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Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
Addiction recovery advocate and former pro basketball player Chris Herren
Ballot Question 2 debate on unionizing public defenders
Recent segments
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All Rev'd Up: Georgia Paves The Way For A 'New South' By Electing State's First Black Senator And First Jewish Senator
Two Democrats, the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, both defeated their Republican opponents last week. -
Sen. Ed Markey: 'There Has To Be Accountability' After Capitol Riots
Markey says he supports new impeachment proceedings against Trump, and the possible censure of some Republican colleagues. -
Rep. Seth Moulton: Republicans Lack 'Courage' To Impeach Trump
"The world is watching, future generations of Americans are watching at what we will do today, and the president needs to be held accountable,” the congressman said. -
Trump Should Be 'Removed From Office' Says Congressman Bill Keating
Keating took cover in his office after being alerted to the insurrection at the Capitol building. -
'Maybe This Was The Vaccine We Needed': Washington Post's E.J. Dionne Reacts To Trump Mob
The op-ed columnist also offered comment on Biden's choice of his former college friend, Judge Merrick Garland, to serve as A.G. -
'Anyone Who Thinks It Couldn’t Happen Here Is Wrong,' Warns Political Expert Rosa Brooks
"Every horrific thing that has ever happened anywhere could happen here," the Transition Integrity Project said.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/14/19: Joan Baez Commemorates 60 Years of Club Passim
Today on Boston Public Radio: MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, and the addition of Deval Patrick to the 2020 presidential race. We opened our lines to callers to hear your thoughts on Wednesday’s impeachment hearing. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed efforts to save Rodney Reed, a Texas man currently facing the death penalty. Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Forum, discussed the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on DACA, and its potential implications for the Trump presidency. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick phoned in to discuss his newly announced campaign for president. Paul Reville, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, spoke about gun violence in the shadow of Wednesday’s shooting at a Santa Clarita high school, as well as the looming $100,000 per year cost of college tuition. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn discussed the failures of leadership at Boeing in the wake of a botched apology from the company’s CEO over malware that caused two plane crashes. Activist and folk singer Joan Baez, alongside Betsy Siggins, co-founder of Cambridge’s Club Passim, discussed the singer's career and the legacy of the famed folk venue on the eve of its 60th anniversary concert. -
BPR Full Show 11/13/19: Bill Taylor and George Kent Testify
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Wednesday's public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry. -
BPR Full Show 11/12/19: 2020 Presidential Candidate Steve Bullock
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on a potential 2020 presidential run by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. Montana Governor Steve Bullock discussed his own 2020 run, and his views on the future of the Democratic Party. Former Secretary of Transportation James Aloisi and Chris Dempsey, Director of Transportation for Massachusetts, discussed mishaps on MBTA shuttle buses, and the ongoing debate over how aggressively to invest in Massachusetts transportation. Food writer Corby Kummer spoke about a surge of baguette vending machines in France, and a new study decrying the rise of hyper-palatable foods in the U.S. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed the New York Times opinion piece by runner Mary Cain, and the firing of former Bruins coach Bob Cherry from “Hockey Night” following his anti-immigrant comments. CNN’s John King broke down what to expect from the upcoming public impeachment hearings. Actor Marika Aubrey spoke about the musical “Come From Away,” which is playing at the Citizens Bank Opera House through November 17. -
Corby Kummer: The Modern World Is 'Not Good To Artisan Bakeries'
Hold tight to your baguettes - the French countryside is beginning to lose many of its bakeries. Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio *on Tuesday to speak about why modern day consumerism is driving the death of rural bakeries and what this poses for communal camaraderie. "It's why we go to France - for the village bakery in every town," Kummer said. "We want it to be charming when we go to France but [the French] are living in the modern world, and the modern world is not good to artisan bakeries." The increased demand for instant delivery and detached shopping experiences is leading to the closure of many small town bakeries, Kummer said. "People are following the method of ordering Amazon delivery and going to malls because they want convenience - it's happening everywhere." The closing of bakeries also ends the breaking-of-bread camaraderie that community members share, Kummer added. "The bakery, in many of these villages, was the last place you could meet people - it's just a natural mingling place and community organizer as opposed to self-service super markets where you don't really talk to people," he said. "Mayors and various villagers have been trying to reconstitute these [bakeries] because they want a center when they see people in line and meet other villagers." *Kummer is a *senior editor at The Atlantic*, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy. -
BPR Full Show 11/11/19: Music of the Military
Today on Boston Public Radio: Frank Phillips and Peter Gelzinis discussed the latest political headlines. Phillips is a Boston Globe coorespondent, and Gelzinis is a columnist emeritus for The Boston Herald. Charlie Sennott discussed the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Boris Johnson’s reelection campaign. Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and CEO of the GroundTruth Project. We opened our lines to callers to discuss Amy Klobuchar’s recent statements about gender hierarchies and Pete Buttigieg’s qualifications for the presidency. Kelly Wirth, co-founder of climate activist group Mothers Out Front and Saya Ameli Hajebi of the Sunrise Movement discussed the road ahead for environmental activism. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam discussed the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and a decades-long lobbying effort to install a statue of Ronald Reagan in Berlin. TV critic Bob Thompson discussed James Dean’s CGI likeness being cast in an upcoming Vietnam-era film, Seth Meyers’ Netflix special, and this rollout of Disney Plus. Military conductors SMSgt. Bill Drury, Lt. Joel Borrelli-Boudreau, and Maj. Rafael Toro-Quiñones joined to discuss the significance of music in the military.