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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    How PAGU’s Tracy Chang Stayed Afloat Through COVID-19 By Giving BackThe 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.
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                    Bishops Move To 'Weaponize' Communion Against One Of America's Most Prominent Catholics: Joe BidenIn a conservative push, American bishops have voted to draft new guidance that may prohibit Catholics who support abortion rights from taking communion.
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                    Crewmate Stands By The Story: Lobsterman Really Was Gulped By A WhaleJosiah Mayo recounts the whale of tale, and dispels any skeptics.
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                    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."
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                    Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral Breaks Down DOJ Brief On Tsarnaev Death PenaltyCabral said the decision has everything to do with setting precedent around jury bias for cases moving forward.
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                    The Revs: Infighting At The Southern Baptist Church Reflects Broader Political Division In AmericaA culture war inside the Southern Baptist Church may reach its tipping point at the annual meeting this week.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic EngagementToday, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim:Pine Street Inn executive director Lyndia Downie reflects on 40 years spent at the organization aimed at ending homelessness, and their big Thanksgiving plans.Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses the grassroots organization foundational to democracy.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and WhoppergateThe North Shore teacher strikes continue. We take your calls and texts on reactions to the strike and hear from frustrated parents who are struggling to find childcare. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joins to discuss the state of the Department of Justice, how to reinvigorate civic engagement in this polarized era and what’s next for his Democratic Party.GBH's Callie Crossley talks about Comcast’s cable spinoff, the GOP's policing of bathrooms for trans people, Trump’s slimmer-than-expected popular vote victory, and more.Franc Graham has been performing with her Franc Graham Band since the 90’s. She memorializes that era of Boston with a new single called “Boston.” She joins to talk about songwriting and plays for the library audience.Then we ask listeners how they respond to the aches and pains of aging.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn talks about their mission and other housing and homelessness news ahead of Thanksgiving.We end the show by asking listeners whether they are courageous enough to send the wrong food order back, or if they meekly accept the mistake.
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                    Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The Reality TV Show That Is Trump's CabinetToday: Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim.Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the organization's plan to protect civil rights and liberties under a second Trump administration.And former Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral walks us through the latest in Trump's reality TV-style method of picking cabinet members.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/21: No Mass Deportations In BostonChuck Todd on the latest D.C. headlines, news about Trump’s flurry of appointee announcementsAndrea Cabral on Wu in the national spotlight over her comments on mass deportations in BostonCarol Rose talked about the ACLU of Massachusetts’ new “Firewall for Freedom” agendaAndy Ihnatko on how tariffs are going to impact prices of phones, gadgets & other devices, and what we can expect out of Elon Musk over the next four years
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                    Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker Fees Be GoneToday:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses the transgender community's response to Donald Trump's election.And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses broker fees.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
