Studio BZ: Recent Episodes
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In November 2019 the WBZ Weather team predicted the coldest, snowiest winter since 2015. So what happened? Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher and executive weather producer Terry Eliasen explain why the long-range forecast got owned by the actual weather and what makes pre-season predictions so tricky.
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Season 4 Episode 15: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, and Liam Martin discuss the wildest reactions to this year's Super Bowl halftime show, Professor Tobe Berkovitz on the meaning behind the numbers in WBZ's NH tracking poll, why the Massachusetts senate may let student athletes get paid, and Liam calls out Miss Piggy.
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Season 4 Epiosde 14: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss the pricey return of Boston Calling to Lower Allston, Liam talks to former governor (and 2020 presidential candidate) Deval Patrick about why he's running, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and State Senator Diana DiZoglio on their fight to ban NDAs for sexual harassment survivors, and Keller and Liam share their memories from Woodstock '94.
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Season 4 Episode 13: Liam Martin, Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss the cost of living in Boston circa 2020, State Representative Nika Elugardo describes her proposal to bring rent control back to the commonwealth's cities and towns that want it, Keller discusses what will happen in the New Hampshire primary and beyond with veteran Globe political reporter James Pindell.
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Season 4 Episode 12: Liam Martin, Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss the rise of cheating and the death of shame, Keller talks to Boston's new City Council President Kim Janey about her priorities and where they differ from Mayor Walsh's, and CBS News Travel editor Peter Greenberg on when you should fly out of Logan and what went wrong at Boeing.
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Season 4 Episode 11: Paula Ebben, Liam Martin and Jon Keller discuss Liam's latest twitter mentions, Keller has an extended interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren, why former governor Bill Weld is running for the GOP nomination, and all the wonders of technology from this year's CES (including Lavviebot S!)
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Season 4 Episode 10: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin can't stop talking about that Peloton ad, Keller talks to longtime Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, Liam gets some travel secrets from travel blogger Gilbert Ott, and Dr Mallika Marshall explains why Liam is wrong about human hibernation.
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Season 4 Episode 9: Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss what 'Grace in Boston' got for Christmas, Andrew Ryan from the Boston Globe's Spotlight team on why Boston traffic is so awful, what's in that big new education bill signed by the governor last week, and does more presents = more problems?
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Season 4 Episode 8: Liam Martin, Jon Keller and sometimes Paula Ebben discuss whether apple pie is a Thanksgiving pie, Keller has a wide-ranging discussion with Governor Charlie Baker, Keller's Turkeys of the Year that didn't make the final cut, and Liam is forced to consider the unfathomable suggestion that he might be wrong.
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Season 4 Episode 7: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss Deval Patrick's chances in 2020, Former Lt. Gov of Massachusetts Tim Murray on his relationship with the former governor, Dr. Ned Hallowell has a novel take on ADHD, and the knives are out for this year's WBZ gingerbread challenge.
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Season 4 Episode 6: Paula Ebben Liam Martin and Jon Keller discuss two recent college newspaper controversies, a deep dive into the Boston comedy scene with Boston Comedy Festival founders Jim and Helen McCue, and Keller talks to Allston's next city councilor Liz Breadon.
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Season 4 Episode 5: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss the "OK Boomer" meme, Liam talks to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Paula talks to Patriots players Devin and Jason McCourty and former Education Secretary Paul Reveille, and why Keller is the original boomer-hating zoomer.
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Season 4 Episode 4: Jon Keller, Liam Martin and Paula Ebben discuss Keller's recent trip to Berlin, Keller's one-on-one with Boston Mayor Martin J Walsh, Liam talks to presidential candidate Andrew Yang, and Liam tells an extremely troubling Halloween story from his childhood.
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Season 4 Episode 3: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and David Wade discuss weather-appropriate attire, Paula talks to Margaret Brennan, host/moderator of Face The Nation, Liam talks to Meredith Goldstein from the Love Letters blog and podcast, and Liam treats you to his extremely poor John Lennon impression.
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SEASON 4 EPSIODE 2: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and David Wade discuss Felicity Huffman's ending in the college admissions scandal, Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts AG Maura Healy about her many legal actions against the Trump administration, former Patriot Ryan O'Callaghan on coming out as a gay man post-NFL, and what is Liam's worst take ever?
Content Warning: discussion about suicidal ideation
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SEASON 4 EPISODE 1: Jon Keller, Liam Martin and Paula Ebben discuss Liam's Marsha incident, Keller talks to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Liam's one-on-one with Republican presidential candidate Joe Walsh, and using Halloween to annoy the neighbors.
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SUMMER 2019 SPECIAL: Jon Keller, Liam Martin and Paula Ebben discuss living through Boston's hottest July ever, Keller talks to former Boston Globe writer Glen Johnson about his new book about his years working as an aide to then-Secretary of State John Kerry, Paula meets the new Boston Public Schools superintendent, how people of color are treated under Massachusetts's pot regulations, and Liam gets anxious about what's in the supermarket.
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Paula Ebben, Liam Martin and Jon Keller picked out their 4 favorite interviews from the past year: Boston artist/filmmaker Tory Bullock, national treasure Henry Winkler, dog expert Tom Shelby, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz.
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Season 3 Episode 16: Paula Ebben, Liam Martin, and Jon Keller celebrate the one-year anniversary of Studio BZ, the author of a new book on Lizzie Borden reveals what she found after years of exhaustive research, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's latest live-saving innovations, Love Letters columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein, and some of the moments you may have missed from our first year of podcasting.
GUESTS: Cara Robertson, author, The Trial of Lizzie Borden Dr Judy Garber, director, Breast Cancer Research Foundation Meredith Goldstein, columnist, Love Letters
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Season 3 Episode 15: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, and Liam Martin reflect on their first year of podcasting and whether pajamas need pockets, marathon champion Shalane Flanagan talks to Lisa Hughes about what she's watching for in next week's Boston Marathon, Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins describes her plans for criminal justice reform, and all about the marathon wreath and its surprising history.
Guests: Shalane Flanagan, elite marathoner Rachael Rollins, District Attorney, Suffolk County Stratos Efthymiou, Consul General of Greece in Boston Nicholas Kourtis, Alpha Omega Council
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Season 3 Episode 14: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, and Liam Martin talk to Malcolm Mitchell about his passion for literacy, Boston City Councilor Mark Ciommo on his 12 years representing Allston at city hall, a local arts project that engages local kids in serious issues through art, and WBZ legend Bill Shields gives us a peek behind the scenes.
GUESTS: Malcolm Mitchell, retired New England Patriot Mark Ciommo, Boston City Councilor Ann Tobey, director, Ubuntu Arts
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Season 3 Episode 13: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, Liam Martin and Lisa Hughes discuss the latest Twitter debate that's occupying Liam's mind, reigning Boston Marathon champion Des Linden reveals what really happened during her historic win in 2018, Boston NAACP president Tanisha Sullivan on how Boston can be more racially just, and WBZ weather executive producer Terry Eliasen describes what kind of spring we're likely to have.
GUESTS: Des Linden, winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon Tanisha Sullivan, President, NAACP Terry Eliasen, WBZ Weather executive producer
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Season 3 Episode 12: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and David Wade discuss the latest twitter war over plane etiquette, Liam Martin airs his beef with the new Magic Mike musical opening at the Colonial Theater, Politico's Bill Scher on Massachusetts's many candidates for president and weighs their chances, using bots to score dates with a Boston-made app, and Paula, Jon and David compare upsetting airplane stories. GUESTS: Robert Jones, spokesman, Emerson Colonial Theater Bill Scher, contributing editor, Politico Krissy Dolor, content strategy manager, Icebrkr
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Part 2 of Paula & Liam's conversation with local author Whitney Scharer. Contains spoilers for her super-hot new book Age of Light.
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Season 3 Episode 11: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss the college admission fraud charges against wealthy and famous parents, local author Whitney Scharer describes how she wrote her blockbuster book Age of Light, Massachusetts Democratic party chief Gus Bickford on what's going on within the party, and Liam has thoughts about Silicon Valley guru Tim Ferriss's recipe for productivity.
GUESTS: Whitney Scharer, author, Age of Light Gus Bickford, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman
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Season 3 Episode 10: Paula Ebben and Liam Martin talk to meteorologist Eric Fisher about whether we should change the way we think about the seasons, author Carol Fulp on why companies need diversity to survive, local parents describe a game-changing treatment for autism, Jon Keller talks to Somerville's poet laureate (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Lloyd Schwartz, and Jon Keller manages to annoy Liam even from his vacation.
GUESTS: Lloyd Schwartz, professor, UMass Boston Carol Fulp, author, Success Through Diversity Keith and Carole Noe Eric Fisher
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Season 3 Episode 9: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin discuss the campaign to change the ending of The Departed, Senator Ed Markey on the state of bipartisanship in Washington, a co-creator of "Spamilton" on his musical roots in Lexington, Congresswoman Lori Trahan on her first weeks in office, and Liam reveals the ways he curates his experience of movies.
GUESTS: Senator Ed Markey Fred Barton, musical supervisor, Spamilton Congresswoman Lori Trahan
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Season 3 Episode 8: Jon Keller, Liam Martin, and Paula Ebben discuss the 50th anniversary of Boston City Hall, a still-controversial landmark in Brutalist architecture, Keller debates the merits of the movement with author and architecture professor Mark Pasnik, which colleges made the list of the 50 most underrated, and Catherine A. Sanderson describes how to be happy in her new book.
GUESTS: Mark Pasnik, professor, Wentworth Institute Vinay Bhaskara, co-founder, College Vine Catherine A. Sanderson, author, Positive Shift
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Season 3 Episode 7: Paula Ebben, Liam Martin, and Jon Keller discuss Conan O'Brien's beef with a local wax museum, Keller's wide-ranging one-on-one with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy, sports and the law with UNH professor and SI.com writer Michael McCann, why Medflight needs your help to save lives, and Dreamland Wax Museum general manager Biannca Cardoso
GUESTS: Maura Healy, Attorney General of Massachusetts Michael McCann, professor, UNH Maura Hughes, CEO, Boston Medflight Biannca Cardoso, general manager, Dreamland Wax Museum
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Season 3 Episode 6: Liam Martin, Jon Keller, and Paula Ebben discuss the nightmare of getting to and from the Patriots' victory parade, the I-Team's Cheryl Fiandaca talks about what it was like to interview Brad Casler behind bars, why climate change is already hitting New England Homeowners where it hurts, and Paula gets emotional with the one and only Henry Winkler.
GUESTS: Cheryl Fiandaca, WBZ I-Team Jeremy Porter & Steven McAlpine, First Street Foundation Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, authors, Here's Hank: Everybody is Somebody
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Season 3 Episode 5: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin talk to WBZ sports guy Levan Reid about his trip to Atlanta with the Patriots, former political player Jay Ash on what to expect from the Massachusetts economy in 2019, and dog expert Tom Shelby on how to teach (nearly) every dog how to behave.
GUESTS: Jay Ash, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership Tom Shelby, author, Dog Trainer Diaries
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Season 3 Episode 4: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, and Liam Martin discuss Liam's trip to KC and his encounters with Chiefs fans, the man behind Boston's favorite blog Universal Hub, Adam Gaffin, Boston City Council President Andrea Joy Campbell on how she plans to lead, the 1-2-3's of ranked choice voting, and how useful is the "scientific" personality test? (a: not very)
GUESTS: Adam Gaffin, Universal Hub Andrea Joy Campbell, Boston City Council President Adam Friedman, Voters Choice
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Season 3 Episode 3: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss the 100th anniversary of the Molasses Flood and its relevance today, Nancy Carlson-Paige (Matt Damon's mom) on why you should limit young kids' screen time, immigration law expert Jessica Vaughn on how we got here, all your Mass Health Connector questions answered, and some of the dumbest smart products to debut in 2019.
Guests: Nancy Carlson-Paige, Professor Emerita, Lesley University Jessica Vaughn, Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies Audrey Morse Gasteier, Chief of Policy and Strategy, Mass Health Connector
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Season 3 Episode 2: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss Kevin Spacey's recent appearance in a Nantucket courtroom with WBZ's Louisa Moller who saw it all, Elizabeth Warren campaigns in Iowa while Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley defies house protocol, and MBTA riders see dark times ahead.
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Season 3 Episode 1: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin discuss whether Mitt Romney is hinting at another run for the White House and what he has in common with Elizabeth Warren, media commentator Dan Kennedy on what to watch for in 2019, Harvard professor Ron Ferguson shares his formula for raising successful kids, and some 2019 predictions you might have missed.
GUESTS: Dan Kennedy, Media Commentator, Northeastern Ron Ferguson, author, professor at Harvard Kennedy School
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Season 2 Episode 16: In our last episode of the year, Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, Lisa Hughes, and Liam Martin discuss Lisa's favorite music of 2018, Boston artist/viral superstar Tory Bullock on how he takes on local issues through art, and Upton's own Nick Papz (AKA Papamitrou) shares his journey to becoming Meek Mill's producer.
Guests: Artist Tory Bullock Producer Nick Papamitrou
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Season 2 Episode 15: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss Liam's adventures in DC, what women need to know about equal pay in Massachusetts, behind the scenes of Hamilton with a New Hampshire woman who was there from the beginning, and the gingerbread competition that's tearing WBZ apart.
Guests: Katie Donovan, Equal Pay Negotiations, LLC Sandy Paradise, Lighting technician, Hamilton
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Season 2 Episode 14: Kate Merrill and Jon Keller discuss the Storrow Drive fiasco, Liam Martin and Paula Ebben take a personality test under Dr Mallika Marshall's supervision, and Keller gets the story behind the scenes from Charlie Baker's election consultant.
Guest: Will Kaiser
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Season 2 Episode 13: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and Jon Keller talk to Politico's Bill Scher about what's behind Seth Moulton's moves against Nancy Pelosi, breaking down what happened at the senate hearing on the Merrimack Valley gas disaster, MIT's Jennifer Burt on why scientists are so excited about this week's Mars landing, and what does it take to win at fantasy football: an in-depth analysis.
GUESTS:
Bill Scher, Politico Jennifer Burt, MIT
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Season 2 Episode 12: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin debate Thanksgiving pies, Keller gets real with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, how a 25-year-old pot entrepreneur founded one of Massachusetts's first recreational shops, a local organization that's transforming the lives of homeless youth, and who made the list of Keller's Turkeys of 2018.
guests:
Mayor Marty Walsh
Sam Barber, CEO of Cultivate
Elizabeth Jackson & Dr. Wendy Williams of Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Jon Keller talks to local geek culture expert Pat B from The Geek Down podcast about Stan Lee's legacy and the curent state of geekdom in Boston.
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Season 2 Episode 11: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin talk about the slow rollout of legal pot in Massachusetts, Pat B of The Geek Down on WEMF on Stan Lee and the comics culture he left behind, Michael O’Loughlin on the drama and intrigue within the highest echelons of the catholic church.
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Season 2 Epiosde 10: Jon Keller, Liam Martin and Paula Ebben discuss the results of Tuesday's election and what's next for Charlie Baker and Elizabeth Warren, a novel solution to Boston's soaring housing costs, and have Harvard researchers found an alien spacecraft? ***PLUS: an extended interview with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on climate, housing and more.
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Season 2 Episode 9: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller, and Liam Martin discuss a new poll with some insights into Massachusetts's state-wide races with pollster David Paleologos, former white nationalist Christian Picciolini on what drew him into a hate group and what turned his life around, former education secretary Paul Reville on the descrimination lawsuit against Harvard, and can Mark Wahlberg bring a classic Boston character to life?
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Season 2 Epsiode 8: Liam Martin, Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss the behind-the-scenes action at the first debate between Senator Elizabeth Warren and Geoff Diehl; the new, pricey plan to save Boston from rising sea levels; Dunkin Donuts CEO Nigel Travis on what Dunkin runs on; and should 16-year-olds vote? Somerville thinks so.
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Season 2 Episode 7: Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss Elizabeth Warren's new campaign strategy, Paula and Liam Martin quiz MA District 3 candidates Rick Green and Lori Trahan, and an exclusive interview with chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Quincy native General Joseph Dunford.
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Season 2 Episode 6: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Liam Martin discuss the aftermath of the first debate between Governor Charlie Baker and challenger Jay Gonzalez, Breast Cancer Research Foundation president Myra J. Biblowit on the latest in the search for a cure, WBZ's Eric Fisher reacts to the UN's dire climate change report, and is BU's planned new building really an eyesore?
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Paula Ebben and Liam Martin talk to 3 finalists from this year's Boston Comedy Festival: Erin Spence, Emily Ruskowski and Kathe Ferris about women making history and the state of Boston's comedy scene.
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Season 2 Episode 5: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss conservatives' efforts to cancel #MeToo, a new study outlines the hidden costs of Boston's luxury condo boom, women make history at the Boston Comedy Festival, and Paula talks to Patriots hall-of-famer Matt Light about his passion for music education.
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Season 2 Episode 4: Jon Keller, Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss the response to the Merrimack Valley gas disaster, crisis expert Ashley McCown on what could have been done differently, CBS News's David Begnaud on his new documentary on Puerto Rico one year afer Maria, a new program that aims to cut the incarceration rate through education, and is it already over for the Patriots?
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Season 2 Episode 3: Liam Martin, Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss the Merrimack Valley gas explosions, WBZ's Kristina Rex has a first-hand account of what it was like to live through them, Matt Brown on his new book about his journey back from a hockey accident that paralysed him, CBS News's Major Garrett's new book on covering the Trump White House, and Ayanna Pressley consultant Alex Goldstein on how she pulled off her upset win.
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Season 2 Epsiode 2: Paula Ebben and Liam Martin discuss Liam's extended interview with Ayanna Pressley after her unexpected primary win, Jon Keller asks Jay Gonzalez whether he thinks he has a chance against the super-popular Charlie Baker, and Boston Hassle co-founder Dan Shea on what can be done to bring back Boston's independent arts scene.
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Part 2 of Jon Keller's conversation with Marc Abrahams, the man behind the Ig Nobel Prizes
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SEASON 2 EPISODE 1: Paula Ebben, Liam Martin and Jon Keller discuss the shocking results of Tuesday's Massachusetts primary elections, the first interview with Boston Public Schools interim superintendent Laura Perille, and Marc Abrahams schools Keller on the Ig Nobel Prizes
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Episode 16: Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss why Boston's superstar school superintendent fell out of favor, Dr Michael Rich from Boston Children's Hospital on what social media does to kids' brains, Mary Maguire from AAA describes new ways drivers are getting distracted, CBS News reporter David Begnaud on how he tracked down the story of the immigrant child that made headlines.
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Episode 15: Jon Keller and Paula Ebben talk to Sira Naturals CEO Mike Dundas about why recreational pot won't be in their stores on July 1st, why the "millionaires' tax" died, prolific Nantucket author Ellin Hilderbrand on her new book, WBZ's Eric Fisher on that Antarctica study that freaked you out last week, and why Melania differs from previous First Ladies.
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Episode 14: Paula Ebben, Liam Martin and Dr Mallika Marshall discuss whether Boston really has the worst traffic in the country, Suffolk University professor Kim Wang on how Amazon's HQ2 would spark seismic changes in the local economy, sleep expert Robert Stickgold tells you how to sleep, and Dr Mallika on why Cape Cod is a skin cancer hot spot.
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Episode 13: Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss whether Deval Patrick has a shot at the White House in 2020, CBS News's David Begnaud on why we still don't know how many people were killed by Hurricane Maria, BC gambling expert Richard McGowan on sports betting in Massachusetts, and we find Keller a new hobby for the summer. It involves turkeys.
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Episode 12: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and Louisa Moller discuss how Massachusetts deals with repeat sex offenders, Jay Gonzalez on how he plans to take on Charlie Baker this November, Father James Martin on the pope's private comments about homosexuality and whether the catholic church is changing, and what happened at Boston Calling this weekend.
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Episode 11: Jon Keller and Liam Martin talk turkey carcasses, former Governor Michael Dukakis tells a hair-raising story about his college days, gun control advocate John Rosenthal on whether the tide is turning against the NRA, Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein explains the dating issues of 2018.
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Episode 10: Paula Ebben and Jon Keller talk to sports law expert Mike McCann about what the supreme court's decision on sports betting means for New England, American Oversight founder Austin Evers on using FOIA to expose corruption, Berklee professor Prince Charles Alexander explores whether Kanye West is the Miles Davis of the 21st century.
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Episode 9: Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss some of Boston's most memorable and immemorable commencement speeches, the New Republic's Jeet Heer on Kanye's recent behavior and its historical precedents, veteran CBS reporter Bob Schieffer on today's media landscape.
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Episode 8: Paula Ebben, Jon Keller and WBZ sports guy Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) discuss why Boston has become the most hated sports town in the country, Politico's Lauren Dezenski on the unexpected challenge to Governor Charlie Baker, Lisa Hughes shares her April playlist, and the dinner that set Twitter on fire over the weekend.
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Episode 7: Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss what makes Boston a difficult place for artists to call home, author and musician Ryan H. Walsh on Van Morrison's iconic Boston album Astral Weeks, Father Jim Martin advocates improving relations between the LGBTQ community and the catholic church, Gary Brode on the preschool where best friends are banned, and Dr. Mallika Marshall sorts fact from fiction in the pot debate.
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Episode 6: Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss a new Harvard survey that suggests millennials are about to flex their political muscle in a big way, Boston Marathon bombing survivors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes talk about their bestselling children’s book, and a local Wheel of Fortune winner has a fascinating backstory.
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Episode 5: Paula Ebben and Jon Keller discuss the new fines Boston will implement on drivers, transportation analyst Chris Dempsey describes how it might solve Massachusetts's transportation problems, Mark Zuckerberg faces congress, sportscasting legend Lesley Visser shares how she survived in a male-dominated industry long before the #MeToo movement.
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Recorded on April 3, 2018. In Episode 4, Jon Keller and Lisa Hughes discuss the state of race relations in Boston 50 years after MLK’s death, Congressman Joe Kennedy says millennials in politics are a good thing, author Dan Kennedy on how newspapers can survive and why you should care, and meteorologist Eric Fisher reflects on getting it wrong sometimes.
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Recorded on March 6, 2018. In Epsiode 3, David Wade and Paula Ebben discuss the Oscars and whether appeals for diversity make any difference, Congressman Mike Capuano explains why nothing gets done in Washington, and why Boston’s favorite roving reporter Bill Shields loves a good storm.
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Recorded on February 27, 2018. In Episode 2, Paula Ebben and Jon Keller debate the relative merits of Boston’s preeminent architecture style, BRUTALISM, child psychologist Michael Thompson on the state of America’s boys, Congressman Steven Lynch on solving Boston’s transportation woes.
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Recorded on February 20, 2018. In Epsiode 1, Jon Keller and Paula Ebben discuss the great plague of turkeys that has descended on the Boston area, the state’s top marijuana official explains why there are still no pot shops in Massachusetts, reporter David Robichaud on covering a tragedy, author Noam Cohen on why tech giants are not exactly altruists.
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