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Thursday on BPR:
Food policy expert Corby Kummer
Former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Dr. Omer Bartov, holocaust and genocide studies professor at Brown University
Recent segments
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Hate-Crime Laws Don't Prevent Hate Crimes, BU Professor Says
Following the near-unanimous passage of anti-Asian hate-crime legislation in Washington last week, writer and educator Saida Grundy joined Boston Public… -
Healey Doubles Down On Mandatory Vaccination For Public Employees
The attorney general’s approach sets her apart from Gov. Charlie Baker, a possible gubernatorial opponent. -
All Rev'd Up: How Faith Leaders Are Responding To Derek Chauvin's Guilty Verdicts
What is the role and responsibility faith leaders have during this historic moment? -
Why Bay Windows And The South End News Are Being Put Up For Sale
Co-owner Sue O'Connell tells us about her time at both publications and why she's looking to sell. -
COVID Has Created 'New Customers' In The Cannabis Industry, Says Co-Owner Of Boston's First Recreational Dispensary
Pure Oasis is featured this week on BPR’s ongoing series about local businesses re-emerging from the pandemic. -
What Comes Next For The Other Officers At The Scene Of George Floyd's Arrest?
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral said Derek Chauvin's conviction is a "far cry" from justice.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/03: Nonprofits Under Threat & Rethinking BOS Nation FC
Today:Boston Foundation president and CEO Lee Pelton discusses the organization's new ONE+ Boston mortgage program for low-income home buyers, and threats at the national level to the work nonprofits do.And, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses the soccer situation in the city, from stadiums to emerging teams. -
BPR Full Show 12/03: Gotta Buy Your TV Now
Trenni Casey discussed the NCAA fining Ohio State & Michigan for a melee that broke out at their game on SundayLee Pelton of the Boston Foundation discussed ONE+ a new program focused on racial wealth disparities in the state; and TBF's housing report card.Jared Bowen discussed Luca Guadagnino's newest film with A24, "Queer"; and the box office success of Gladiator II.Sue O'Connell discussed brain rot, the Oxford University Press's word of the year -
Best Of BPR 12/02: Mass' Major Drought & Mass Deportation
Today:Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. We talk with two local mayors – of Salem and Attleboro – about the historic drought conditions in the state. And, Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans discusses the president-elect’s threat of day-one mass deportations. -
BPR Full Show 12/2: Cyber Monday
We're back from Thanksgiving. To start the show we ask listeners what they think about President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. GBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott discusses the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and Ukrainian president Zelensky saying he that he would cede Ukrainian territory for an end to the violence.Amherst college professor Ilan Stavans talks about Trump's tariff conversation with Mexico President Sheinbaum and lessons from the Chinese Exclusion Act on mass deportation.Mayors Dominick Pangallo (Salem) & Cathleen DeSimone (Attleboro) discuss how drought conditions across the state have impacted their respective cities.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the Shaws & Star Market merger and record spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Then we open up the phone lines to ask listeners about online shopping. -
Best Of BPR 11/27: Andris Nelsons Does The Splits & Xi Jinping Gets The Frontline Treatment
Today:Senior Foreign Correspondent for FRONTLINE, Martin Smith, is out with an sweeping, two-hour documentary on China’s rise to global superpower, Xi Jinping advancing their goals by means necessary.And, we talk with BSO Conductor and music director Andris Nelsons, who’s celebrating a milestone 10 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. And for the first time on our show, he’s joined by the BSO’s new CEO and President, Chad Smith.