BPR Full Show 1/4/21: A Whole 'Nother Bag of Beans...

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Georgia Public Broadcasting political reporter Stephen Fowler gives a primer on Tuesday's Senate runoff races in Ga., and discusses President Trump's controversial call to Ga. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the weekend, where he pressured Raffensperger to nullify his state's election tally.

Next, we open our lines to talk with listeners about the latest effort from GOP congressional leaders to call President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory into question. 

New Yorker writer and environmental advocate Bill McKibben discusses President Trump’s legacy of inaction on global warming, and the potential impact that President-elect Biden's incoming environmental team could have in combatting the global climate crisis.

The.Ink publisher Anand Giridharadas weighs in on Congress' failure to approve $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, and discusses why he believes federal leaders are paving the way for future billionaire bailouts.

Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of the podcast All Rev’d Up, reflect on Monroe’s recent writing for GBH about the nation’s ongoing struggle to address white supremacy. They also weigh in on reporting about the problematic legacy of Boston police sergeant Clifton McHale, and the muted reaction it garnered from city leaders.

TV expert Bob Thompson reviews the "City Hall,” filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s in-depth documentary about Boston Mayer Marty Walsh’s administration. He also offers his take on CNN’s new documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President," as well as Netflix's “Bridgerton" and “History of Swear Words.”

We close out Monday’s show by talking with listeners about a new study, published last month in Nature, which found that man-made “stuff” now outweighs all living biomass on the earth.