In this edition of our monthly business roundtable, Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe and Doug Banks, Editor of the Boston Business Journal, talk about the Wayfair layoffs, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s lawsuit against Juul, the Boston Calling verdict reversal and growing coronavirus concerns.

Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe and Doug Banks, Editor of the Boston Business Journal are back in this segment to talk about the Malware attack targeting pediatricians, new considerations about changes to the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston, Encore Boston Harbor replacing many bartenders with robots and UMass Boston’s new chancellor.

Shirley Leung from The Boston Globe looks at the money billionaire politicians are spending on political ads on television and other platforms. And Boston Business Journal Editor Doug Banks discusses the effort by Spartan Race to buy Tough Mudder out of bankruptcy. What’s the reason for this decision?

Patrick Sullivan, CTO Security Strategy for Akamai, talks with us about the Iowa caucuses App disaster and lessons to be learned beyond elections. Plus, how the coronavirus outbreak is turning into the world’s largest work from home experiment.

As the New England boat show launches, we get a preview and hear about the business of boating with Bob McAlpine, New England Boat Show manager, and Matt O’Connor, Freedom Boat Club co-owner.

Jon Chesto of the Boston Globe joins us to talk about the MBTA’s Green Line C & E branch shut downs expected this summer. Plus, Boston’s first recreational cannabis shop , U.S. jobs figures and whether there be a gondola at the Encore Boston Harbor connecting it to the “T.”

What’s new in this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads? Some of them will surprise you. We think. A “smaht” conversation about some key trends with MullenLowe Boston & New York president Kelly Fredrickson.

The sustainable mostly online shoe company Rothy’s just opened its third retail store in Boston. Senior Vice President Heather Howard talks about how the company makes these shoes out of recycled plastic bottles and how they’ve sold more than a million pairs. So why brick and mortar in Boston?

The Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung is on the business beat looking at the potential business impact of the coronavirus, two upcoming leadership changes at some important Boston institutions, the future of the Hynes Convention Center and more.