raytheon - United Technologies merger.
Are face scans at airports a privacy trap? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko explained.
Author and Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam discussed the untimely (or timely?) death of the friendship tree gifted to President Trump from French President Emmanuel Macron.
Art curator Pedro Alonzo discussed the upcoming public art installation New Horizon, which features a reflective hot air balloon that will travel across Boston.