19 : A Green New Deal, Identity Advertising, Alex Beam

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - January 16, 2019 20:48 - 2 hours - 75.6 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
News boston politics media news jim braude margery eagan Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Corby Kummer | Many Farmers Feel Impact Of Government Shutdown

Next Episode: BPR Full Show 1/17/19 | The shutdown, Ask The Gov, Marie Kondo

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, January 19th, 2019.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has suggested that a new 70 percent tax rate could fund her vision for a green new deal. We opened the lines to hear if you agree with her or do you think a new tax rate that high would be detrimental.

Medical ethicist and Director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU's Langone Medical Center Art Caplan joined us to discuss the immoral marketing used to promote OxyContin.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the latest news regarding the Mueller investigation.

Harvard Professor Michael Norton discussed why identity advertising doesn't always work.

WGBH Art's Editor Jared Bowen talked about some of the new plays to see around Boston.

Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam gave us his famous explainer.