BPR Full Show 4/7: All Eyes on Tennessee

Today on Boston Public Radio:

The world is watching Tennessee after 2 young black democratic lawmakers were expelled for speaking out of turn at a gun safety protest. Tennessee republicans didn't expel the 3rd white democratic lawmaker who was participated in the same protest. We opened the lines for listeners to weigh in.

Boston Globe's Shirley Leung will talk about the state’s clawback of unemployment benefits after a 3 year pause, the state gambling commission rejecting bets on the marathon, and more.

Nancy Gertner is back via Zoom, we’ll talk with her about Clarence Thomas privately accepting (very) expensive gifts from one GOP donor. She’ll also talk about the Trump charges, and what the Wisconsin Supreme Court vote mean for Democrats in post-Dobbs America.

J. Ivy is a Grammy-winning poet and the man who gave John Legend his name. He’s performing at the Boston City Winery, he’ll join via Zoom.

Sue O’Connell will discuss Marty Walsh siding with the NFL in a dispute over players wearing pride jerseys, plus the Twitter labelling NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media' (which is untrue), the latest pro-gun legislation out of Florida and more.

Sophia Chen, Jane Park & Felice Ling are all a part of a late-night event “Asian Glow” at the Pao Arts Center in Chinatown. It’s all about creating space for Asian creatives & performers, we’ll hear some music from singer/songwriter Jane Park and magic from Felice Ling.

We wrapped up the show America’s favorite Easter-time debate: peeps. We asked listeners for their thoughts while a producer attempted to buy some peeps but they were sold out in various stores.