BPR Full Show 4/25/2019: Is Our Voting System Safe?

Former Vice President Joe Biden announced today that he is running for president in 2020. We opened up the lines and asked listeners: Are you all in for Biden? Is Biden's entrance into the race the moment you've been waiting for — or the one you've been dreading?

Why do so many presidential candidates seem to be obsessed with James Joyce? Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam explained.

Should prisoners be able to vote? Andrea Cabral weighed in. Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff, state Secretary of Public Safety, and CEO of Ascend.

Poet Richard Blanco discussed his new book, "How To Love A Country." Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history.

The Mueller Report highlighted how vulnerable the U.S. voting system is. How secure is the system in Massachusetts? Secretary of State Bill Galvin joined us.

Should drug companies be held criminally responsible for opioid overdoses? Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan weighed in. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center, and the co-host of the "Everyday Ethics" podcast.

A new survey finds that Massachusetts commuters are at the breaking point. We asked listeners: Are you one of them?