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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Season 8 Episode 73 | 29m 01s

Former NBA player Chris Herren battled addiction, got sober, and now speaks to teens across the country about addiction. Representative Joseph Wagner talks about how Massachusetts will handle regulating sports betting Computer Science Professors Amir Houmansadr of Umass Amherst, and Jason Alves of Springfield Technical Community College discuss the details of net neutrality.

Aired: 05/28/18
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