Boston Public Radio Live from the Boston Public Library, Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Jared Bowen discusses the Light in the Piazza at the Huntington; penguins getting a retirement home at the New England Aquarium; and the Kennedy Center's MAGA makeover, full of drag shows. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her new 8-part documentary series on the American West, with Kevin Costner, premiering on Memorial Day. Plus, of course, her thoughts on the Trump administration. Chris Dempsey and Bill Straus join for a transportation panel, discussing former T chief Brian Shortsleeve joining the GOP race for governor; a turbulent start for South Coast Rail; and how to spend $1.3b in extra millionaires tax money. Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask The AG, 1-2. Tomorrow: Chuck Todd, Andrea Cabral, music panel with Emmett G. Price III, Brian McCreath & James Bennett II, and author Patrick Radden Keefe. Subscribe to our channel to get notified when Boston Public Radio goes live! ➡️ https://youtube.com/gbhnews?sub_confi... Subscribe to our channel to drop into the chat! We'd love to have you join the discussion, but only subscribers can participate in the chat: https://youtube.com/gbhnews?sub_confi... We can’t do it without you. Support our award-winning community journalism by donating today: https://bit.ly/SupportGBHNews Editor’s note: The audio on this video has been removed in parts due to copyright issues.