BPR Full Show 07/15/19: Spongebob Turns 20

Today on Boston Public Radio:

• Former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Steve Kerrigan and former Republican State Rep. Geoff Diehl joined us for a politics roundtable.

• We spoke to media scholar Bob Thompson about the 20th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants, and other entertainment news.

• Criminal justice expert Andrea Cabral joined us to discuss how visits to Massachusetts prisons fell 23 percent after a rule change in 2018.

• We opened up the phone lines and took calls from our listeners on President Donald Trump's attacks on several U.S. representatives, including Massachusetts' own Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

• We spoke with Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price about a poll saying that Americans are seeking less guidance from clergy. Monroe and Price co-host the All Rev’d Up podcast, produced by WGBH.

• WCAI environmental reporter Heather Goldstone joined us to look at how climate litigation is on the rise around the world.

• We took listener calls to hear their takes on capitalism camp, which focuses on stimulating an entrepreneurial mindset in children.