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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
BU education analyst Anthony Jack
Musician Peter Wolf, of The J. Geils Band fame
Recent segments
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'You Are Either A Patriot Or A Traitor,' Rep. Pressley Says
Pressley called on senators to convict Trump during the impeachment trial and said that to not speak out is to be complicit in his actions. -
Harvard's Danielle Allen On The 'Re-Knitting' Of America: 'We Don't Have An Alternative But To Put In The Work'
A scholar of democracy, Allen also spoke about her potential run for governor of Massachusetts in 2022. -
Former U.S. Sen. Flake Would 'Likely Vote To Convict' Trump For Inciting Insurrection
"The only way forward for Republicans" is to denounce Trumpism, Flake said. -
Expecting The Expected At This Week's Senate Impeachment Trial? Constitutional Law Expert Laurence Tribe Thinks You're 'Dead Wrong'
The Harvard Law professor emeritus predicted that this week's impeachment hearings will be "spell-binding" and "terrifying" enough to sway a handful of pro-Trump senators. -
All Rev'd Up: Country Music's Response To Morgan Wallen's Racism
The country music industry took swift action against Morgan Wallen last week. -
Teachers Union President Weingarten: Vaccinations Aren't 'Precondition' For School Reopening, But Need To Be Priority
Weingarten spoke about the psychological pressures associated with returning to in-person learning, during her interview on "Boston Public Radio."
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 9/24: Denouncing Dehumanizing Rhetoric & The PBS Veepstakes
Today:It’s not just Ohio: Around the country, Haitian communities are facing threats of violence after incendiary lies made by former president Trump and JD Vance. We talk with former State Rep -- the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts -- Marie St. Fleur. And, we speak with two award-winning GBH filmmakers about their work highlighting the role of Vice Presidents past, present and future… Cameo George, Executive Producer for American Experience and Rainey Aronson-Rath from Frontline will discuss their new documentaries on the VEEP-stakes. -
BPR Full Show 9/24: Going Bananas
We opened the lines to discuss whether kids should be in contact sports that lead to injuries. NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discussed the WNBA awardsAmerican Experience executive producer Cameo George and Frontline executive producer Raney Aronson-Roth discussed their two films in the works on the Vice Presidential candidates.Marie St. Fleur discussed how Haitian immigrants are woven into the fabric of America, having fought in the Revolutionary War. She'll contextualize the impacts of recent anti-immigrant and anti-Haitian sentiment.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlinesWe ended the show talking about self check-out vs. going to a cashier -
Best Of BPR 9/23: Israel's War With Lebanon Begins & The Religious Vote
Today:Israel’s war against Hamas rages on in Gaza, while Netanyahu appears emboldened to open a second front on its northern border with Lebanon and Hezbollah. We talk with GBH news analyst Charlie Sennott about the destabilizing Middle East.And, how are the presidential candidates reaching out to Americans of faith? We talk with Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price. -
BPR Full Show 9/23: The Eight Bulls of North Attleboro
We opened the show by asking listeners what issues matter to them this presidential election. We spoke again to John Deaton, Elizabeth Warren's senate challenger.Then, the GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discussed the escalating war in the Middle East and other world headlines.NYU medical ethicist Art Caplan talked about renewed calls to abolish religious exemptions for school vaccinations and why there's a brain drain at the FDA leading to massive inspection backlogs.There's a bull on the loose on North Attleboro (allegedly) after a herd escape from a rodeo over the weekend. We're obsessed with this story, but don't know why. So we ask listeners to text in with their thoughts. The Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed which faith groups are most likely to vote for which candidate, and the outreach each campaign is doing to woo them.We ended the show with a meltdown. Why, even as adults, are we prone to toddler-like outbursts when we get tired? -
Best Of BPR 9/20: LMF James Carter & Leopoldstadt
Today:Saxophonist James Carter is back in town for two shows Saturday night at Scullers Jazz Club. But first, he and his band swing by the BPL.And, Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt is on stage now at the Huntington. We speak with director Carey Perloff and actor Rebecca Gibel about the play, about a Jewish family in Vienna at the rise of the 20th century.