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Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Sky and Telescope's Kelly Beatty
Providence, RI mayor Brett Smiley
"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu 1-2 PM
Recent segments
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Buccaneers 'Might Be The Best' Team For Tom Brady To Join, Says Trenni Kusnierek
The New England Patriots quarterback announced he plans to leave the team this upcoming season. -
Should The MBTA Have Reduced Service During The Coronavirus Spread?
Two transportation experts give their takes on whether it's for the best that transportation services have been reduced. -
Somerville Mayor Considering Ban On All Public Gatherings, Closure Of All Non-Essential Businesses
Mayor Joe Curtatone said he believed the nation is past the point of containing the pandemic. -
Cassellius To Boston Students And Families: ‘We Are Going to Step Up And Feed All Our Children'
BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius explained how families can access food services during the Coronavirus outbreak. -
Late Night TV Shows Pause Production Due To Coronavirus
How will the loss of late night comedy and commentary affect viewers at home? -
Massachusetts Jails Take Steps To Protect Incarcerated Population From Coronavirus
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian said they have banned visits and limited programming in an effort to keep inmates safe and healthy.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/12: Handshakes Are Over
Chuck Todd joined for his weekly D.C. roundup, focusing on Tuesday’s debateThen we opened the lines to discuss the dying art of the handshake... if it is dying?Andrea Cabral on debate fact-checkingPaul Reville on how to optimize free community college in Mass.Jon Gruber offered an expert’s perspective on Trump vs. Harris as it relates to the economyAITA for charging guests for my wedding? We opened the lines to discuss -
Best Of BPR 9/11: Trump Praises Dictators & Harris Gives Him A "Mollywhopping"
Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discuss last night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump. -
BPR Full Show 9/11: Harris-Trump Debate
Harris & Trump took to the stage last night in a presidential debate. We opened the lines to hear reactions from listeners throughout the show. Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed Taylor Swift's endorsementNational security expert Juliette Kayyem on the multiple mass shootings in America recentlyFood policy analyst Corby Kummer on how cooking smoke is bad for our health and the environmentCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley called in with her reaction to the debate -
Best Of BPR 9/10: Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
Today:Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on September 10, 2024 to discuss her new book "The Leadership Journey," a middle reader guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson. We also discuss current events, and previews tonight's presidential debate. -
BPR Full Show 9/10: Countdown to the Debate
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask the Mayor.Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed her first book for children, The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President.Folk star Graham Nash zoomed in ahead of a show at the Boch Center in October.For our new texting segment, we were inspired by a withering obituary out of Maine. We wanted to know, is it ever okay to speak your cold, harsh truth about a dead relative?CNN's John King gave a debate preview.Then, we opened up the phone lines to get your thoughts ahead of tonight's presidential debate.