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Republican candidates for lieutenant governor Leah Cole Allen and Kate Campanale meet at WBUR's CitySpace at 11 a.m. Monday to make a case to voters ahead of the September primary. Whoever wins the Republican primary will be on the general ticket in November.

The candidates face off in a Sept. 6 primary.

Plus, two experts discuss the governor's race. And ESPN journalist Howard Bryant on the historic NBA retirement of Celtic legend Bill Russell's jersey number.

With the mild weather expected this weekend, get outside for several outdoor festivals. Or, enjoy one of the concerts planned in and around Boston.

Plus, the latest in the race to replace Gov. Charlie Baker.

Friendships between people of different class backgrounds appear to reduce poverty, according to a new study. And one nonprofit gym founded in Boston is living proof of the findings.

According to a state task force, at least 127 public water systems in Massachusetts have reported elevated levels of PFAS contamination.

Plus, we check in with Hiawatha Bray in our biweekly segment, Tech Talk, and EPA Regional Administrator David Cash gives us a crash course on PFAS, also called, "forever chemicals."

Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray says it's the latest in a series of Boston companies bought up by tech giants.

The three Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general met to debate Wednesday at 11 a.m. at WBUR's CitySpace in the hopes of winning voters' support for the wide-open seat.

Live from WBUR's CitySpace, we bring you a special one-hour debate between Andrea Campbell, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey.

UMass researchers find a connection between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

If legislation moves forward, Massachusetts could be among only a handful of states to consider a statewide baby bonds program.

Plus, a state task force explores baby bonds as a way to build generational wealth.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us to talk about student loan debt, abortion rights and veteran healthcare.

We bring you a live, one-hour debate between the two Democratic candidates for Secretary of State, incumbent William Galvin and his primary race challenger, Tanisha Sullivan.

The two Democrats running for Massachusetts secretary clashed early and often during an hour-long debate held in WBUR's studios on Monday.

We catch up with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts' 7th district, on the shutdowns of the Orange and Green lines, curbing the monkeypox crisis and student loan forgiveness.

We dive into the biggest transportation headlines of the week with John Barros, Charlie Chieppo, Kim Janey, and Dan McNichol.

The Boston Herald reported Thursday that 13 men were arrested in a human trafficking sting in the troubled area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The area has been referred to as an open-air drug market.

Plus, we talk with a former policy director for Boston's Office of Recovery Services about a reported human trafficking sting in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

We dive into a recent push to bring back happy hour with Philip Frattaroli, managing partner and CEO of Filmark Hospitality Group, which owns restaurants in Boston and Winchester, and Cheryl Straughter, owner of Soleil Restaurant and Catering in Roxbury.

Plus, an effort to have civilians direct traffic at construction sites in Boston instead of police.

Keith Ellenbogen, underwater photographer, and Pete DeCola, superintendent of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, talk about what else is teeming in nearby waters.

A Boston city councilor has called for a hearing to explore the creation of a new department for civilians who could replace police officers directing traffic at some roadside construction sites.

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey discusses the state's plan to temporarily shut down the MBTA's Orange Line for repairs. We also get his reaction to the federal government's response to monkeypox, as well as climate bills before state and federal legislators.

Plus, we talk about the plan to shut down the MBTA's Orange Line and climate legislation with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey.

Brendan Little, who experienced homelessness and is the former policy director for the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services under Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, joins us to discuss.

Culinary superstar Tiffani Faison is back from the Food Network throwdown, "Beachside Brawl." We ask her about balancing her rising TV fame with being a chef, her calling to keep making food in Boston, and what "The Bear" got right about the restaurant world.

Plus, local author Rajani LaRocca discusses her new middle-grade novel, "Red, White, and Whole," about a girl who struggles to integrate different cultural identities in the face of illness.

LaRocca's own experience as an Indian-American, a mother and a doctor informs her stories.

After weeks of negotiating, Beacon Hill lawmakers finally came to a compromise on legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts. It was just one of a handful of bills that kept legislators in session overnight into Monday morning.

We're joined by Howard Bryant, senior writer at ESPN and sports correspondent for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, and Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe sports reporter and author of "Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics."

Plus, Massachusetts legislators reach a last-minute deal that allows some betting in college sports. And doctors help us understand how the latest COVID subvariant is altering health officials' vaccination plans, and what's being done to contain another outbreak: monkeypox.

Plus, President Joe Biden's rebound case after Paxlovid.

We dive into the week's biggest headlines from Beacon Hill to white supremacy with former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson and Boston Herald columnist Joe Battenfeld.  

A popular class at Worcester Polytechnic Institute explores how Shakespeare was influenced by and incorporated the plague and pandemics into his works. We speak with the professor who teaches "Infected Shakespeare."

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor explains how William Shakespeare's life and writings were shaped by waves of plague.

WBUR's arts and culture reporter Cristela Guerra joins Radio Boston to share what there is to do in and around Boston this weekend.

The demonstration by neo-Nazis followed a separate incident in which a planned housing development for LGBTQ seniors was vandalized with graffiti.

For those who want to work in politics in Massachusetts, an unpaid internship can be a foot in the door. But only some can afford to take those roles. We meet an organization trying to change that dynamic.

Plus, we check in with the Boston Globe's Hiawatha Bray on subscription models gaining popularity with car makers and discuss how neo-Nazis disrupted a drag queen story hour last Saturday.