BPR Full Show: Minor Adjustments

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start the show by talking with listeners about President Joe Biden’s handling of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Trenni Kusnierek talks about the return of COVID-19 safety precautions at sports stadiums, and racist harassment towards Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani. She also remembers the life of former Bruins player Jimmy Hayes. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor.

David Scharfenberg shares the latest news from Boston’s mayoral race, giving his analysis of where the candidates stand as the mayoral preliminary election approaches. Scharfenberg is an editorial writer and staff writer for the Globe’s Ideas section.

Rep. Jake Auchincloss weighs in on the Biden administration’s response to the fall of the Afghan government. Rep. Auchincloss is the Democratic congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District.

Corby Kummer explains how some low-income Americans are grappling with their reliance on dollar stores for food as store prices increase, and the Biden administration’s revisions to the SNAP program. He also talks about GPS app Waze’s partnership with food waste app Too Good to Go. Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Summer L. Williams highlights the American Repertory Theater and the Arnold Arboretum’s outdoor theatrical project titled “The Arboretum Experience.” Williams is director of “The Arboretum  Experience.” She’s also co-founder and associate artistic director of Company One Theatre.

We wrap up the show by asking listeners how they’re adjusting their lives as COVID-19 cases rise again.