Boston Public Radio FULL SHOW — No Beach for You

The entrance near the town-designated Fort Road right-of-way in the Watch Hill Section of Westerly. Alex Nunes / The Public’s Radio

March 23, 2023

By PRX Boston Public Radio Podcast FULL SHOW — Listen to Chuck Todd, Andrea Cabral, Marcela Garcia, Nancy Gertner and Eric Deggans.

We started the show by asking listeners about the future of public beaches. Are private landowners buying up coastline and how can towns protect public beach access? 

Chuck Todd gave us the latest out of Washington, including what’s going on with the potential Trump indictment.

Andrea Cabral discussed local law & order headlines. This week it’s the anti-vax former cop who has been following Mayor Wu around in a car. There was also the story of worker exploitation by the owner of Stash’s Pizza, some MIT students who rescued a stolen dog and the Trump supporters who are likening his arrest to the crucifixion of Christ.

Marcela Garcia weighed in on some of her latest pieces. She talked TikTok bans, teen mental health and Haitian migrants in need of local sponsors.

Nancy Gertner brought her judicial background to the Trump indictment story. She also talked about a free speech case involving Jack Daniels and a parody chew-toy, plus the latest in the Fox v. Dominion suit.

NPR television reviewer Eric Deggans discussed Succession’s return, Yellowjackets, Lucky Hank, Ted Lasso season 3 and what he makes of the rotating cast of Daily Show hosts.

We closed out the show to get listeners feedback on the World Happiness Report. The U.S. ranked 15th. Do listeners agree with this ranking? How do they think the U.S. could bump up happiness?