We talk with our panel of veterans about why they chose to serve, how their experiences enriched their lives, and what their service cost them.

A city initiative to revitalize downtown Boston is back in action. We take a look at how PLAN: Downtown works, and what officials hope comes out of it.

Plus, we learn what lies ahead for the thousands of people that have been laid off from the company.

Plus, we examine what the national electoral results mean for Massachusetts, and dig into the city's relaunch of the PLAN: Downtown initiative.

We explore how a process called investigative genealogy helped to identify a Tennessee woman named Ruth Marie Terry whose body was found in the 1970s in Cape Cod.

Plus, analysis of Massachusetts midterm election results and in-studio tortellini-making demonstration.

WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann, Politico's Lisa Kashinsky, and former Massachusetts state Rep. Susan Tracy join to discuss.

Joe Gatto, private chef, culinary instructor, and host of Pluto TV's "From Scratch,"  joins us in the studio to talk about food, family and why you shouldn't be intimidated by homemade pasta.

Plus, local rabbis weigh in on the increase in antisemitic incidents as they educate young people in Greater Boston.

Acting City Manager Eric Batista has released a list of reforms to address the audit.