Full Broadcast 9/19/18

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, September 19th, 2018.

We opened up the lines and asked you about sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looked back at the financial crisis of 2008 ten years later and asked: Could this happen again?

Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem looked at the damage from Hurricane Florence and a deadly shark attack on Cape Cod.

Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan discussed the new leadership at Planned Parenthood and analyzed a recent study about alcohol's harmful health impacts.

Social scientist Mike Norton believes there are two ways to experience happiness: in the moment, enjoying what you’re doing right now, or by reminiscing on a happy time in the past. We asked you: Are you more of the sentimentalist and enjoy reminiscing, or do you prefer to feel your happiness in real time?

Naturalist Sy Montgomery explained why the squirrel population is booming and shared other wacky and wonderful stories from the Animal Kingdom.