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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: jazz from Zishi Liu
Ian Coss, host of the GBH News podcast "Scratch and Win," with Dawn Hayes, the former host of “Lottery Live”
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
The NAACP’s Michael Curry
Recent segments
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The History And Cycle Of Police Violence In America
Historian and author Elizabeth Hinton speaks about her latest book. -
How PAGU’s Tracy Chang Stayed Afloat Through COVID-19 By Giving Back
The PAGU owner, who co-founded the nonprofits Off Their Plate and Project Restore Us during the pandemic, talked reopening and community support during her Monday interview on Boston Public Radio. -
Bishops Move To 'Weaponize' Communion Against One Of America's Most Prominent Catholics: Joe Biden
In a conservative push, American bishops have voted to draft new guidance that may prohibit Catholics who support abortion rights from taking communion. -
Crewmate Stands By The Story: Lobsterman Really Was Gulped By A Whale
Josiah Mayo recounts the whale of tale, and dispels any skeptics. -
Juneteenth Celebration And Its Somber History 'Can Be Held In The Same Space'
Historian Kellie Carter Jackson says Juneteenth's federal holiday status "feels very symbolic, but it doesn't feel very substantive." -
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral Breaks Down DOJ Brief On Tsarnaev Death Penalty
Cabral said the decision has everything to do with setting precedent around jury bias for cases moving forward.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 12/7: The Snuggle Is Real
BPR Full Show 12/7: The Snuggle Is Real -
BPR Full Show 12/06: Grapenut Pudding
BPR Full Show 12/06: Grapenut Pudding -
Best Of BPR 12/05: Free Prison Calls & Boston's Bad Grades On Housing
Best Of BPR 12/05: Free Prison Calls & Boston's Bad Grades On Housing -
BPR Full Show 12/5: A Wheelie Good Time
BPR Full Show 12/5: A Wheelie Good Time -
Best Of BPR 12/04: 'Sleepwalking Into Dictatorship' & James Taylor
Best Of BPR 12/04: 'Sleepwalking Into Dictatorship' & James Taylor