Full Broadcast 8/23/18

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 23rd, 2018.

Chuck Todd, host of NBC's Meet the Press, shared the latest on the plea deal granted to longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and other news from Washington, D.C.

We asked you about the White House's relationship to "truthiness." Are you someone who sees the importance of truth degrading in your own life?

Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Trump investigation, a vote to license marijuana testing labs in Massachusetts, and other criminal justice news.

Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours.

Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan looked at a study on the positive impact of black doctors on the health of black patients.

We know who the famous Renaissance men are, but what about the women? Brandeis Professor Ramie Targoff's new book profiles one of the most famous — and also, paradoxically, most forgotten — woman of the Renaissance, Vittoria Colonna.

Summer is winding down, and nearly half of us won't be taking vacation to enjoy it. We're asking you: Did you get a vacation this summer? Or did you find yourself checking your work email the entire time you were away? Have you figured out how to take vacation and enjoy it?