Plus, a months-long traffic headache on I-93 after a truck hit a bridge.

We talk with Wellesley Professor Kellie Carter Jackson about her essay, titled, "I Am A Black Woman In Academia. Nikole Hannah-Jones's Tenure Saga Isn't Unique," and about her own experiences working in higher education.

What's next for commuters after Monday's bridge collision on Interstate-93?

We take stock of how unprecedented all this rain really is with WBUR meteorologist David Epstein. Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus checks in to talk about how the city has been impacted by the record rainfall. And we hear from Peter Seminara, the Gloucester Shellfish Warden, on the cause and impact of the red tide and subsequent shellfishing ban.

Plus, Provincetown struggles to contain breakthrough COVID cases.

We're joined by Nancy Gertner, retired federal judge, senior lecturer at Harvard Law School, and WBUR Legal Analyst.

How one Cape Cod restaurant is managing this summer with less staff, less supplies, and an increase in cases.

We take listener questions with Dr. Sabrina Assoumou of Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center.

Plus, the intersection between COVID, vaccines, and sports.

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Grammy-nominated musician, composer, and faculty member at the New England Conservatory, joins us to talk about his new album, "An Elegant Ritual," which comes out Friday, and the value of speaking multiple musical languages.