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Monday on BPR:
GOP Chair Amy Carnevale & Mass Dems Chair Steve Kerrigan
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans
Rickey “FuQuan” McGee of The Harriet Tubman Project and Jacqueline Fonseca of the Innocence Project
Princeton’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Recent segments
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AG Maura Healey Hits Gov. Baker On Same-Day Voter Registration, Won't Say Whether She'll Run For His Job
"Of course we should have same-day [registration]," Healey said. "This is an area I absolutely disagree with [Baker] on." -
All Rev'd Up: Outcome Of Boston's Preliminary Mayoral Election Upholds The "Status Quo"
“We know that white liberals will talk the talk but not walk the walk here,” Rev. Irene Monroe said. -
Rep. Pressley Reflects On Loss By Black Mayoral Candidates; No Endorsement Yet
Pressley also talked about why "Black Lives Matter" should include Haitian refugees. -
Massachusetts Might Create A Statewide 'Vax ID' System, Gov. Baker Says
"Getting to the point where there's a relatively simple process for people to credential the fact that they've been vaccinated will be important for a whole bunch of reasons," Baker said. -
Harvard Health Expert Says America's Vague And Conflicting Pandemic Goals Muddy Our Path Out
Joseph Allen said Americans need clearer guidance on where the pandemic ends and quasi-normalcy begins. -
Housing Advocate Breaks Down Rental Support Pathways, Explains Why He's Endorsing Andrea Campbell For Boston Mayor
Marks, who founded the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, joined "Boston Public Radio" on Monday.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 6/17: Copley Square Will Be Greener
A call-in segment asking listeners: If Democrats need the working class to win big, do they need to drop the purity tests and some hardlines on social issues?Ken Burns zooms in on the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to talk about the American Revolution, 250 years, and speak out in defense of public media.Ken Rapoport, CEO of Azuluna Foods & Christopher Grallert CEO of Green City Growers, join for a panel on urban farming.Trenni Casey discusses the Sox trading Raphael DeversGBH's Susan Goldberg on the funding threats to public media.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for the final hour of the show for Ask The Mayor. -
BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day?
BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day? -
Best Of BPR 6/13: 'My Life As Boston's Most Famous Stripper' & Massachusetts Is Backsliding On Youth Justice Reform
Today:Lucy Wightman joins Jim and Margery ahead of this week's release of her memoir, "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."And, a new report shows Massachusetts is backsliding on some aspects of juvenile justice reform. We speak with Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Cambridge-based nonprofit Strategies for Youth. -
BPR Full Show 6/16: No Kings, Just Princesses
We start the show by asking listeners about a weekend of demonstrations, including 'No King' rallies and the military parade. Anand Giridharadas, political commentator, discusses the shut-down of protests Saturday in LA, Trump's military parade and the political violence in Minnesota.Lucy Wightman discusses her new memoir "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Strategies for Youth, a Cambridge-based nonprofit, discuss the increase in pretrial detention for youths last year that are the result of law enforcement's decision to arrest young people for misdemeanors. The Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price join for All Rev'd Up x BPR, discussing the clergy who played a pivotal role 250 years ago in the American Revolution and how they are navigating us through political turbulence today. -
BPR Full Show 6/13: Papa's Time To Shine
Joan Donovan on misinformation in the digital age, she’ll talk about media coverage of the LA protests and discerning real news accounts from AI slop. BAMS Fest returns to Franklin park on June 28th, with a whole slate of sister events during June. We’ll talk with founder Catherine T. Morris, with a Live Music Friday performance from Boston reggae band Roots Alley Collective.Boston Pride for the People holds their annual Pride parade tomorrow, we’ll talk about goings-on and the state of the world for queer folks with BP4TP president Adrianna Boulin & Gary Daffin – who sits on the event leadership committee in addition to leading Boston’s Multicultural AIDS Coalition.