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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Black arts collective Castle of Our Skins
Economic Development Sec. Yvonne Hao
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Bay State Banner co-editor & publisher Ron Mitchell, with Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers
Recent segments
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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. -
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."
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/19: Frontline On Netanyahu & Holiday Travel Nightmares
Best Of BPR 12/19: Frontline On Netanyahu & Holiday Travel Nightmares -
BPR Full show 12/19: Travel Toenails
BPR Full show 12/19: Travel Toenails -
Best Of BPR 12/18: Dr. Megan Ranney On Guns As Public Health Problem & The United Nations Foundation
Best Of BPR 12/18: Dr. Megan Ranney On Guns As Public Health Problem & The United Nations Foundation -
BPR Full Show 12/18: A Moldy Chestnut
BPR Full Show 12/18: A Moldy Chestnut -
Best Of BPR 12/15: Kieran Rhodes & Alex Edelman
Best Of BPR 12/15: Kieran Rhodes & Alex Edelman