BPR Full Show: A Spring in Our Steps

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re responding to vaccine hesitancy.

Sue O’Connell shares her thoughts on the Vatican’s decree on same-sex marriage, and Jared Kushner’s book plans. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator and explainer-in-chief.

Emily Rooney talks about the resignation of incoming Teen Vogue editor in chief Alexi McCammond after anti-Asian tweets she wrote as a teenager resurfaced. She also previews this week’s Beat the Press. Rooney is host of Beat the Press, which you can watch Friday nights at 7 p.m.

Corby Kummer updates us on the latest headlines at the intersection of food policy and food culture, from Boston restaurants reopening for outdoor dining to Massachusetts restaurant workers becoming eligible for vaccination. 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.

Dr. Michelle Morse discusses her research into how COVID-19 has exacerbated racial inequality, explaining how reparations for slavery would have mitigated COVID-19 transmissions and fatalities in Black American communities. Dr. Morse is the Deputy Commissioner for the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness and Chief Medical Officer at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Morse previously worked at Harvard Medical School.

We wrap up the show by talking with listeners about the surge in plant sales during the pandemic.