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We sit down with Rep. Katherine Clark of the 5th District of Massachusetts. She is also assistant speaker of the House of Representatives.

We take listener calls on all of it with our expert medical panel. We're joined by Dr. Sabrina Assoumou, assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and infectious disease specialist at Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Helen Boucher, infectious disease physician at Tufts Medical Center and interim dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine.

We recap a disappointing weekend for Boston sports fans and look ahead to a huge showdown at Gillette Stadium next weekend with Radio Boston's Chris Citorik.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins has been watching the tents go up around Mass and Cass with dismay, and now he has his own idea for how to address the humanitarian crisis: renovate a now-vacant section of the South Bay House of Corrections to house and treat people struggling with homelessness and addiction.

Plus, we speak with former mayoral candidate, City Councilor Andrea Campbell, in her first public interview since the election.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell was one of those candidates. She joins us for her first public conversation since the preliminary election nearly two weeks ago.

We break down this week's top stories, including news on COVID booster shots, the sentencing of former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia, and the ongoing crisis at Mass and Cass.

We talk to Catherine D'Amato, the President and CEO of the Greater Boston Food Bank, about how her organization is adapting.

John Barros joins us to unpack Boston's mayoral race and what's at stake for our city.

Plus, as city leaders debate the worsening situation around Mass and Cass, business leaders in the area are clamoring to be included in the conversation.