BPR Full Show 6/14: "Pits, Bits and Soles"

If prosecutors say they’ll drop charges on the condition Trump never holds public office again…would you be ok with that? Or, are you not convinced he’d take a deal in the first place? We opened the phone lines to hear from listeners.

Carol Rose of ACLU Massachusetts discussed the limits on media in the courtroom for Trump’s arraignment, the Supreme Court ruling on redistricting/Voting Rights Act, and the ACLU’s new campaign on location data privacy.

Art Caplan discussed fraudsters duping vulnerable & homeless people into signing up for healthcare plans they can’t afford, and the continued discussion over widespread use of Ozempic for weight loss.

Juliette Kayyem analyzed the Trump arraignment, gave insight on some Nazi demonstrations outside Disney, and talked about the four Colombian children found alive in the jungle weeks after their plane crashed.

GBH News Arts editor Jared Bowen discussed a Dutch painting taken by Nazis during WWII that is now promised to the MFA; and, he previewed which Boston-area art museums that are commemorating Juneteenth.

Sy Montgomery discussed the Arlington/Lexington bear, vengeful orcas and octopuses changing their brains to adjust to climate change.

Then, we had listener’s weigh in on shaving habits. Are more men shaving their pits?