Boston Public Radio Live from the Boston Public Library, Wednesday, August 7, 2024

8:30 "Quiet Vacationing" -- are you working or are you "working"? If you are working remotely from Cancun, tell us why or if you're not, why not.
37:25 Jared Bowen with an arts roundup from Boston and beyond
1:07:30 Maya Roman and Alon Gat, relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas, discuss their concerns that Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political gain.
1:37 Republican Ian Cain, who is running against Senator Elizabeth Warren
1:57 Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope on the Perseid meteor showers and how to see them
2:16 Bill Bratton, former head of police in Boston, NYC and Los Angeles, on the controversial "Shot Spotter" technology
2:38 AITA comes to BPR: Jim and Margery take on thorny questions and try to figure out who is in the wrong

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