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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans
Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung
Princeton University race and politics scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Vocational technical school panel with Commonwealth Beacon’s Michael Jonas and Boston Globe’s Christopher Huffaker
Recent segments
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Tanisha Sullivan: Police Reform Is The Entry Point Into Dismantling Systemic Racism
The NAACP national convention was supposed to be held in Boston this summer. With the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the events have gone virtual. -
30 Years After Passing Of The ADA, Art Caplan Says US Still Has 'A Long Way To Go'
The medical ethicist reflected on a recent New York Times editorial from Judith Heumann and John Wodatch. -
Stephanie Murray On Massachusetts Primary Races To Keep An Eye On
COVID-19 has changed the way candidates campaign, and how voters elect them. -
Juliette Kayyem On The Extension Of Work-From-Home Policies
Ready to get back to the office? You could be waiting for over a year, Kayyem says. -
John King On The Likelihood Congress Will Let Unemployment Aid Lapse
Temporary employment benefits expire at the end of this week. -
Ryan Landry On Being Featured In Documentary 'Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story Of Roy Cohn'
The Gold Dust Orphans founder was featured in a recent HBO documentary about the notoriously vicious lawyer.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/21: The Second Term
Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, on their work resettling refugees and protecting immigrants.David Cash, former regional EPA director for New England, discusses Trump's energy plansShirley Leung on our modern oligarchy, with tech titans on bended knee for Trump.John King on Trump's executive orders -
Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy. -
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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.
