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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play” media analysis with the Wall Street Journal’s Callum Borchers & GBH’s Adam Reilly
Live Music Friday: singer/songwriter Debo Ray
PBS European travel guru Rick Steves
NBC10’s Sue O’Connell
Recent segments
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Rep. McGovern: If Jan. 6 Commission Fails, 'Chances Of Another Attack Are That Much Greater'
Rep. Jim McGovern said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has a "spine of jellyfish" for voting against the commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riots. -
'You Can Trust People To Give Them Cash': Why Skeptics Of Universal Basic Income Are Wrong
Jill Shah has been instrumental in the launch of Chelsea's universal basic income pilot program, which shows early signs of success. -
'You Don’t Want To Give Us The Money' For Reparations, Revs Say
The Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III doubt white America is ready to grapple with the horrors of slavery. -
Canteen Restaurant Expects One Of Its Busiest Summers Ever But Faces Understaffing And A 'Housing Calamity' In Provincetown
Rob Anderson, chef and co-owner of The Canteen, talks about how the pandemic has affected business. -
13 Mass. School Districts Propose Offering An All-Virtual School Option Next Year
An all-virtual option may benefit students with a health condition or who have thrived during remote learning at home. -
How To Help Your Pet's Separation Anxiety, According To A MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center Behavioralist
Dr. Terri Bright gives tips on how to ease pet anxiety as we begin to return to the workplace.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.
