Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about the Republican National Committee labeling the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks as “legitimate political discourse.” U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins discusses the decision to dismiss criminal charges against MIT professor Gang Chen, who was accused of hiding ties to China. She also talks about her priority of combatting human trafficking. Rollins is the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and the former Suffolk County District Attorney. Katie Murphy and Tami Hale talk about the burnout and staffing shortages facing nurses across the state. Murphy is president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a nurse at Brigham and Womens. Hale is a school nurse at Gates Lane Elementary School in Worcester. Emily Channell-Justice explains the foreign policy implications behind Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine, and what Ukrainian sovereignty means in the 21st century. Channell-Justice is the director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukra