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Plus, we discuss Mayor Wu's request to make three bus lines free for the next two years, and continue our look at viral memes with local ties.

On her first full day as mayor, Wu filed an appropriation order with the Boston City Council to allocate $8 million in federal funding to expand the city's fare-free bus program.

Massachusetts will receive around nine billion dollars in federal money now that the infrastructure bill in Washington, D.C. has been signed into law. We ask the former governor: what are the opportunities and pitfalls in dealing with so much money?

Dive into the world of memes through reporting from Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson, co-hosts of WBUR's podcast Endless Thread. Wednesday and Thursday we look at two memes with local connections. Up first? Kilroy Was Here.

Plus, we explore the local origins of memes and try out some new recipes with James Beard Award-winning author Dorie Greenspan.

We talk with Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton about the roughly 9 billion dollars that should be coming to Massachusetts as a result of the legislation, what he wants to see done with the money, and whether the investment fully meets the moment.

Dorie Greenspan is out with a new cookbook that takes on some classics, switching salty and sweet flavors to create new masterpieces for every part of the day and the year. Check out recipes for her World Peace Cookies 2.0 and Whip-It-Up-Quick Cornbread.

We take your calls and reflect on what that means for the city and region in the four years to come with John Barros, former chief of economic development, and Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell.

Plus, we take listener questions all the latest COVID news, including current case numbers, how the vaccination of children aged 5-11 is going, and recent developments in a COVID-19 pill.

Michelle Wu was sworn in as Mayor of Boston on Tuesday, officially becoming the first woman and first person of color in Boston's nearly-400 year history to be elected mayor. We check in with WBUR reporter Callum Borchers, who covered the ceremony.