2019: Ukuleles, Tax Returns, and Gender X

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - April 04, 2019 18:16 - 2 hours - 75.2 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press,” discussed the House’s move to request President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Then we opened up the lines and asked you about Wynn Resorts. Now that the company admits it covered up sexual assault allegations against Steve Wynn, should their casino license be revoked?

Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed a new addiction treatment program being launched in some Massachusetts prisons.

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka outlined her support for a bill that would allow a “Gender X” option on state licenses and IDs.

Cartoonist Roz Chast and humorist Patty Marx discussed their new book, “Why Don’t You Write My Euology Now So I Can Correct It?” and treated us to a performance of their ukulele duo, “Ukulear Explosion.”

Former state secretary of education Paul Reville weighed in on an MCAS question that proved so controversial that state officials decided it shouldn’t be scored.

Then we opened up the lines and asked you about a recent New York Times article highlighting the tedium and boredom of high school. Was this true for you? Was your high school boring? Was learning a chore? What teachers or extracurricular activities made the difference?