Politics: Georgia's Historic Election, Aftermath Of Pro-Trump Insurrection, And Boston Mayor Tapped By Biden

<p><em>A note to our listeners:</em><br> <em>We taped this segment hours before Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Department of Labor.</em></p> <p>There are just days to go before President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office, as the country continues to navigate political upheavals from Georgia to Washington, D.C. What's the fallout from a historic Senate election and a sitting president's overt campaign to overthrow certified election results?</p> <p>And locally, state lawmakers are calling a Massachusetts climate bill the strongest measure of its kind in the country.</p> <p>We discuss these stories and more in our politics roundtable.</p> <p>Guests:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/erin_obrien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erin O’Brien</a></strong> is an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/luis_jimenez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luis Jiménez</a></strong> is an assistant professor of political science at University of Massachusetts, Boston.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umassd.edu/cas/polisci/faculty-and-staff/shannon-jenkins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Jenkins</a></strong> is the interim assistant dean of the college of arts and sciences at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and professor of political science.</p> <p>SHOW CREDITS:</p> <p>Under the Radar with Callie Crossley is a production of GBH, produced by Hannah Uebele and engineered by Dave Goodman.<br> Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys’, Grace Kelly and Leo P.</p>