2019: Turning On, Tuning In, and Dropping Out With T.C. Boyle

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - April 12, 2019 18:57 - 2 hours - 75.5 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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We opened up the lines and asked our listeners: Is it time for the millionaire’s tax to have its moment?

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is taking on the religious right on their own turf. Sue O'Connell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and The South End News, and host of NECN’s "The Take with Sue O’Connell," weighed in.

Emily Rooney, host of "Beat the Press," shared her list of frustrations and fulminations.

Author T.C. Boyle discussed his new novel, "Outside Looking In," a fictionalized account of Timothy Leary's early LSD experiments at Harvard and beyond.

Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for The Boston Globe, discussed a controversial column about Kirstjen Nielsen that the paper published and then walked back.

Callie Crossley, host of "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," shared her take on a viral confrontation between Rep. Maxine Waters and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

We got a running start on Marathon Monday with Peter Villa and Bryan Gould, the two hosts of the "How Was Your Run Today?" podcast, who faced off on the Friday News Quiz.