Boston Public Radio Podcast BPR Full Show 6/18/2019: Ed Asner Roasts Jim
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened up the lines and asked listeners about the controversy over the U.S. Women's Soccer Team celebrating its high-scoring win against Thailand. Is criticism of the team sexism in action?
Trenni Kusnierek, reporter and anchor at NBC Sports Boston, weighed in on that and other sports headlines.
Kade Crockford, director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts,** **talked about the launch of the ACLU’s campaign to regulate facial recognition technology.
Lawyer Ruth Greenberg, the head of the compassionate release pop-up clinic at Boston University, discussed why the state's Department of Corrections is failing to grant more terminally-ill prisoners compassionate release.
Legendary actor Ed Asner of "Up" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" shared his new play, "God Help Us."
John King, CNN's Chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics," updated us on the latest national news.
It's the 80th anniversary of "The Wizard Of Oz." Joining us with his reflections was Ryan Landry: playwright, lyricist, actor and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans theatrical company.