19: Stonewall Turns 50

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - July 02, 2019 18:05 - 2 hours - 75.3 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Today on Boston Public Radio:

We started the show by opening up the lines to ask our listeners for their opinions on last night's second 2020 Democratic debate.

Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat the Press, joined Jim and guest host Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung. Rooney talked about attempts to discredit E. Jean Carroll's accusation that President Trump sexually assaulted her.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross joined us for "Ask the Police Commissioner," to take questions from us and our listeners.

NECN's Sue O'Connell talked about the 2020 Democratic party debates as well as Stonewall's 50th anniversary.

Callie Crossley, host of WGBH's "Under the Radar," discussed the debates as well as the emergency border aid funding bill.

Nadine Malouf and Christian Barillas, lead actors in the Huntington Theatre Company's "Yerma," joined for our weekly News Quiz.