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Tito Jackson Speaks: What he regrets and what he doesn't Apr 06, 2017

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Unseating 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 apology. Jackson sat down with Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis to discuss those developments, the state of his campaign, race in the city, and the challenge of running for mayor in the age of Trump.

Brianna Wu Wants To Tax Your Robots (And Do Some Other Things Too) Apr 03, 2017

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Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis sat down with Brianna Wu recently to talk about her Congressional campaign against entrenched incumbent Rep. Steven Lynch and why she deserves your vote.

Cleaning The Plate On The St. Patrick's Day Breakfast Mar 20, 2017

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Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis dive deep into the 2017 St. Patrick's Day Breakfast and what it tells us about the state of Mass. Politics with Gintautus Dumcius of Mass Live and the Springfield Republic and Lauren Dezenski, author of Politico's Massachusetts Playbook.

Can Anyone Beat Charlie Baker After Mass. Was Ranked Best State In The Nation? Mar 09, 2017

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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.

One Week Down, Four Years To Go: Mass. Politics In Trump's America Feb 01, 2017

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The 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.

Trump And The Press: Reality Bites Trump, Trump Bites Back Jan 24, 2017

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How, 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.

The State Of The State Of The City Jan 19, 2017

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WGBH's Adam Reilly, Mike Deehan, and Peter Kadzis discuss Mayor Walsh's State of the City address.

Andrew Bacevich: Deconstructing Trump's Military 'Bromance' Dec 21, 2016

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Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis spoke with American foreign policy and military expert Andrew Bacevich about the strikingly militaristic nature of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

Breaking Down Baker's Budget Cuts Dec 15, 2016

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Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis were joined by Shira Schoenberg, who covers the State house for the Springfield Republican and Mass Live.com, and Charlie Chieppo, a former denizen of the State House under ex-Governor Mitt Romney and now the head of Chieppo Strategies LLC, to discuss Charlie Baker's $98 million dollar budget cuts.

Illuminating The Boston Police Department's Push To Monitor Social Media Dec 08, 2016

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Adam Reilly talks to Kade Crockford, director of the technology for liberty program at the ACLU, about the Boston Police Department’s push to monitor social media

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