# BPR Full Show 9/8/26: RF Kuang Joins Us

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Podcast: [Boston Public Radio Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829)
Published: 2026-09-08T20:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6534

## Resource

CNN chief national correspondent John King zooms in with the latest politics headlines. ACLUM executive director Carol Rose discusses their public records lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's restriction of mail ballots ... and their local legal win compelling state police to disclose license plate reader locations and audit records. Author R.F. Kuang discusses her book Taipei Story, ahead of an event tonight at the Wilbur.

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