BPR Full Show 12/14/20: 'Are You Still Watching?'

Today on Boston Public Radio:

We start the week off by opening lines and asking listeners: after Monday’s electoral vote, should the media stop covering President Trump’s legal efforts to challenge November’s election results?

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart offers news on The Boston Pops’ virtual holiday concert for 2020, and discusses the complicated logistics of putting on a safe and festive show, which is available through January 9.

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub explains the U.S.’ current vaccine distribution plan, with inoculations beginning on Monday for frontline healthcare workers and long-care health facility staff. Weintrau heads Ariadne Labs' Vaccine Delivery initiative, and also helped create the New York Time’s “Find your Place in the Vaccine Line” tool. 

Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther talks about some best practices for spurned travels looking to get refunds and rebates after pandemic-related cancellations. He also touches on a DOT crackdown on emotional support animals, and how President-elect Joe Biden’s win might boost U.S. tourism.

Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of GBH’s All Rev’d Up, discuss COVID vaccine skepticism in the Black community, the legacy of 98 year-old civil rights activist Gloria Richardson, and their indifference to ongoing debate around President-elect Biden’s Catholic faith.

TV expert Bob Thompson reviews NBC’s widely-panned “Grinch the Musical,” HBO Max’s “Love Boat,” and that 15 minute KFC ad featuring Mario Lopez, “A Recipe for Seduction.”

We end Monday's show by returning to listeners to talk about the conflicting reality of “streamer burnout,” as the U.S. heads into month nine of the coronavirus pandemic.