BPR Full Show 1/2/20: Meat the Future

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Jennifer Horn discussed The Lincoln Project, a PAC of prominent Republicans whose mission is to “defeat Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box.” Horn is a Lincoln Project founder, 2-time challenger for New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district, and former chair of the New Hampshire GOP.

We opened our lines to talk with callers about New Year's resolutions, impeachment, and the 2020 election.

Andrea Cabral discussed a year-end report from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts advocating for judicial independence, as well as news that the Boston Police Department will no longer be releasing data on street investigations.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed newly unearthed documents indicating that FDA oversight failures led to thousands of opioid-related deaths, and the prison sentence for a Chinese doctor who edited genes of human embryos. 

Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed the lack of diversity for Massachusetts teachers, and poor sanitary conditions in Boston public school bathrooms. 

Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed the closing of the 102-year-old No Name Restaurant, and her recent Globe profile of WHDH owner Ed Ansin.

Harvard Bioengineer Kit Parker talked about the future of the lab-engineered meat industry.