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Boston's the leading city in the country in terms of generating world-changing ideas: from self government, to the telephone, modern surgery, vaccines, and even the chocolate chip cookies. Why?

We talk with two licensed clinical therapists who believe sports can provide a useful tool to help open a dialogue around mental health.

Plus, we take listener questions during "Ask the Docs" and talk with two clinical therapists who believe sports can be a useful tool to help open a dialogue around mental health.

Gov. Charlie Baker is touring the new mass vaccination site at Hynes Convention Center with state health officials, the head of FEMA, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. To discuss, we're joined by WBUR Senior State House reporter Steve Brown.

We look back on the heartbreaking story and what's happened since.

We take listener coronavirus questions with Dr. Shira Doron and Dr. Joshua Barocas.

A first-of-its-kind study of Suffolk County criminal cases found that declining to prosecute some low-level offenses can actually lead to less crime. We discuss the results with Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. We also break down the study's findings with WBUR's Ally Jarmanning, and hear legal analysis from Nancy Gertner, retired federal judge and WBUR Legal Analyst.

We speak with author Tobey Pearl about her new book, "Terror To The Wicked: America's First Trial By Jury That Ended A War And Helped Form A Nation."

Plus, historian Tobey Pearl tells a deeply personal history of a 1638 murder trial in Providence.

We take listener calls with our panelists Renee Graham and Ed Lyons.