The embattled longtime chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party has been ousted. Jim Lyons, a steadfast Trump backer who frequently clashed with two-term Governor Charlie Baker and often wound up in the headlines for controversial statements, was narrowly voted out last week. The state committee backed Amy Carnevale instead. For analysis we speak with Emma Platoff of the Boston Globe.
We speak with NPR host Rachel Martin about her probing new interview podcast "Wild Card."
We speak with Aaron Pacitti, associate professor of economics at Siena College, about the latest unemployment numbers released Friday.
More than 7,000 American Peace Corps volunteers were evacuated amid the coronavirus pandemic. WAMC’s Ian Pickus interviews one: his brother, Neil Pickus.