Boston Public Radio full show: Oct. 25, 2022

At this time on Boston Public Radio:

We started the present by asking listeners in the event that they keep away from spending cash at morally questionable firms.

Shirley Leung weighed in on debates surrounding Massachusetts Poll Query 1, generally known as the “millionaires tax” or “fair proportion modification.” She additionally mentioned the squeeze on Halloween sweet this yr. Leung is a enterprise columnist for the Boston Globe.

Andrew Levitt, also referred to as Nina West, talked about LGBTQ+ activism amid homophobic assaults, his function enjoying Edna Turnblad within the 2022 tour of “Hairspray,” and his new kids’s e-book, “The You Type of Variety.” Levitt is a drag queen, singer, actor and creator.

Corby Kummer mentioned the battle for New York Metropolis’s avenue distributors to get extra permits, and the way inflation will affect Thanksgiving. Kummer is the manager director of the meals and society coverage program on the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer on the Tufts Friedman Faculty of Diet Science and Coverage.

Anand Giridharadas shared insights from his new e-book, “The Persuaders,” together with how storytelling is a device for persuasion, the ways in which individuals can extra actively advocate within the midterm elections, and the way President Joe Biden may very well be more practical at persuading. Giridharadas is a journalist, creator and former New York Occasions columnist.

John King gave us his ideas forward of the midterm elections and analyzed a number of particular races and debates. King is CNN’s chief nationwide correspondent and anchor of “Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.

We ended the present by asking listeners the place they draw the road in protesting politicians.