# BPR Full Show 6/3/26: John Deaton On Why He's Running For Senate

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Podcast: [Boston Public Radio Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829)
Published: 2026-06-03T18:52:24+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6542

## Resource

Naturalist Sy Montgomery discuses the elephants of the New Bedford Zoo and a blue octopus that made headlines last week. GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton stops by to discuss why he’s hoping to unseat Senator Markey in November. FRONTLINE producer/writer Mike Wiser discusses their latest film "The War Cabinet." National security expert Juliette Kayyem on a rise in deaths and suicides at ICE detention centers. Jody Adams and Billy Shore zoom in from Bend, Oregon to talk about their Chefs Cycle Ride. And we end the show with an ode to outdoor dining, beach days… and confrontations with seagulls. Have you ever been accosted by a fry-hungry gull? Do you have tips for avoiding these rat birds?

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