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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
NAACP’s Michael Curry
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Recent segments
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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. -
The Revs: Infighting At The Southern Baptist Church Reflects Broader Political Division In America
A culture war inside the Southern Baptist Church may reach its tipping point at the annual meeting this week. -
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Cabral Wrestles With Question Of Reform For BPD
Amid scandals concerning overtime fraud and domestic abuse allegations against the city's now-former police commissioner, Andrea Cabral called any hopes of quick-fix reform to Boston's police department "a pipe dream." -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 04/04: Boston Lyric Opera's Carousel
The Boston Lyric Opera's 80th anniversary production of "Carousel" starts tonight, and brings the beloved show back to its beginnings at the historic Colonial Theater – in 1945.We speak with Boston Lyric Opera CEO Bradley Vernatter, director and visionary Anne Bogart, and Boston Foundation's Lee Pelton, making his theatrical debut. Plus, performances from Chelsea Basler, Brendan Shapiro, and Mary Kray. -
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Best Of BPR 4/03: ICE Agents Obstruct Justice To Take Custody Of A Man Mid-Trial & Federal Education Funds Withdrawn From Massachusetts
Today:We talk with lawyer, former Suffolk County Sheriff, Andrea Cabral about the administration’s attack on law firms … Plus, the unprecedented detention of a defendant mid-trial.And, former education secretary Paul Reville discusses the Trump administration clawing back $106 million in unspent COVID funds to Mass. schools. -
Best Of BPR 4/02: Trump's Tariff Policies Take Us 'Off The Cliff' & Spiders Weave Noise Cancellation Into Their Webs
Today:Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses Trump's tariff plan; and the CEO response to this presidential administration.And, naturalist and author Sy Montgomery brings us the latest headlines from the non-human world: Urban spiders weaving noise cancellation into their webs, and octopuses escaping sharks by hitching a ride on their heads.