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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu, 12-1pm
CNN's John King
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Recent segments
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Healey: Vaccination Rollout Has Been 'Frustrating,' 'Huge Failure' At Times
Healey called Gov. Baker out for blaming the rollout's problems on limited supply. -
Rep. Jon Santiago On Running For Boston Mayor And The Risks Of Coronavirus 'Curveballs'
Santiago, who is also a Boston Medical Center emergency room physician, discusses his decision to run. -
Virginia Abolishes Death Penalty In A Surprisingly 'Progressive Move,' Says Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
The state that used to lead the country in the number of executions has now abolished capital punishment. -
'At Best, It Was Disappointing. At Worst, It Was Damaging': National Security Expert Kayyem Pans Tuesday's Insurrection Senate Hearing
The Harvard professor and CNN analyst said the questioning left her "no smarter," and reinforced the need for an investigatory commission into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
Fit, Filtration, And Other Things To Know When Masking Up
A personal protective equipment provider shares how to tell a mask is the real deal, the value in double masking and more. -
COVID-19 Committee Will Receive Testimony From Baker To Keep Administration 'Accountable', Says Rep. Bill Driscoll
Baker will testify this Thursday before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/01: Rumeysa Ozturk Case
ACLUM executive director Carol Rose discusses the local ACLU chapter joining on to legal filings in support of Rümeysa ÖztürkCorby Kummer on Trump's immigration impacts on farm workers and unions.Rufus Gifford, former Ambassador to Denmark parses through the Trump administration's rhetoric around Greenland.CNN's John King on national political headlines & Wisconsin election. -
BPR Full Show 3/27: Detained Tufts Student
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung recaps Mayor Wu's appearance on The Daily Show, Canadians upset over U.S. annexation talk and the latest on the White Stadium development. Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral discusses Cambridge City Counselor Paul Toner's refusal to resign over the brothel scandal, and law firms refusing to represent Trump opponents. Andrew Natsios used to chair the Mass GOP and served as USAID administrator under George W. Bush. He reacts to the recent dismantling of the aid agency. Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah shares some of his picks for the best podcasts of the year so far, including GBH News' own "Scratch & Win." -
Best Of BPR 3/31: Inside The Notorious Mega Prison Trump Sent More Than 200 Migrants With Photojournalist Philip Holsinger
Photojournalist Philip Holsinger was on the tarmac documenting the arrival of Venezuelan migrants detained here in the U.S. and sent abroad to El Salvador, where they were immediately transferred to the country’s maximum-security gang prison. He joins to discuss what he saw. -
BPR Full Show 3/31: May We Take Your Order?
Randi Weingarten, of the American Federation of Teachers, discusses Trump's efforts to dismantle the Education Department, and other education headlines.Philip Holsinger is a photojournalist who gained access to the El Salvador prison where Trump sent Venezuelan deportees from the US. He zooms in to discuss what he saw.Reporters Brendan McCarthy and Andrew Ryan of the Boston Globe join to discuss "Snitch City," the paper's new podcast and investigative series looking into local police's use of confidential informants.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers discusses the health equity lessons learned during COVID that we're unlearning under Trump. And, a growing gender gap at HBCUs. -
Best Of BPR 3/28: Rep. Pressley Calls Trump Dictator Over Tufts Student Detention & Handel And Haydn For All
Today:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley calls into the show to discuss the detention of Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk.And, the Handel and Haydn Society join ahead of a show celebrating Boston’s LGBT community. We talk with violinist Carmen Levita Johnson-Pájaro and Alexandria Ebernhardt from the state’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce.