BPR Full Show: Hit the Ground Running

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start off the show by talking with listeners about a Twitter free of former President Donald Trump.

Ali Noorani discusses President Joe Biden’s initial decision to keep former President Trump’s historically low refugee cap, and his reversal after outcry from Democrats and activists. He also talks about refugee resettlement initiatives throughout U.S. history. Noorani is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Immigration Forum. His latest book is "There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration.”

Michael Curry shares his thoughts on police brutality in America, and the state of vaccine equity in Massachusetts following the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Governor Charlie Baker’s COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He’s also a Member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, and the Chair of the Board’s Advocacy & Policy Committee.

Senator Chris Murphy talks about his book, “The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy,” and weighs in on the difference in media coverage of white and Black victims of gun violence.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price weigh in on televangelist Pat Robertson’s statement on police brutality in America, and whether his condemnation of police violence could change the minds of Evangelical Christians and conservatives. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, and a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at the Boston University School of Theology. Price is an executive director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Together, they host GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast.

Bob Thompson shares his thoughts on Fox News’ new late night comedy show “Gutfeld!” and TBS’ show “Chad” starring Nasim Pedrad. He also talks about the upcoming Academy Awards. Thompson is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a professor of television and popular culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

We end the show by asking listeners if they were inspired to pick up running in the spirit of Marathon Monday.