BPR Full Show 1/17/20: An Opioid Summit With Mayor Marty Walsh
- Author
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Published
- Mon 20 Jan 2020
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_154_072e049a-e1f9-4edb-8486-aa0a0a01d197&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F154%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, joined by John McGahan from the Gavin Foundation and Marty Martinez from Boston Health and Human Services, discussed the opioid crisis in Massachusetts and took questions from callers.
Emily Rooney, host of WGBH's Beat The Press, joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations.
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed her reporting on M.I.T., and the officials who accepted donations from convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley discussed her recent video op-ed about her experience with alopecia, criminal justice reform, and her views on impeachment.
Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discussed a Minnesota teacher of the year taking a knee at a football game attended by President Donald Trump, and the longstanding issue of diversity for Oscar nominations.
Ginny Nightshade and Mike D’Angelo from “Old School Game Show” joined us for our weekly news quiz.
