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Coming up Monday on BPR:
NOVA film latest film about Unidentified Flying Objects
Communities for Restorative Justice
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Actor and author Marianne Leone on her memoir “Five Dog Epiphany"
Recent segments
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'No Logical Reason' Why Line 3 Pipeline Should Be Expanded, Says Bill McKibben
President Biden is being criticized for not taking action against the Line 3 pipeline. -
Gov. Baker Defends Handling Of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Tragedy, Counters Criticism
Baker acknowledges “there was nowhere near enough supervision of Bennett Walsh,” but denies closer involvement in mismanagement at the home. -
Most Americans Don’t Support Cash Reparations For Slavery. Polling Finds It’s Because They Don’t Think Descendants Deserve It.
America may be going through a racial reckoning, but two-thirds of Americans still oppose reparations. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw
Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw -
BPR Full Show 7/28: Live from the NAACP National Convention
Today we broadcast live from the 114th NAACP National Convention, the first time the convention has returned to Boston since 1982. We started the show with Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston, and Michael Curry, CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Rep. Ayanna Pressley stopped by, along with Marty Walsh, the Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller, Naia Butler-Craig, Imari Paris Jeffries, and more. Robert Kraft and Mayor Michelle Wu called in. We also spoke to GBH News reporters Paris Alston and Phillip Martin. -
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot -
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts -
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation