Plus, we take listener calls on how to make sure kids make the most of in-person learning, even in their thorniest subjects.

We review the candidate positions in this unprecedented race with WBUR Senior Political Correspondent Anthony Brooks, and Meghan Irons, reporter at the Boston Globe who's been covering the race.

Plus, we discuss how trees can simultaneously help fight climate change and actually improve our individual health.

As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we talk with Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss about how he remembers that day, how it played into his decision to join the Marines, and how he's thinking about it now that the ensuing 20-year-war in Afghanistan has ended.

A growing body of science is now recognizing that trees are not only crucial for our climate, but also for our mental and physical health.

Plus, we answer listener COVID questions in another edition of Ask the Doctors.

Author and Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy joins us to talk about his new book, a collection of essays titled, "Say It Loud: On Race, Law, History and Culture."

We break down the latest data to get a sense of where all five major candidates stand with Steve Koczela, president of MassINC Polling Group.

By week's end, kids and teachers mostly will be back in classrooms. While big employers like Liberty Mutual and John Hancock have delayed return to work until January, many offices are welcoming workers back now, too, at least gradually.

This hour on Radio Boston, we bring you three recent conversations about food, particularly food we enjoyed during this pandemic. From firing up the grill one last time, to pickling the bounties of summer for the fall, and enjoying winter cookies.