Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It has sparked a national conversation about the intersection of free speech, government, and commerce: the suspension and return of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. This week on Lively, moderator Jim Hummel looks at the public's response - and some surprising bipartisan agreement - with local journalists Steph Machado of the Boston Globe and The Providence Journal's Antonia Noori Farzan.

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