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Coming up Monday on BPR:
The GroundTruth Project’s Charlie Sennott
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich
NYU medical ethicist Art Caplan
Revs Irene Monroe & Emmett G. Price III
Recent segments
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Joan Donovan: Poorly Regulated Online Spaces, Pandemic Have Contributed To Mainstreaming Of QAnon
QAnon's participatory nature, and its ability to tap into base fears, has contributed to its spread from fringe online spaces to the Oval Office. -
Political Satirist P.J. O’Rourke Offers A Voice of Moderation
The 'American Consequences' editor and frequent 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' guest lamented the tribalization of the American political landscape. -
All Rev'd Up: 'Symbolism Versus Substance' From The Catholic Church
Pope Francis appoints first Black Cardinal and expresses support for gay rights — but is it just "lip service"? -
Andrea Cabral: Confirmation Of Amy Coney Barrett Would Be 'Long-Term Major Loss' For US Elections, Democracy
The former Suffolk County said U.S. democracy as we know it will "cease to exist" if President Trump wins a second term. -
Boston Police Union President: New Oversight Office 'Seems Like It’s About Jobs And Money’
Larry Calderone, president of Boston’s Police Patrolmen’s Association, weighed in on a range of reform proposals. -
All Rev'd Up: Amy Coney Barrett's Remarks On Racism Were 'Retraumatizing'
Barrett's vague response to what she's done to educate herself on racism was embarrassing and harmful, the Revs say.
Listen to previous shows
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Corby Kummer on Eating Alone
During a segment of Tuesday’s Boston Public Radio, award-winning food writer Corby Kummer chimed in on hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan’s debate over eating alone. “Eating alone at a bar is one of life's most satisfying occupations,” Kummer told Boston Public Radio. “I was in a lot of Boston restaurants over the weekend, and the number of people I saw either happily with a book or sitting at a bar alone and looking like there was nothing else they would rather be doing I found really striking.” “[There was a] level of contentment — not artificially looking up as if they have a friend coming — there was none of that,” Kummer added. “There was ‘I'm happy to be here by myself.’ This is a great thing.” Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. -
BPR Full Show: Love in the Bread Aisle
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about rising costs amid inflation. Art Caplan discusses the World Health Organization’s (WHO) upcoming assessment of monkeypox as a potential global health emergency. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. Shirley Leung talks about efforts to build greenspace in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, and the potential for safe consumption sites in Mass. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe. Miles Howard shares his 25-mile Boston trail map, which connects green spaces across more than a dozen neighborhoods. Howard is a Boston-based journalist and author of the “Mind the Moss,” a newsletter about hiking. Then, we talk with listeners about their favorite hiking trails in the Boston area. Mitra Kalita discusses the role of the diversity officer in corporate spaces, and the transition of diversity, equity, and inclusion from human resources to the C-suite. Kalita is the co-founder and CEO of URL Media, a network of Black and Brown news and information outlets. Andy Ihnatko updates us on the latest tech headlines, focusing on the Google engineer claiming that Google’s AI language model is sentient. Ihnatko is a tech writer and blogger, posting at Ihnatko.com. We wrap up the show by asking listeners about the regional fascination with Market Basket. -
BPR Full Show: On the bright side....
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners if they’re feeling positive about the state of current events. Trenni Kusnierek talks about last night’s Celtics loss, the suspension of several players from the PGA and Amy Schneider throwing the first pitch at the Giants-Dodgers game. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Juliette Kayyem reacts to the Jan. 6 hearings and the Senate’s potential gun deal. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Quincy Roberts Sr. explains his new role as Executive Director of LGBTQ+ Advancement, and his past experiences and advocacy in Boston. Roberts is is the inaugural Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement in Boston and co-founder of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition. Then, we ask listeners to debate the merits of eating alone. Corby Kummer discusses the James Beard awards and their efforts to diversify, obstacles facing young farmers and Rhode Island becoming a restaurant hotspot. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. John King shares his insights about the Jan. 6 hearings and Joe Biden’s potential 2024 run. King is CNN’s chief national correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. We end the show by continuing the conversation about eating alone. -
BPR Full Show: The hearings, day two
Today on Boston Public Radio: Juliette Kayyem previews day two of the January 6 hearings. Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the homeland security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Then, we air the House Select Committee Hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection. Andrea Cabral shares her reactions to the proceedings. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety, and former CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Michael Curry discusses whether he thinks former president Donald Trump will be prosecuted, and how he thinks Trump supporters will react to the hearings. Curry is chair of the NAACP Advocacy and Policy Committee, and is president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. We end the show by taking calls from listeners on their reactions to the hearings. -
Corby Kummer: Free School Lunches Set to Expire June 30
Pandemic-era federal waivers that expanded children’s access to food through year-round, free school lunches are set to expire this month, after Congress failed to extend the waivers past their June 30 deadline. A cumulative 4.3 billion meals were distributed through the program over the last two summers. “Now parents have to go back to filling in humiliating applications saying, ‘Here's what money we make and why we need help from the school lunch,’” Kummer told Boston Public Radio on Friday. “What parent has time to do that, let alone wants the stigma of their kid asking for this kind of assistance?” Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.