Part Two: Meet The Candidates In The Race To Replace Joe Kennedy
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Eight candidates are vying to win the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District. The seat, currently held by Rep. Joe Kennedy III, opened up in November when Kennedy announced his run for U.S. Senate.

COVID-19 has made in-person campaigning difficult for these candidates, and for their would-be constituents looking to make an informed choice.

That’s why we’ve invited all of them to participate in a special three-part Under The Radar congressional candidate forum. For these discussions, the candidates were divided randomly into groups of three, as listed below. Whoever wins the Democratic primary will then face one of the two Republican candidates also running for the seat: Julie Hall and David Rosa.

The state's primary election is Sept. 1 and early voting begins Aug. 22.

Part 2 features candidates Alan Khazei, Natalia Linos, and Ben Sigel.

*Since these segments were taped, Dave Cavell has dropped out of the race, though his name will remain on the ballot. He has backed Jesse Mermell.

Later in the show:

This year marks the 100th anniversary of women being granted the right to vote, after a hard fought battle for the passage of the 19th Amendment. To be clear, the 19th Amendment, which was officially ratified on August 18th, 1920, was a victory for white women voters. Black women, and other women of color, didn't gain the right until President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Acts of 1965 into law. Across the country, 19th Amendment commemorative events have been underway all year, including one held this past Tuesday — 100 years later to the day — by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. The orchestra marked the historic centennial with a special event — a concert comprised entirely of music written by women, as well as a tribute to honored historical figures.

Guests: Grace Kelly), Boston native, singer-saxophonist-composer, host of the Landmarks Orchestra’s concert, “She’s the First: Music to Celebrate the 19th Amendment's Centennial.” Grace is also co-creator of our Under the Radar theme music.

Christopher Wilkins), music director of Landmarks Orchestra, who conducted the She’s the First concert.

Listen to the full "She's The First" concert here).

Show Credits: You can find UTR on the web at ​https://www.wgbh.org/news/under-the-radar-with-callie-crossley)

Subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts. "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley" is produced by Hannah Uebele and engineered by Dave Goodman. Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys', Grace Kelly and Leo P. Under the Radar is a production of WGBH.