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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Juneteenth panel discussion with former Boston Mayor Kim Janey, the NAACP’s Michael Curry and Northeastern’s Ted Landsmark
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Puppet Showplace Theater
Recent segments
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Ali Noorani: Immigration A Lower Priority For Voters
Noornai discusses the latest immigration headlines. -
John King On Biden's Pick For Vice President
King said he expects an announcement by Wednesday afternoon. -
Christopher Muther On What Airlines Are Doing To Entice Customers Back
Airplanes may be cleaner than they've ever been, but this travel writer still won't fly. -
The Revs Debate Racist Language
Irene Monroe and Emmett Price reflected on the use of terms like "cake walk," and even "picnic" in everyday American speech. -
Bob Thompson: How Movies Are Changing Amid The Pandemic
Instead of premiering in theaters, the live action adaption of Mulan has been released on Disney+, but for a fee. -
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/17: Eggs, Eggs, and Eggs!
Robert Pinsky is a three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, who’s performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and for Lisa Simpson. He joined alongside Berklee professor and bandmate Stan Strickland for Live Music Friday.Ron Mitchell & Breje Williams reflected on MLK’s legacy of activism ahead of MLK dayDiana DiZoglio on efforts to bring transparency to the state legislatureLaTosha Brown,activist & organizer behind Black Voters Matter, on Kamala’s loss, and the path towards equity under Trump 2.0. -
Best Of BPR 1/17: Latosha Brown's Contemplative Politics & Live Music Friday With Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Today: LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter, reflects on the 2024 election, and the need to buckle in for the work of the next four years.And, three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied by Stan Strickland, ahead of a show at Regattabar in Harvard Square. -
Best Of BPR 01/16: Bill McKibben Still Has Hope For Earth & Professor Anthony Jack Schools Elite Institutions On Their Inclusion Claims
Today:Legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss how the incoming energy secretary refuses to link the rise in wildfires to climate change … And how those fires are reshaping the home insurance industry.And, Boston University professor Anthony Jack studies higher education leadership. He chronicled the vast disparities among Harvard students during pandemic-related campus closures, and argues elite campuses remain very unequal in his new book: “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.” -
BPR Full Show 01/16: A Looming TikTok Ban
NBC political director Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. roundup.Then we ask listeners about a potential TikTok ban. Former secretary of public safety, Andrea Cabral, weighs in on Pam Bondi's AG confirmation hearing, Jack Smith hanging up his hat and other law & order headlines.Environmentalist Bill McKibben returns for his monthly roundup of climate headlines. This week, that's the L.A. wildfires and climate resistance under Trump.Anthony Jack is a professor at Boston University and author of the book “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.” He joins us to discuss. Am I the A-hole if I use the ADA stall when I don't have a disability? Callers discuss.