BPR Full Show 4/21: Legacy of Eric Jackson

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Various headlines are circulating on the issue of affordable housing in Boston. From rent control to building housing on top of libraries, we asked listeners to share their thoughts.

John Valverde is the CEO of YouthBuild USA, a nonprofit offering counseling and job training for young adults. He discussed the organization and how they’re addressing, among other thing, youth violence in schools.

Segun Oduolowu hosts the Boston Globe Today on NESN, which debuted this week. He reflected on his first week and the importance of being the face of the show.

Sue O’Connell talked about the racist policing incident that occurred on Marathon Monday in Newton, the mysterious disappearance of Twitter blue-checks, the expansion of don’t-say-gay in Florida, that exploding SpaceX rocket, and MTG getting silenced at a GOP-led committee hearing.

Bonnie Heiple is commissioner of the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, she talked about what she does and how it’s going ahead of Earth Day tomorrow.

Live Music Friday this week is Jazz Boston president Ken Field, guitarist John Stein and GBH General Manager Anthony Rudel. They’ve got a concert on the Sunday after next honoring the life and legacy of Eric Jackson, they played some music in his honor.

We ended the show with the comforting topics of rats. We asked listeners to text and call us to share experiences they’ve had with rats.