As we'll be toasting midnight from home, we called The Boston Shaker in Somerville to help us lean into the champagne with two special champagne cocktail recipes.

Title's focus was on ensuring that the emerging cannabis market lived up to the law, which stipulated that those hit hardest by the war on drugs must have access and be able to benefit from the legal industry.

We check in on veto override efforts in the Massachusetts Senate with State Senator Harriette Chandler, who wrote and sponsored the ROE Act.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked consideration of a House bill that would deliver a $2,000 stimulus payment to most Americans, despite pressure from President Trump and members of his own party.

Plus: Shaleen Title is stepping down from the Cannabis Control Commission after over three years. We speak with her about how close the state is to her vision of an equitable industry, the biggest barriers in the way, and what's next.

We speak with David Shribman, executive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, and Kellie Carter Jackson, assistant professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College.

We get the latest from WBUR's Simon Rios and hear from Benjamin Healthcare Center president and CEO Tony Francis.

After a weekend of collective breath-holding, and 24 hours during which it's estimated more than 300,000 Massachusetts residents temporarily lost unemployment coverage, the next wave of pandemic relief is here.

Plus, the statewide vaccination rollout continues, expanding to include staff and residents at long-term care facilities.

As part of our Year in Review, we discuss the major storylines and themes from the year in sports.