2019: Return Of The Spicy Jared

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - June 07, 2019 18:33 - 2 hours - 75.3 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Today on Boston Public Radio:

It seems like just yesterday that Joe Biden was against the Hyde Amendment. Oh wait…that’s because it was *yesterday. We opened up the lines and asked you about Biden’s change of heart, but also more broadly about how you feel when people you know *change their minds.

Then we examined a species on the verge of extinction: the American diplomat. Author George Packer shared his new biography of Richard Holbrooke, “Our Man.”

Emily Rooney, host of Beat the Press, shared her famous list of observations and frustrations.

Food writer Corby Kummer explained what it is about working in an office that turns people into snack fiends.

Boston Globe business reporter Shirley Leung looked at the slew of store closings in Harvard Square.

Tech writer Andy Ihnatko explained YouTube’s new anti-harassment policies. Will they be enforced?

Former U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra Alan Solomont and Susan Lewis Solomont, author of “Lost and Found In Spain,” faced off on our Friday News Quiz.