In "Talking To Strangers," Gladwell dives into the unconscious forces rippling under some of the most high-profile disasters between people who didn't know each other, like Brock Turner, Sandra Bland, even Adolf Hitler.

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health about the critical EEE risk. Plus, tomorrow marks one year since gas explosions created havoc in three Merrimack Valley communities. We speak with a residents and the President Columbia Gas about the recovery effort one year later. Also, best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell argues human beings are really, really bad at understanding strangers.

A year after the gas explosions in Merrimack Valley, one family is still waiting to go back home. Still, Columbia Gas President Mark Kempic said the recovery is going well.

Thirty-six communities in Mass. are still at critical risk for EEE, 42 are at high risk, and 115 are at moderate risk. If that's not enough to worry about, the state is also raising new alarms over vaping.

We dig into what the poll found, why it matters for candidates, and political coverage going forward.

Eighteen years later, we remember. And we'll never forget.

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with WBUR's Kimberly Atkins from an emergency hearing on medical deferred action for critically ill immigrants in Washington. Plus, we dive into the results of a new WBUR poll looking into the issues that matter the most to voters heading into the 2020 presidential election with WBUR's Anthony Brooks and former Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson. Also, in a civil lawsuit filed yesterday, newly-signed Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown's former trainer is accusing Brown of raping and sexually assaulting her. What do the charges mean for …

We check in on today's hearing on medical deferred action for immigrants.

In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Brown's former trainer accuses Brown of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault.

Host Tiziana Dearing speaks with Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell about whether Boston needs its own inspector general in the wake of corruption allegations against city officials. Plus, two math experts break down why it can be so challenging to help kids with their math homework, and how parents can get better at it. Also, performer and Berklee student Dreion channels the spirit of James Brown in his music.