Local News: Boston Protests, Phase Two Reopening, And Remote Learning
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Child care providers can reopen under Massachusetts’ Phase 2 response. But will new health guidelines force many to close? With street demonstrations calling for police reform, faculty at UMass Boston protest local police using the campus as a staging area.

And, generational differences lead to two very different vigils for George Floyd in Everett. These stories and more during our Local News Roundtable.

Guests:

Gin Dumcius - digital editor for the Boston Business Journal.

Seth Daniel - senior reporter with the Independent News Group, which includes the Chelsea Record and Revere Journal.

Yawu Miller - senior editor for the Bay State Banner.

Later in the show:

The coronavirus outbreak has driven up demand for facemasks — the main tool scientists agree is crucial to stopping the spread of the virus. But how do we weed through the flood of face mask information to determine the most effective ones to wear? How is the garment industry using fashion and function to make their masks stand out? And will face coverings become an integral part of our culture?

Guests:

Dr. Erin Bromage - comparative immunologist and professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Marissa Goldstein - founder of Rafi Nova, a Needham based business that’s pivoted to producing face masks.

Show Credits:

That’s it for this week’s show.

Under the Radar with Callie Crossley is a production of WGBH, produced by
Hannah Uebele and engineered by Dave Goodman.

Rebecca Tauber is our intern.\

Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys’, Grace Kelly and Leo P.