BPR Full Show 5/1/20: The Allegation

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We opened lines to talk with callers about the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden.

Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed the latest news around coronavirus tracing software from Apple and Google, and how social media companies are handling pandemic misinformation.

Beat the Press host Emily Rooney gave her take on Joe Biden’s response to the sexual assault allegation against him, and read a coronavirus-themed list of fixations and fulminations.

Media maven Sue O’Connell discussed the sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden, and the Trump administration’s proposed rollbacks on protections for trans people in U.S hospitals.

Husband and wife duo Joanne Chang and Christopher Meyers, of the restaurant Meyers + Chang, talked about how their businesses are doing amid the pandemic, and give their take on the future for Boston's restauranteurs.

We opened lines to ask listeners why you think Massachusetts is struggling to lower its cases of COVID-19.

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