We hear from Petty Officer Ryan Noel with the U.S. Coast Guard and from Ben Martens, Executive Director of the Maine Coast Fisherman Association.

We take listener calls with Meredith Goldstein, who runs The Boston Globe's "Love Letters" advice column and podcast, and Omar Ruiz, a licensed family therapist at TalkThinkThrive, a team of Newton-Wellesley therapists.

Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone joins us to talk about how his community is preparing for this surge of the virus.

In New Hampshire, there's a statewide list prosecutors keep about police whose past conduct may disqualify them from testifying in court. It's been secret, but now, there's a legal battle underway to make it public.

Plus: Eight months into this pandemic, the future of Boston's hospitality industry is still uncertain. That uncertainty is weighing heavily on people like Marta McClung. McClung, who worked in housekeeping at the Omni Parker House, fears that her position could be gone forever.

We talk with Marta McClung about living with the fear that her job is gone forever.

We take listener calls on the future of both state parties, the coronavirus outbreak at the State House, and increasingly dire warnings about gathering for Thanksgiving.

We check in with Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on her legislative priorities for her second term, the ongoing tension between moderate and progressive Democrats, and how she's reflecting on our current moment.

Plus: We start the hour with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.

In addition to a new sense of hope, positive news around the vaccine trials has also raised a whole host of questions about vaccine safety, speed to market, availability of doses, and even whether people will actually get it.