Welcome to the Monday Night Talk podcast for December 29, 2025. The guest and topics for this podcast includes the State House Report with State Representative Steve Xiarhos, featuring a timely and serious discussion on school safety and preparedness following the fatal shooting at Brown University, including: H753 – strengthening school security, prevention, and coordination, H2737 – creating a statewide ASHER program for active shooter and hostile event response and H2740 - Colby’s Law for safer motocross. Peter Brennan, Executive Director, New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association talks about proposed policy changes as several South Shore towns consider a generational ban on tobacco and nicotine products — what it means for communities, consumers, and businesses. Finally, a great conversation with Carla Kaplan, the author of Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford!
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