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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Lonnie DiNello – who says she staved off depression and loneliness with AI companions – she joins with the Boston Globe reporter who profiled her story, Dana Gerber.
Everyday Boston’s Cara Solomon and Stephen Pina, on the power of unexpected kindness in these very tough times.
Recent segments
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The Revs Weigh In On Supreme Court's Ruling On Religious Gatherings
The “All Rev’d Up” hosts said that regardless of political affinity, everyone ought to be on the side of saving lives. -
Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky: 'I Cannot Wrap My Brain Around The Decision Not To Scale Back' As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Open schools safely and cut back on everything else, Pinsky argues. -
Walsh: Beacon Hill's Police Reform Won't Fundamentally Change Boston Police Practices
Walsh claimed that city has already enacted reforms the state has not yet finalized. -
Paul Reville Advocates Easing 'Huge Burden' of U.S. Student Loan Debt
The former Mass. education secretary was responding to a recent Boston Globe piece arguing against a student loan bailout. -
Mass. Police Reform Bill Is A 'Very Solid Start,' Says Andrea Cabral
The former sheriff of Suffolk County shares her thoughts on the newly passed police reform bill in Massachusetts. -
Lee Pelton Says He Will Use His New Role At Boston Foundation To Address City Inequities
Pelton will begin his tenure at the philanthropic organization in June, after nearly 10 years leading Emerson College.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/14:
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the fall of Bill Belichick.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the closure of the Urban Grape amid financial strugglesBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the battle on Beacon Hill over a proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income; and the local impacts of the government shutdown and Trump's tariffsCNN's John King discusses Trump's statements on the insurrection act, as cities prep for another round of No Kings rallies this weekend. -
Best Of BPR 10/10: Live Music With Boston Baroque
Today: Boston Baroque joins for Live Music Friday.Their season opens this weekend with two shows at NEC’s Jordan Hall tomorrow and Sunday. Led by a man The Guardian once called “The Bad Boy of Baroque,” all the way from the UK – Christian Curnyn. Also here: Boston Baroque Executive Director Sarah Radcliffe-Mars and Concertmaster and associate artistic director, a familiar face to this show, Christina Day-Martinson. -
BPR Full Show 10/10: IJBOL
GBH's Adam Reilly and The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell join for Press Play media analysis. They talk about Pete Hegseth’s effort to muzzle press Pentagon access, Trump’s claim that flag burning no longer falls under first amendment-protected speech, Bari Weiss at CBS News, and other media headlines.NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the O’Keefe family’s wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, plans for a refresh of the Kowloon, and Amazon's Melania Trump documentary coming to theaters in January.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett reacts to a Washington Post op-ed by six former U.S. surgeons general arguing RFK Jr. is putting American’s health at risk.Boston Baroque performs for Live Music Friday. We talk with Sarah Radcliffe Marrs and Christina Day-Martinson, plus guest conductor Christian Curnyn (who The Guardian has called “The Bad Boy of Baroque"). -
Best Of BPR 10/09: Climate Researcher Thea Riofrancos On The Frontiers Of Green Capitalism
Today:Providence College professor Thea Riofrancos joins to discuss her new book "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism." -
BPR Full Show 10/9: Don't Talk To Me Until I've Had My Coffee!
BPR Full Show 10/9: Don't Talk To Me Until I've Had My Coffee!