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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Political commentator Anand Giridharadas
Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler from the Cambridge-based nonprofit Strategies for Children on juvenile justice reform
Lucy Wightman – out with a new memoir about her life as Boston’s Most Famous Stripper
Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price
Recent segments
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'Maybe This Was The Vaccine We Needed': Washington Post's E.J. Dionne Reacts To Trump Mob
The op-ed columnist also offered comment on Biden's choice of his former college friend, Judge Merrick Garland, to serve as A.G. -
'Anyone Who Thinks It Couldn’t Happen Here Is Wrong,' Warns Political Expert Rosa Brooks
"Every horrific thing that has ever happened anywhere could happen here," the Transition Integrity Project said. -
Questions About Pet Care During The Pandemic? A Boston Vet Covers The Whole Kitten Caboodle
Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman joined "Boston Public Radio" on Wednesday for our first-ever edition of "Ask The Vet." -
Amid Rollout 'Fumbles,' Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett Calls For 'Wartime' Vaccine Prioritization
Gergen Barnett returned to Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to discuss the underwhelming number of Americans who've received their initial COVID-19 vaccinations. -
'This Is No Progress,' Revs Say Of Boston Police Sgt. Clifton McHale
The "All Rev'd Up" hosts reflected on the chaos of 2020 and the path forward for racial equity. -
'Billionaire Supremacy Is Like White Supremacy Or Male Supremacy,' Anand Giridharadas Says
As the world's billionaires get richer, American legislators are still fighting over COVID-19 relief.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 9/26: Lewis Black + Melissa Ludtke
Today: Comedian Lewis Black is in town for two shows at The Wilbur this weekend. He Zooms in to tell us all about his final comedy tour: “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road”And, trailblazing sports journalist Melissa Ludtke joins us ahead of two events in Massachusetts promoting her book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” – all about her fight for equal access in Major League Baseball. -
BPR Full Show 9/26: NY Mayor Eric Adams Indicted
Chuck Todd on VP debate preparationsAndrea Cabral reacted to the execution of Marcellus Williams, and the indictment of New York Mayor Eric AdamsLewis Black, the longest running correspondent on the Daily Show, and the voice of that angry red guy in the Pixar movie, joined to discuss his final tour, called “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road"Melissa Ludtke spent decades as a sports reporter, who famously broke gender barriers in baseball when she sued to be allowed in the Yankee locker rooms. She writes about it in her new memoir Lock Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get InsideAITA for stealing a fry off of someone's plate? We debated with listeners -
Best Of BPR 9/25: The Manosphere 4 Trump & What The Manta Ray Knows
Media maven and local woman Sue O’Connell has thoughts on Donald Trump and JD Vance courting the young man vote through a new generation of "dude" influencers like Logan Paul and Adin Ross. Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery tells us of her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant oceanic manta rays. And, we get her take on news a little closer to home – Margery’s favorite story of the week, the bulls on the loose in North Attleboro. -
BPR Full Show 9/25: Worm Brain
Yesterday, Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, ignoring calls from prosecutors and the victim’s family asking the state to spare his life. We discussed the ethics of the death penalty and how listeners feel about it.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discussed a notorious vandal who smashed an Ai Wei Wei sculpture, plus, "Laughs in Spanish" at the SpeakEasy and "Urinetown" at Lyric Stage.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed our nation's history of political violence and the context of today's violent rhetoric.NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell discussed Biden's final speech to the UN and Ellen DeGeneres' new Netflix special.Then, we talked about chicken tenders and nuggets for six minutes on why Americans hate to love the little chicken snacks.Naturalist Sy Montgomery zoomed in to discuss her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant manta rays and a Rhode Island community mourning the loss of their 20-year-old library tarantula, Beezus.Then, we asked about your best and worst excuses for getting out of commitments. Sorry, we have worm brain. -
Best Of BPR 9/24: Denouncing Dehumanizing Rhetoric & The PBS Veepstakes
Today:It’s not just Ohio: Around the country, Haitian communities are facing threats of violence after incendiary lies made by former president Trump and JD Vance. We talk with former State Rep -- the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts -- Marie St. Fleur. And, we speak with two award-winning GBH filmmakers about their work highlighting the role of Vice Presidents past, present and future… Cameo George, Executive Producer for American Experience and Rainey Aronson-Rath from Frontline will discuss their new documentaries on the VEEP-stakes.