We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! 

Stories of the late President Jimmy Carter & his involvement with Habitat for Humanity with Bruce Percelay - Chairman of the Edward Kennedy Institute Board & head of the Boston chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Norovirus cases surge in Massachusetts! What is the norovirus and what can you do to protect yourself from getting it? Dr. Paul Sax - Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases for Brigham & Women’s Hospital checked in with Dan.

From Congress to the Cabinet: Margaret Heckler’s Legacy as a Trailblazing Force for Justice and Equality with Kimberly Heckler – Author & Daughter in Law of Margaret Heckler.

Ongoing LA Wildfires Destroying Acres Upon Acres. Would MA firefighters get called out to West Coast to help tackle the LA fires? Correlations between what we saw here with MA brushfires compared to the West Coast with  David Celino – Chief Fire Warden for MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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