Stanley Cup Hot Seat

For today’s episode, Michael Wax grills Hannah Palacios about the end of the NHL season and the first moves of free agency. Then, Seth Helman hosts a roundtable regarding the thrilling start to the NFL season. We finish off with Joe Pohoryles’s breakdown of some easy fixes for floundering fantasy football teams.

Online Learning During A Pandemic

Beginning back in March, the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools across the nation. These forced closures shifted all learning online, with many hoping it would be a temporary situation. 6 months later, schools are still online with no end in sight. Guests include WBUR reporter Carrie Jung, State Senator Jason Lewis, and Heritage Foundation policy analyst Jonathan Butcher to discuss both the societal and mental repercussions that online learning has dawned on children and families across the nation.

MLB Awards Shot Clock

In the premiere episode of Season 27 of Offsides, Seth Helman takes on Harrison Friedman in an exhilarating MLB awards shot clock showdown. Then, Cali Dolfi and Matteo Venieri sit down with Sean Golonka to discuss the NBA bubble. Finally, Alexander Puri provides some analysis on the drama between Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona.

Black Lives and Self-Evident Truths Part II: Changing Attitudes About Racial Justice

On Part II of this two-part BUTV10 special report, George Abunaw and Solange Hackshaw report on federal and state government responses to this summer’s racial justice protests. Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) discusses the national government’s proposed legislative solutions to police brutality and the controversy surrounding the removal of Confederate monuments. Former Massachusetts GOP Chairman Gene Hartigan provides the conservative perspective on the July 14 Massachusetts Senate police reform bill and how America can heal its racial divides. And San Francisco news anchor Noelle Bellow and legendary broadcast journalism instructor Al Tompkins participate in a panel discussion on how objectivity in journalism applies when covering racial justice.