We take listener calls with Joe Keohane, a Boston-born journalist and author of the new book "The Power Of Strangers: The Benefits Of Connecting In A Suspicious World." He argues that there might just be a cure for many of our social ills: talking to strangers.

The Massachusetts House is debating a bill that would legalize sports betting in the state. We hear more about the proposal from WBUR senior reporter Steve Brown and Victor Matheson, a professor of economics and accounting at Holy Cross.

The city of Lawrence recently announced an extension of the city's pilot program for free buses. Should Boston, and the rest of the Commonwealth, follow suit?

We check in with Alex Morse, Town Manager of Provincetown.

Plus, we catch up with Congressman Jake Auchincloss about the rise in COVID cases in the Commonwealth and President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss, who represents Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, joins us from Washington to talk through everything from vaccines to bridges.

We take listener calls on the pandemic.

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?