Politics Panel: Iran, Epstein, and the Mass Senate Race

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Trump administration's actions in Iran and the connections of Massachusetts politicians to Jeffrey Epstein, alongside a conversation about age in the Senate primary and snow removal issues.

Why exactly did the Trump administration bomb Iran, and how will it affect the rest of politics? And what should happen to the powerful Massachusetts people who were chummy with Jeffrey Epstein after his 2008 conviction for sex trafficking? This week on Say More, Opinion Editor Jim Dao talks to Globe Opinion columnist Joan Vennochi and Ideas writer Abdallah Fayyad about whether age seems to matter in the Massachusetts Senate primary and who we should be mad at when our sidewalks fill up with snow. Email us at saymore@globe.com.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Dao

Guests: Joan Vennochi, Abdallah Fayyad

Topics covered

• Iran
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Massachusetts Senate primary
• politics
• snow removal
• age in politics

Keywords

• Trump administration
• Iran
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Massachusetts Senate primary
• politics
• snow removal
• age

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein

Places: Massachusetts

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