Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today on Boston Public Radio: We start the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners how they felt about the reopening of high schools across Massachusetts. Trenni Kusnierek talks about the Yankees’ COVID-19 outbreak, and the Red Sox’s decision to not require vaccines for players. She also discusses former NFL players Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport’s civil rights lawsuit against the NFL for alleged systematic discrimination in concussion settlement benchmarks. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Laura Sullivan previews the latest FRONTLINE and NPR collaboration, the documentary “The Health Divide,” and explains how safety-net hospitals were impacted by the pandemic. Sullivan is a correspondent for NPR. Jill Shah speaks about the preliminary results from the universal basic income pilot program in Chelsea, Mass. Shah is president of the Shah Family Foundation, which is supporting efforts between Chelsea  and philanthropic partners for