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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
“Ask the GM" with MBTA general manager Phil Eng,1-2pm
"Press Play" media analysis with Ron Mitchell from the Bay State Banner + Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi
Live Music Friday: flamenco band Alba Musik
David Weil, former administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
Recent segments
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'I May Destroy You' Is Unlike Anything Else On TV, Says Bob Thompson
The show, which is written, co-directed and acted in by Michaela Coel, grapples with sexual assault. -
Shirley Leung: Brooks Brothers Bankruptcy Affects Massachusetts Workers
Four hundred employees will be laid off with no severance, Leung said. -
Federal Agents In Portland Make The US Look 'Autocratic,' Says Charlie Sennott
The federal government's handling of protesters makes our country look like a place that limits freedom of expression, Sennott says. -
Singer-Songwriter Lori McKenna Talks “The Balladeer" and Her Love for Kitchen Conversations
The Grammy Award-winner will be performing a livestream concert on Friday evening at Club Passim. -
Emily Rooney: Wearing A Mask Shouldn't Be A Political Issue
Massachusetts guidelines advise people to wear face coverings, even outside, if they cannot keep their distance from others. Not everyone is doing that. -
Callie Crossley On The Re-purposing Of A Confederate Statue
"It's really become a gathering space. I thought wow, what a way to reinvent in the moment," Crossley said.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and Whoppergate
The North Shore teacher strikes continue. We take your calls and texts on reactions to the strike and hear from frustrated parents who are struggling to find childcare. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joins to discuss the state of the Department of Justice, how to reinvigorate civic engagement in this polarized era and what’s next for his Democratic Party.GBH's Callie Crossley talks about Comcast’s cable spinoff, the GOP's policing of bathrooms for trans people, Trump’s slimmer-than-expected popular vote victory, and more.Franc Graham has been performing with her Franc Graham Band since the 90’s. She memorializes that era of Boston with a new single called “Boston.” She joins to talk about songwriting and plays for the library audience.Then we ask listeners how they respond to the aches and pains of aging.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn talks about their mission and other housing and homelessness news ahead of Thanksgiving.We end the show by asking listeners whether they are courageous enough to send the wrong food order back, or if they meekly accept the mistake. -
Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The Reality TV Show That Is Trump's Cabinet
Today: Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim.Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the organization's plan to protect civil rights and liberties under a second Trump administration.And former Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral walks us through the latest in Trump's reality TV-style method of picking cabinet members. -
BPR Full Show 11/21: No Mass Deportations In Boston
Chuck Todd on the latest D.C. headlines, news about Trump’s flurry of appointee announcementsAndrea Cabral on Wu in the national spotlight over her comments on mass deportations in BostonCarol Rose talked about the ACLU of Massachusetts’ new “Firewall for Freedom” agendaAndy Ihnatko on how tariffs are going to impact prices of phones, gadgets & other devices, and what we can expect out of Elon Musk over the next four years -
Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker Fees Be Gone
Today:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses the transgender community's response to Donald Trump's election.And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses broker fees. -
BPR Full Show 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
We start the day by opening phone and text lines for a conversation about the #MeToo era as Trump heads back to the White House, along with his cabinet picks who have their own sexual abuse allegations.GBH News arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the release of Wicked and whether "Glicked" (a Gladiator II and Wicked box office weekend) is the new "Barbenheimer."Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses NYC's move to make landlords pay brokers fees and whether a similar policy could work in Boston. She also discusses whether local companies are requiring employees to come into the office five days a week.Today is the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo joins us to discuss threats facing the transgender community at the federal level. Will Austin, founder and CEO of the Boston Schools Fund, discusses his view that getting rid of the MCAS graduation requirement is a bad idea, and other local education issues.Then we escape the headlines and focus on the Great British Baking Show and other escapist, feel-good television.