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Week In Review: Vaccine Rollout Blunders
20 February 2021

Week In Review: Vaccine Rollout Blunders

We discuss the shortcomings of Massachusetts vaccine rollout and the fallout from the second Senate acquittal for former President Donald Trump.
State Website Crashes On First Day Of Eligibility For Those 65 And Older
19 February 2021

State Website Crashes On First Day Of Eligibility For Those 65 And Older

If you are one of the estimated one million newly eligible vaccine recipients and logged on to the state's website to book an appointment Thursday morning, you would have seen an error message.
Why The State Vaccine Signup Site Crashed, And What It Will Take To Straighten It All Out
19 February 2021

Why The State Vaccine Signup Site Crashed, And What It Will Take To Straighten It All Out

Plus, as part of our Black History Month coverage, we explore the Black experience in Boston by speaking with three professionals in the private sector.
Massachusetts Commissioner Of Higher Education On Community Colleges, Equity
19 February 2021

Massachusetts Commissioner Of Higher Education On Community Colleges, Equity

We speak with Carlos Santiago, Massachusetts' Commissioner of Higher Education.
Being Black In The Boston Business World
19 February 2021

Being Black In The Boston Business World

We speak with three Black professionals who are part of Boston's business community, and discuss their experiences working in this city, and working to diversify it racially, economically and otherwise.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren On The Mass. Vaccine Rollout, The Minimum Wage And More
18 February 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren On The Mass. Vaccine Rollout, The Minimum Wage And More

We catch up with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren On Stimulus Checks, Stock Trades And Student Loans
18 February 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren On Stimulus Checks, Stock Trades And Student Loans

Plus, we take listener calls on COVID-19 vaccines and new variants.
Ask The Doctors: New Variants Arrive In Massachusetts, Vaccine Rollout
18 February 2021

Ask The Doctors: New Variants Arrive In Massachusetts, Vaccine Rollout

We take listener questions on the coronavirus variants, vaccine efficacy and the state's vaccine rollout
State Lawmakers, Community Organizations Push For Vaccine Equity
18 February 2021

State Lawmakers, Community Organizations Push For Vaccine Equity

We speak with state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and a member of the newly-formed Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition.
Remembering Pioneering State Representative Doris Bunte
17 February 2021

Remembering Pioneering State Representative Doris Bunte

Doris Bunte died Monday of cancer at her home at 87. Bunte was the first Black woman elected to the State House of Representatives and the first Black woman to run the Boston Housing Authority.