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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Lindsay O’Donovan and Boston Celtic Music Festival performers
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Media maven Sue O’Connell
Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries and former Gov. Deval Patrick
Recent segments
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New Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chair On Casino Reassessment And Improving Some Of The 'Worst Waters In The Commonwealth'
Brian Moskwetah Weeden is the youngest person to hold the position of tribal council chair. -
MIDA's Chef-Owner On 'Re-Engineering' Food, Reopening, And Expanding Businesses Amid COVID
Douglass Williams speaks about his restaurant, MIDA, coming out of the pandemic. -
'Are We Serious About It, Or Are We Just Talking About It?': 'All Rev'd Up' Hosts Talk Reparations For Tulsa's Black Residents
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price III said more needs to be done to compensate victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre and their families. -
‘Astonishing’ And ‘Insane’: Former Suffolk County Sheriff Talks Division Among Senate Democrats
“It stands in the way of anything getting done,” Andrea Cabral said about weaknesses within the Democratic Party. -
Reform Advocate Makes Case Against Defunding Police, Argues For Fixing Problems From Within
Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said the Boston Police Department needs sustained internal pressure, along with increased funding, to become the force that the city deserves. -
Boston Book Shop Owner Recounts ‘Wonderful’ Bible Eater And The Voracious Readers Who Kept His Business Afloat Through COVID-19
Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston's Brattle Book Shop, said he wasn't sure what became of the woman who would eat pages out of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 9/05: Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Man (Still) On Wire
Today:Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us in Studio 3. We talk about the final rush to Nov. 5, and her own re-election campaign, facing a challenge from crypto-currency advocate Republican John Deaton. And, artist Philippe Petit joins us 50 years after he walked between the Twin Towers of the then-World Trade Center in NYC. -
BPR Full Show 9/5: No Parking For You
Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. politics roundupPhillip Petit celebrates 50 years of his death-defying high rope walk between the Twin Towers.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral on Geoff Noble as the new head of state police, reaction to the Georgia school shooting, Texas’ Attorney General suing to stop a voter registration effort in San Antonio, and other law & order headlines.Bruce Marks from the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America talks about Kamala’s $25,000 house downpayment plan & other housing news.We read your texts about whether we talk about Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol attack enough. Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks campaigning for Kamala, thoughts on running against Republican John Deaton in November, and the implications of losing a Democratic seat in the senate. Then, Am I the A-hole. We ask you -- should a neighbor be able to park in your driveway without asking? -
Best Of BPR 9/04: Netanyahu's War & Worcester Goes Queer AF
Today:The Middle East is at a breaking point, as Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to dig his heels in on a ceasefire deal, Israeli hostages are executed, and tens of thousands of Palestinians suffer in Gaza. We talk with GBH News analyst Charlie Sennott.And, Josh Croke of Love Your Labels and Worcester Drag Queen Daishadore Famouz preview the self-described Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts, this Friday in Worcester. -
BPR Full Show 9/4: Penny Foolish
Charlie Sennott, founder of the GroundTruth Project, to discuss the latest developments in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.And we asked listeners about the start of school, about dress codes, phone rules and the price of school supplies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "The Apprentice" Trump biopic, and the latest debate over AI in the arts.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's openness to "enforceable" SCOTUS ethics rules, and the latest in Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against Trump about January 6.Worcester-based Love Your Labels is hosting their annual Queer AF Fashion and Arts Show, coinciding with Worcester Pride this week and next. Love Your Labels founder Joshua Croke and drag queen DaishaDore Famouz join.We revisited our conversation about the meaning of an upside down pineapple and read your texts. CNN's John King joins via zoom to discuss the latest in national politics. Then we opened the phone lines to talk to you about the merits and frivolousness of the U.S. penny. -
Best Of BPR 9/03: Arrow Street Arts & So Long Summer
Today:Jim and Margery broadcast live from the BPL. New arts nonprofit Arrow Street Arts is launching in Harvard Square this month with an 11-day festival. We speak with ASA founder David Altshuler, executive producer and ArrowFest curator Georgia Lyman and Boston drag star Candace Persuasion.Then, we open the lines to mourn the end of summer.