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Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 8/22: Justice For Yacht RockLocal woman, NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, hosts with Harvard national security expert (and yacht rock fan) Juliette Kayyem. GBH reporters Adam Reilly and Phillip Martin are our guests for Press Play media analysis. We talk with Phillip about his recent reporting on “pink slime" journalism. Plus, journalist deaths in Gaza, MSNBC’s rebrand and House Democrats’ probe into the Paramount / Skydance merger. Jill McCracken performs for Live Music Friday, ahead of the We Make Noise Fest this Saturday in Downtown Crossing. We also talk with organizer and artist Naomi Westwater about how this event platforms women an...
2025-08-222h 32Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 7/11: You're Gonna Be Shocked About The BreadGBH political reporter Adam Reilly and Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers join for Press Play media analysis. They talk about blowback to a NYTimes report on Zohran Mamdani’s college application, CBS’ 60 Minutes settlement and more.Debo Ray is our guest for Live Music Friday. She’s a Grammy-nominated singer who released her debut self-titled album earlier this year. She joins alongside drummer, manager, and husband Jerry Velona ahead of a free show next week at Long Live Roxbury. PBS travel guru Rick Steves talks about summer travel to Europe and traveling abroad as an Amer...
2025-07-112h 32Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 6/6: The Trump & Musk FeudWSJ Callum Borchers & GBH Adam Reilly for Press Play this week. They’ll discuss the latest efforts to defund PBS & NPR. The Light in the Piazza is the latest musical at the Huntington Theatre Company. We’ll hear performances from leads Sarah-Anne Martinez and Josh Grosso for this week’s edition of Live Music Friday.Dan Primack, business editor at Axios, joins to talk about steel tariffs, the latest re: the GOP megabill.Parke Wilde, Julia Hansen, and Peter Watson were arrested last year protesting the expansion of Hanscom airfield. Their c...
2025-06-072h 40Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 5/23: You'll Be A DentistAbdullah Shahid Sial and Leo Gerdén are two international students from Harvard University. They react to the Trump administration's move yesterday to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students. Then it's Live Music Friday with Jessye DeSilva, ahead of an appearance at Club Passim’s Campfire Festival. Passim Managing Director Matt Smith also joins. NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell gives us the latest on the Karen Read trial. Plus, thoughts on the Sean Combs trial and the Boston City Hall staffer love triangle.Katie Theoharides is President & CEO of the Trustees of Rese...
2025-05-232h 34Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 4/25: The Karen Read TrialPaul Willis is a Boston-based rapper and educator who’s spent his career in nonprofits helping youth through hip hop & the arts. His latest project is “Hip Hop Leadership,” a combination album / book / teaching curriculum about what hip hop can teach about leadership. Andera Cabral on the Wisconsin Judge who was arrested. Shirley Leung on nonprofit 826 Boston rejecting $250k in federal grants to maintain their DEI programs. Ken Zuckerman from the national mustard museum & chef Wil Gilson join to promote a liverwurst festival happening Sunday at First Street Market called “Best of the Wurst.”...
2025-04-282h 41Boston Public Radio PodcastKaren Read's Second First Week In Court & Hip Hop Leadership With Paul WillisToday:GBH’s Adam Reilly & NBC10’s Sue O’Connell are here for media analysis segment “Press Play” – The nation’s journalistic bulwark “60 Minutes” has just lost its lead producer, who quit over loss of journalistic integrity at CBS. Plus, Sue’s dispatch from the Karen Read courtroom.And, Live Music Friday with Paul Willis, a Boston-based rapper and educator who’s spent his career in nonprofits helping youth with his artistry. His latest project is “Hip Hop Leadership,” part album, part teaching curriculum.
2025-04-2533 minBoston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 3/21: Acts of KindnessLive Music Friday with Cuban-born jazz pianist and Berklee professor Zahili Zamora. She's performing next Thursday at Long Live Roxbury Brewing Company. NBC Boston commentator Sue O’Connell discusses the latest news on the Karen Read trial, including blogger "Turtleboy" pleading not guilty to witness intimidation charges. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner reacts to Justice Roberts’ rebuke of Trump on the issue of judicial impeachment, and more on Trump ignoring judicial orders. Our 'Press Play' media segment with GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley on the media's coverage of the Trump administration and coverag...
2025-03-212h 32Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 3/05: Mayor Wu Testifies Before CongressWe bring you live audio from the House Oversight Committee's hearing of Democratic mayors, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who faced questions about whether their city's "sanctuary" policies violate federal immigration laws. Plus, analysis of the hearing from former federal judge Nancy Gertner, NAACP's Michael Curry and GBH political reporter Adam Reilly. Our final hour is "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
2025-03-072h 53Boston Public Radio PodcastBest Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith GoldsteinToday:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters.
2025-02-2140 minBoston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 02/21: Mental PlasticityGBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impa...
2025-02-212h 30Boston Public Radio PodcastBest Of BPR 2/04: Healey's 'Fair Share' Plan For The MBTA & Josh Kraft Is Running For MayorToday:Gov. Healey announced plans to fill a $700 million shortfall in the MBTA’s budget with income from the Fair Share Amendment, also known as the millionaire's tax. We talk transit with former state rep Bill Straus -- who chaired the House transportation committee on Beacon Hill -- and former assistant transportation secretary Chris Dempsey, now of urban planning firm Speck Dempsey.And, GBH reporter Adam Reilly attended Josh Kraft's campaign launch event Tuesday so you didn't have to. He debriefs us on the Boston mayoral race as it shapes up.
2025-02-0433 minBoston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 2/4: Margery's Lucky RevengeTrenni Casey discussed the upcoming Super BowlFormer Rep. Straus + Chris Dempsey on Mayor Wu vs. Josh Kraft's stance on transportation in BostonLee Pelton of the Boston Foundation discussed the national threats to nonprofits, DEIGBH's Adam Reilly spoke about Josh Kraft's mayoral run announcement CNN's John King discussed the latest in national politics.
2025-02-042h 38Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 8/23: Summer Wrap UpThe Giver author Lois Lowry joined for a quick 5-minute chat ahead of an event at the BPL. She’ll return for a full 20 minutes on October 1. We opened the lines to discuss the DNC. Oompa and Naomi Westwater performed for Live Music Friday ahead of the free, female-centered We Make Noise festivalAdam Reilly joined for a wrap-up of DNC coverage.Corby Kummer covers the latest in food news. Callie Crossley touched on George Santos’ guilty plea earlier this week
2024-08-242h 44Boston Public Radio PodcastBest Of BPR 8/19/24: Adam Reilly Previews The DNC & Andrew Gottlieb On Protecting Cape CodToday: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim Braude.GBH reporter and host Adam Reilly is on the ground in Chicago; he previews the National Democratic Convention ahead of opening night.Andrew Gottlieb is executive director of the Association to Protect Cape Cod, an advocacy group vehemently opposed to a proposed machine gun range on the cape currently winding its way through the regulatory process.
2024-08-1935 minBoston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 8/19: DNC Day OneGBH's Political Reporter Adam Reilly called in from the DNC.Then we opened the lines to hear thoughts about the DNC from listeners. Andrew Gottlieb of the Association to Protect Cape Cod discussed his group's opposition to the National Guard's proposed machine gun range.Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed new price limits for a number of medications, and the latest charges related to Matthew Perry's death.Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price talked about Trump profiting off of his bible promotion with Lee Greenwood.Khalil Gibran Muhammad discussed the r...
2024-08-192h 39GBH's Talking PoliticsAre Massachusetts politics as great as we like to think?The idea that Massachusetts politics are exceptional dates back at least to John Winthrop's description of the young Massachusetts Bay colony as a "city on a hill." But while things are certainly different here, that doesn't necessarily mean they're better. Erin O'Brian and Jerold Duquette, the editors of "The Politics of Massachusetts Exceptionalism: Reputation Meets Reality," join Adam Reilly to deconstruct our lofty sense of self. Also, Democratic AG candidate Quentin Palfrey discusses his campaign and push to keep outside money out of that race. We'd like your feedback! Email us at talkingpolitics@wgbh.org--and while you're at it...
2022-05-0827 minGBH's Talking PoliticsCan Elizabeth Warren save the Democrats from electoral disaster?Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm ahead of the midterm elections, calling on her fellow Democrats to focus squarely on Americans’ economic concerns to avoid a blowout in November. But does she have the influence to inspire President Biden and the rest of her party to act? Talking Politics Host Adam Reilly speaks with Robert Kuttner, the co-founder and co-editor of the American Prospect and a professor at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management, about whether Warren’s political Rx would work — and whether another Warren presidential bid might be in the offing. First...
2022-04-2528 minGBH's Talking PoliticsRemote access transformed politics during the pandemic. Will it last?Public meetings have been more transparent than ever thanks to remote access and participation adopted during the pandemic. But now, as safety protocols are lifted, there are signs the political establishment wants to go back to the way things used to be. Advocates say it’s the wrong move — including Kade Crockford, the director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Dianna Hu, the chairwoman of the Boston Center for Independent Living. They join Adam Reilly to make the case for keeping politics accessible and transparent moving forward. Plus, GBH News City Hall...
2022-04-1728 minGBH's Talking PoliticsMassachusetts roads are getting more dangerous. Are automated traffic cameras the answer?As Massachusetts drivers head back to the roadways, there’s been a troubling uptick in speeding and fatalities—prompting renewed interest in automated traffic cameras in Somerville and at the State House. Stacey Beuttell, the executive director of WalkBoston, and Mary Maguire, the director of public and government affairs for AAA Northeast, joined Adam Reilly to discuss the advantages and possible downsides of that technology. But first: a years-long push to let unauthorized immigrants get drivers’ licenses is on the verge of succeeding at the State House. GBH News Politics Editor Peter Kadzis and Boston Business Journal Digita...
2022-04-1128 minGBH's Talking PoliticsDr. Robbie Goldstein Makes His Case For MA8, Plus - Kadzis On The Surreal, Socially Distant DNCAfter a brief hiatus, the Scrum returns with a pre-election conversation with Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the MGH physician who's challenging Congressman Stephen Lynch in the Eighth District Democratic primary. First, though, Peter Kadzis offers some instant reaction to the strange, socially distant event that was the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Can't get enough of local and national politics? Subscribe to The Scrum, WGBH News' politics podcast, with Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis, and an ever-expanding roster of guests.SUBSCRIBE:Apple PodcastsStitcherSpotifyCastboxOvercast
2020-08-2140 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThe Scrum Sizes Up The 2020 New England MuzzlesFor more than two decades — first at the Boston Phoenix, and now at WGBH News — Dan Kennedy’s New England Muzzle Awards have chronicled threats to the First Amendment and freedom of expression in our fair region. But reading the 2020 Muzzles (as you should!) is one thing; hearing Dan talk about the worst of the worst with Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly is something else entirely. In this episode of the Scrum, the trio talks through the past year’s lowlights, which involve the Milton Public Schools, the Baker Administration, and Harvard University.
2020-07-0224 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsJim Aloisi Talks Transit And Heirloom Italian CuisineGetting people to ride the T as the COVID crisis fades won’t be easy. A Suffolk U. / WGBH News / Boston Globe poll showed that 25 percent of Massachusetts residents won’t be comfortable taking public transit even if there’s an effective vaccine, and right now that’s a distant possibility at best.So how can the T get back on track as we head back toward some semblance of ordinary life? And how could cities and towns tweak their streetscapes to respond to the virus? Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly talk it over with Jim Aloisi, the form...
2020-05-2629 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsBrouhaha In Bristol County — Plus, #MAPoli Gets A Coronavirus ScorecardIn a time of general instability, it’s the most chaotic subplot in local politics. Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson claims he was attacked by immigrants who are in the US illegally on May 1, after they refused to get tested for COVID-19. The detainees and their advocates say Hodgson and his deputies were the aggressors. Meanwhile, state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz was barred from entering the jail the day after the riot; multiple investigations are now underway; and a class-action lawsuit alleging dangerous conditions at the facility is working its way through court.Adam Reilly talks with Chang-Diaz an...
2020-05-0841 min
In It TogetherCandy Shops and Congressional Aid PackagesHost Arun Rath interviews the owner of a Hyde Park candy company, Kate McCrea, about how her business is handling the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. He also hears from the founder of a Watertown 3D printing company making protective masks for healthcare workers and swabs for virus tests. Plus, WGBH Radio’s Adam Reilly explains how the federal coronavirus aid package could affect Massachusetts.
2020-04-0219 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThe First Scrum Of The Rest Of Our LivesA few minutes in, this Scrum becomes a coronavirus-free zone: Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly take a deep dive into Boston redevelopment with Lizabeth Cohen, the author of “Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age,” which just won the coveted Bancroft Prize for excellence in American history. It’s the first half of their convo with Cohen; you’ll hear the second next week.First, though, Kadzis and Reilly size up the recent performance, in these frightening, unprecedented times, of Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh. (Spoiler: b...
2020-03-2049 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThe Massachusetts Case For SandersElizabeth Warren is getting plenty of local love as she seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, with big names like Ayanna Pressley, Maura Healey, and Michelle Wu endorsing and advocating for her campaign. (Also in Warren’s camp: colleagues-turned-rivals Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III, who probably won’t be canvassing together any time soon.)But not every Massachusetts progressive thinks Warren is the way to go. In this episode of the Scrum, Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk with two of Bernie Sanders’ Massachusetts co-chairs, state reps Nika Elugardo and Mike Connolly, about why they’re backing Sanders...
2020-02-2028 minGBH's Talking PoliticsIn First 2020 Test, Iowa Flunks Out. Will Progressives Ace #FITN?For the first test of the 2020 election, the Iowa caucus flunked out of school, after massive reporting delays led to a vacuum in results. The party has yet to declare a winner, and with New Hampshire looming, those in the lead lost any real media and fundraising boost they would have gotten from a clear victory. In this episode, Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis pick through the failures of the Iowa caucus and reset the equilibrium ahead of New Hampshire, with Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi.Can't get enough of local and national politics? Subscribe...
2020-02-0623 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsRantgate Reconsidered — Plus, The #FITN Ghosts Of Governors PastThat thing Governor Charlie Baker said at the MLK Breakfast, right after Congressswoman Ayanna Pressley spoke…. Oof. Seriously, what was he thinking? Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis kick it around with their WGBH News colleague Phillip Martin, who was in the room when the governor opened his mouth and inserted his foot. Then, Kadzis chats with Reilly and another WGBH News colleague, Saraya Wintersmith, about their takeaways from #FITN campaign-trail quality time with former governors Deval Patrick and Bill Weld.
2020-01-2335 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsSpilka Speaks! Plus, Kadzis On ImpeachmentIt was a very Beacon Hill way to end 2019 — a flurry of legislating on various important topics that left observers saying 1) “Good job!” and 2) “What in God’s name took so long?”In a conversation with WGBH News State House correspondent Mike Deehan, Senate President Karen Spilka talks about the Legislature’s big achievements; how she’d answer critics who question its pace; the state of Governor Charlie Baker’s agenda and the Senate GOP; and Deval Patrick’s presidential campaign (spoiler: she’s not overly enthused). First, though, Peter Kadzis shares some deep thoughts on possible presidential impeachme...
2019-11-2636 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsWhat's At Stake In The Allston-Brighton Boston City Council Race?There are plenty of interesting subplots when it comes to this year’s Boston City Council elections. Will Michelle Wu top the at-large ticket, paving the way for a mayoral run? Will the council end up majority woman, and/or majority person of color? And what’s going to happen in District 9, a/k/a Allston-Brighton — a neighborhood where the pace of change has been dauntingly fast of late?In this episode, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly tackle the latter topic in a conversation with the two candidates vying to represent District 9, which just happens to be where...
2019-10-2439 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThree Quick #Mapoli Hits: Warren Takes Iowa, The ZBA Scandal Spreads, Hands-Free Holdup On The HillInstead of their usual deep dive into one subject, Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis take a different tack in this episode of the Scrum — chatting with their WGBH News colleagues Saraya Wintersmith, Isaiah Thompson, and Mike Deehan about, respectively, how Elizabeth Warren’s playing in Iowa, the still-unfolding scandal inside Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeal, and why a long-awaited hands-free cell phone bill is in limbo at the State House.
2019-10-0330 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThe Dems Take Detroit — But Were They Really In The Midwest?The second round of Democratic debates has come and gone, but did the state of play actually change? Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly kick it around with their colleague Phillip Martin, WGBH News’s senior investigative reporter. Also discussed in this episode: Politico’s take on how African-American journalists feel about media coverage of the presidential race to date, and the very important question (for Phillip and Adam, at least) of who qualifies as “Midwestern.”
2019-08-0236 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsMarty Walsh And The Boston Calling Extortion TrialTwo members of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration are currently on trial in federal court, accused of illegally forcing the Boston Calling music festival to use union labor back in 2014.Isaiah Thompson, who’s covering their trial for WGBH News, breaks down the case against Kenneth Brissette, Boston’s head of tourism and entertainment, and Timothy Sullivan, the city’s intergovernmental affairs chief, which he calls rife with ambiguity. Then Thompson, Peter Kadzis, and Adam Reilly size up the political implications of the proceedings.First, though, Peter offers his take on what Robert Mueller’s congress...
2019-07-2632 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsJust In Time For The Fourth, It's The 2019 MuzzlesIt is, at this point, a storied July 4 tradition: WGBH news contributor and media critic extraordinaire Dan Kennedy looks back at the past 12 months and details a set of egregious, embarrassing cases in which the First Amendment was brazenly flouted.In this episode of the Scrum, Kennedy discusses his personal (un)favorites with Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis — who has some interesting things to say about violations that involve #mapoli.After you’ve listened, be sure to check out the full 2019 New England Muzzle Awards here — and make sure to catch the 2019 Campus Muzzle Awards, too.
2019-07-0324 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsINSTASCRUM: Unpacking The Democratic DebatesThey were messy, stressful, and boring, depending on the moment—and they’re going to have a major impact on the Democratic landscape as the party seeks its next nominee. Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly size up two nights of debates with Paul Singer, their WGBH News colleague and ex-USA Today politics editor. Don’t miss the debut of Kadzis and Singer’s 2020 Democratic Power Rankings (TM) at the very end.
2019-06-2820 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsIs The Mass. GOP Charlie Baker's Party — Or Donald Trump's?Governor Charlie Baker, the state’s most powerful Republican, has offered Massachusetts as a model for the way politics *should* be, saying our civility and pragmatism set us apart. But under new chair Jim Lyons, the Massachusetts GOP has moved in a very un-Baker-like direction, accusing Democrats of hating America and seeking to perpetrate infanticide. So what’s driving the party’s shift? And is it a smart way to grow Republicans’ paltry presence (Baker notwithstanding) in Massachusetts politics? Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk it through with Stephanie Murray of Politico, WGBH News’s own Mike Deehan, and Boston Bro...
2019-05-1641 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsWhy Won't Massachusetts Elect More Women? And Is Muellergate The Dems' Benghazi?Yes, Ayanna Pressley unseated Mike Capuano — and yes, four women currently hold statewide elected office. Still, after nearly a year of reporting and analysis, WGBH News digital editor Laura Colarusso says it’s way too hard for women to break into Massachusetts politics. Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk with Laura about the status quo and how it might change — and Peter gives the Democrats some free advice on how *not* to handle the still-unreleased Mueller report.
2019-03-2624 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsBeacon Hill BlitzYes, Governor Charlie Baker won re-election by a big margin. And yes, two members of House Speaker Bob DeLeo’s leadership team lost their jobs after challenges from the left. But what’s that actually going to mean for Massachusetts policymaking and politics over the next couple of years?While skulking around the margins of a MassINC chess tournament downtown, Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly put that question to Mike Deehan of WGBH News and Katie Lannan of State House News Service, whose answers contain plenty of deep #mapoli insight. Also weighing in: WGBH News contributor and scri...
2018-11-1532 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsElection Day And Beyond: 8 Perspectives On The Big VoteGet your thoughts in order. Sue O’Connell of NECN, Stephanie Murray of Politico, Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University, Marcela Garcia of the Boston Globe, and Callie Crossley and David S. Bernstein of WGBH News join Scrum hosts Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis to make sense of the political season that closes on November 6. Since past is prologue, this episode should help you keep your head screwed on properly.
2018-11-0218 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsWho's Got The Edge In The Capuano-Pressley Contest?Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley and Congressman Mike Capuano clashed recently in a debate sponsored by UMass Boston, the Boston Globe, and WBUR; in a few days, they’ll meet for another tete-a-tete hosted by WGBH News’s Jim Braude. Which parts of the incumbent’s and challenger’s pitches are working, and which are falling flat? And what — if anything—should Capuano and Pressley do differently in the race’s final weeks? Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk it over with the Globe’s Joan Vennochi and Yawu Miller of the Bay State Banner — and delve into some state-level primar...
2018-08-0934 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsSJC Dynamites #mapoli, Plus Dorchester's House from HellAdam Reilly and Peter Kadzis examine the two biggest political stories of the moment: the demise of the “Millionaires’ Tax” ballot question, and Governor Charlie Baker’s break with the Trump Administration over forced parent-child separations at the US-Mexico Border. Then Jennifer Smith of the Dorchester Reporter and Molly Boigon of WGBH News explain how — in the midst of a punishingly hot real estate market -- an uninhabitable, decrepit wreck of a house on a classic Savin Hill street has been able to resist the efforts of Boston City Hall to turn it into something, well, middle class. It’s a bizarre...
2018-06-1928 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsIn Worcester, Mass. Dems Rebuke Bill Galvin and Wax Ambivalent on Charlie BakerThere were two big developments at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Partyconvention: challenger Josh Zakim getting an endorsement in the secretaryof state's race over six-term incumbent Bill Galvin, and Jay Gonzalez winningthe endorsement for governor in resounding fashion over Bob Massie. But theconvention also highlighted the awkward fact that, with the general electionjust five months away, Democrats aren't sure whether to attack RepublicanGovernor Charlie Baker or ignore him. WGBH News's AdamReilly, Peter Kadzis, and Mike Deehan size up what happened in Worcesterwith Zakim, Mass Dems chai...
2018-06-0326 min
The Horse RaceEpisode 31: Exit Stage Far Right5/16/18 -- Pastor turned politician Scott Lively surprised some in the GOP establishment when he secured a spot on the ballot for the Republican gubernatorial primary. WGBH reporter and co-host of The Scrum Adam Reilly digs into who Lively is, and how he plans to cover the candidate.
Then we look west with the Springfield Republican’s Shannon Young to check in on the primary challenge to Congressman Richard Neal (MA-1). Plus POLITICO’s Steve Shepard and our co-host Steve Koczela get their nerd on explaining a new experiment in exit polls.
This episode is sponsored by the Massachusetts Business Round Tabl
2018-05-1731 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsGOP Rumbles In WorcesterScott Lively's 27 percent showing at the MassachusettsRepublican state convention demonstrates that the hard right is a force to bereckoned with. That it took two ballots for Trump-supporting U.S. Senate candidateGeoff Diehl to clinch the GOP endorsement shows that the Trumpians are notmuscle bound, well, at least not ripped. An exhausted but ebullient Diehljoined the Scrum minutes after the convention was gaveled to its close. Otherguests include: Michael Jonas of Commonwealth Magazine, Republican delegates EdLyons and Amy Carnevale. And from the WGBH political team: Antonio...
2018-04-2914 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThe Scrum Takes the State HouseIt’s been a tempting narrative every since Stan Roseberg’s hold on his former post began to slip away: compared to the tightly controlled, almost mechanical Massachusetts House, the Mass. Senate is a body in disarray. But does the storyline hold up? Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly kick it around with Mike Deehan, WGBH News’s State House correspondent, and State House News Service reporter Katie Lannan.
2018-04-1216 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsDan Kennedy on the Future of NewspapersDan Kennedy’s new book, “The Return of the Moguls: How Jeff Bezos and John Henry Are Remaking Newspapers for the Twenty-First Century,” is more than just a look at how two highly regarded newspapers are adapting to the way we live now. It’s also a clear-eyed, often bracing inquiry into whether modern business realities and habits of mind can coexist with the high-quality journalism that’s driven American civic life for decades. Kennedy, who’s a WGBH News contributor, discusses his conclusions with WGBH News reporter Adam Reilly and senior editor Peter Kadzis, both of whom he previously w...
2018-03-2826 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsPatrick 2020: Time to Take It SeriouslyMove over, Elizabeth Warren—there’s another #mapoli luminary stirring speculation of a 2020 presidential run. Former Governor Deval Patrick’s recent comments to an NPR affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri have stoked talk that he might be eyeing the White House, and there’s other circumstantial evidence that suggests it’s not just idle chatter. But how likely is it that Warren and Patrick would both get in the race?In this episode of the Scrum, WGBH senior editor Ken Cooper offers some inside intel which indicates Patrick may have been contemplating a run for a while; Pet...
2018-03-1519 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsHow Setti Warren Would Run MassachusettsThe Scrum rounds out its conversations with the Democratic candidates for governor with Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton. Yawu Miller, senior editor at the Bay State Banner, joins WGBH News’s Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly for the conversation.
2018-02-2825 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsJay Gonzalez Wants To Be Mass. GovernorThis is first of three Scrum conversations with candidates for Mass. Governor.Jay Gonzalez is one of the three hopefuls vying for the Democraticnomination for governor of Massachusetts. The winner will face off againstincumbent Republican Charlie Baker this November.Gonzalez sat down recently with WGBH News Scrum podcast hosts AdamReilly and Peter Kadzis. Shira Schoenberg, who covers the State House for TheSpringfield Republican and masslive.com, joined the conversation.Singlepayer health care, the millionaires tax, and the proper role of state...
2018-01-3131 min
GBH's Talking PoliticsThus Spake Charlie Baker (Or, What Do The 3 Democratic Amigos Do Now?)Republican Governor CharlieBaker's 2018 State of the Commonwealth speech doubled as the unofficial startof his re-election bid, and highlighted some of the major hurdles hiswould-be challengers face (e.g., Democratic goodwill and Baker's artfullycrafted post-partisan persona). Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis were on sceneto offer instant analysis, and also got some keen insights from their WGBHcolleague Mike Deehan, Mass Live reporter Gin Dumcius, Politico's LaurenDezenski, and State Senator Karen Spilka--who didn't respond quite asenthusiastically to Baker's speech as many of her Democratic colleagues.
2018-01-2522 minGBH's Talking PoliticsAnd The Nominee For Mass. US Attorney Is....In this post-summer hiatus Scrum, Adam Reilly talks to Boston Globe legal affairs reporter Maria Kramer and WGBH reporter Phillip Martin about the recent nominee for Mass. US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling, what the scope of the US Attorney's powers are, and what a Trump nominated US Attorney may do.
2017-09-2323 minGBH's Talking PoliticsShould Mass Democrats Be Focusing On Party Purity?WGBH's Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk to Senator Jamie Eldridge and political scientist Peter Ubertaccio about the intra-party challenges of Massachusetts' Democratic party.
2017-06-2244 minGBH's Talking PoliticsBoston's Lesser Known Mayoral CandidatesWGBH'S Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talk to mayoral candidates Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.
2017-06-0854 minGBH's Talking PoliticsThe Scrum Gets Caught Up In SouthieWGBH’s Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis were joined by Maureen Dahilland Heather Foley from Caught Up, the podcast from Caught in Southie, to talk about the political highs and lows of South Boston.
2017-05-1839 min
Boston Athenæum“Civic Engagement: Purposeful Contributions to a Greater Good”Seana Moran, Helen Haste, Scott Seider, faculty from Boston University, Clark University, and Harvard University consider the significance(s) of civic engagement at the Boston Athenæum on April 25, 2017. WGBH reporter Adam Reilly moderates the discussion.
Video: https://vimeo.com/216536292
2017-05-0855 minGBH's Talking PoliticsShadowgate: The Fate Of The Winthrop Square TowerAdam Reilly and Peter Kadzis talked to WGBH Reporter Isaiah Thompson about the Winthrop Square Tower and the shadow it could cast over Boston Common and the Boston Planning and Development Authority.
2017-05-0138 minGBH's Talking PoliticsTito Jackson Speaks: What he regrets and what he doesn'tUnseating an incumbent Boston mayor is never easy: it hasn’t happened since 1949, when John Hynes beat James Michael Curley. But that doesn’t fully capture the magnitude of the challenge facing City Councilor Tito Jackson. Jackson’s opponent, Mayor Marty Walsh, has been generating favorable media coverage all year as he pushes back hard against the Trump Administration. What’s more, Jackson is trying to recover from a rough week that included a Boston Globe story about his years as a pharmaceutical rep who marketed opioids — and an incident with a WGBH News reporter that led Jackson to issue an a...
2017-04-0634 minGBH's Talking PoliticsCan Anyone Beat Charlie Baker After Mass. Was Ranked Best State In The Nation?A recent report from US News & World Report ranked Massachusetts as the best state in the country. Gov. Charlie Baker made the media rounds after the report was released, including an interview on CBS This Morning, touting the greatness of the state. With everything in the Massachusetts apparently going so well, how is any candidate challenging the Governor going to have a chance in the upcoming gubernatorial race? To help answer this question, WGBH's Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly were joined by the former chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party John Walsh.
2017-03-0937 minGBH's Talking PoliticsOne Week Down, Four Years To Go: Mass. Politics In Trump's AmericaThe country feels like it is already in disarray after only one week of Trump's Presidency. Trump's onslaught of executive orders, specifically his Immigration ban, have caused a swell of activist and civil rights advocates to protest against the President and the legality of the ban. WGBH's Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis were joined by Politico's Lauren Dezenski and MassLive's Gintautas Dumcius to discuss how Trump's immigration ban will impact the people of the commonwealth and its politics.
2017-02-0139 minGBH's Talking PoliticsTrump And The Press: Reality Bites Trump, Trump Bites BackHow, exactly, should the press engage the Trump Administration? Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly kicked the question around with media critic Dan Kennedy, WGBH News contributor and author of the blog Media Nation. Take a listen.
2017-01-2434 minGBH's Talking PoliticsThe State Of The State Of The CityWGBH's Adam Reilly, Mike Deehan, and Peter Kadzis discuss Mayor Walsh's State of the City address.
2017-01-1925 minGBH's Talking PoliticsWill Setti Warren Run For Governor? Speculations On The 2018 Gubernatorial RaceAdam Reilly was joined by Andy Metzger from the State House News Service, Mike Deehan from WGBH, and Lauren Dezenski from Politico speculated on possible Democratic candidates for governor in 2018 and if Newton Mayor Setti Warren will run.
2016-12-0131 minGBH's Talking PoliticsDispatches From The St. Patrick's Day BreakfastPeter Kadzis and Adam Reilly of WGBH News took in this year's breakfast at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center--then sized up the proceedings as they were winding down, along with Lauren Dezenski of Politico Massachusetts and Gintautaus Dumcius of MassLive.com and the Springfield Republican.
2016-03-2114 minGBH's Talking PoliticsThe Brothers Bernstein Look Ahead to South Carolina and NevadaThe Brothers Bernstein—Scrum co-founder David and his brother, Bloomberg View pundit and political scientist Jonathan—joined WGBH News regulars Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis to consider the state of the 2016 Election.
2016-02-1924 minGBH's Talking PoliticsSeth Moulton: Idealist Turned Cynic?Has the gun control debate in Washington turned Congressman Seth Moulton from idealist to cynic? David Bernstein, Peter Kadzis, and Adam Reilly of WGBH News caught up and took stock of the Bay State's movers and shakers in D.C.
2015-10-0822 minGBH's Talking Politics#NachoScrum: The Olympics PostmortemBoston's bid for Olympic glory is officially dead (R.I.P.) So WGBH State House News reporter Mike Deehan gathered a mountain of nachos and a crack panel at the Banshee Pub in Dorchester to ask: where did it all go wrong? Kelley Gossett of No Boston Olympics, Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe, and Lauren Dezenski of the Dorchester Reporter break it down, with The Scrum's own Adam Reilly moderating.
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