The NFL preseason starts tonight, kicking off another season sure to be affected by COVID. With the Patriots set to play their first preseason game next week, there have been some interesting developments. Radio Boston's Chris Citorik joins us to check the score. We also hear from Ben Volin, Senior NFL Writer for the Boston Globe.

Much of Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey's early tenure has been defined by two policing scandals she inherited: the firing of Police Commissioner Dennis White, who years ago was accused of assaulting two women, and a review of how Officer Patrick Rose was allowed to remain on the police force for 22 years after he was accused of child rape.

Plus, is acting Mayor Kim Janey's handling of police abuse cases really as transparent as she says? A new WBUR investigation challenges that claim.

Nurses have been on picket lines since March 8, citing staffing levels.

We check in on this year's State of the Coast report, detailing the climate crisis facing Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The major takeaway: things are bad.

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu kicks off our series of conversation with all the major candidates running for mayor of Boston.

As the race for mayor heats up in Boston, a major focus is wealth inequality, and how housing impacts the racial wealth gap.

Plus, we speak with Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu.

We take listener questions with Dr. Sabrina Assoumou, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and infectious disease specialist at Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Shira Doron, infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center.

Plus, we talk about the Simone Biles situation and how we think about athletes and mental health with two local experts.