Two bills that aim to further close gender and racial pay gap got a hearing on Tuesday in front of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. We take a look at the proposals with advocates, and take stock of what further needs to be done to close those gaps.

Radio Boston "asks the docs" about the latest in the COVID pandemic and the new RSV vaccine.

The nonprofit Action for Boston Community Development, or ABCD, is offering more than a thousand summer job placements for young people.

We talk with a lawmaker, an advocate, and a health care provider.

We talk with the Banner's outgoing Managing Editor, Yawu Miller.

We explore what postpartum depression looks like in the Commonwealth, including ways the state is and should be supporting parents suffering from the illness

Listeners, along with our panel of experts, weigh in.

Foot traffic in neighborhoods like Downtown Crossing is way below pre-pandemic levels.

We take a look at a new WBUR series that explores the business of third party electricity providers. They claim to save customers money, but many people end up paying more. WBUR's Miriam Wasser explains, along with Jenifer Bosco, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.

Three area chefs have been named as finalists for a James Beard award. We chat with two of them: Chef Valentine Howell, of Krasi [KRAH-see], and Rachel Miller of Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn.