2019: Mayor Pete

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - May 01, 2019 15:07 - 2 hours - 75.4 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined us live at the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Radio.

The Bruins and Celtics are playing in the second round of the playoffs. Could Boston be headed for a championship grand slam? NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek weighed in.

Journalist Emily Bazelon discussed her new book: "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration."

The cheese wars are on as Italy pushes for legislation to regulate knock-off Parmesan. Corby Kummer explained. Kummer is a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy.

Is America's voting system susceptible to hacking? MIT professor Charles Stewart shared his research.

Going over the latest national headlines was John King, CNN's Chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics."

Earlier in the show Mayor Pete Buttigieg made his case for why he thinks he should be the next President of the United States. We asked our listeners: Did he convince you?