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.

The IRS estimates that about 39 million households, which covers around 88% of US children, will receive the new monthly child tax credit. We talk about the program with Dr. Megan Sandel, pediatrician and co-director of the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center and Principal Investigator at Children's Healthwatch, and Victoria Negus, Policy Advocate at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.

Plus, the impact of monthly child tax credit payments on children and families in the Commonwealth.

For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, Boston has changed the way it admits students to its prestigious exam schools.

Joining us to talk about how climate change, money, and power all fit into the equation of offshore wind are Annie Ropeik, a climate, energy, and environment reporter at NHPR and co-host of NHPR's Windfall podcast, and Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts.

Plus, we take listener calls about how their lives have changed as a result of the pandemic.

Massachusetts is home to a small but mighty Cuban population -- the 13th largest in the country -- and many stand in solidarity, as family members and loved ones protest the lack of food and medical supplies on the island.

A look at the good and bad ways we've all changed because of the pandemic.

The pool of candidates in Boston's mayoral election shrinks. Plus, more trouble within the ranks of the state GOP.

Plus, a panel of Boston LGBTQ+ activists discuss the disbanding of Boston Pride, and we take your questions on viruses, vaccines, and variants on another edition of "Ask The Doctors."