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Friday on BPR:
"Press Play" with Boston University disinformation expert Joan Donovan
GBH's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday: Indian classical dancer Neena Prasad
NBC 10 Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Recent segments
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Chasten Buttigieg On His New Memoir And Why It's 'Still Unsafe To Be Gay'
Buttigieg discusses the historic role he played in his husband's presidential campaign and his hope for the future of the LGBTQ community. -
Ali Noorani: It's 'Pretty Clear' Where Amy Coney Barrett Will Fall On Immigration
The immigration authority pointed to the judge's record on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to explain his prediction that Coney Barrett will fall in line with the Trump Administration. -
All Rev'd Up: Amy Coney Barrett's Conservative Catholicism
The Revs speak about how Barrett's faith could influence her rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court. -
Sen. Chris Murphy: Gun Violence Is An Issue 'No One Can Avoid Any Longer'
Sen. Murphy was elected to the U.S. Senate a month before the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. -
Barton Gellman Says Trump 'Will Never Concede.' What Does That Look Like?
The journalist broke down his latest piece for The Atlantic, "The Election That Could Break America." -
Rachael Rollins On High Bail: 'That Is Not How We Operate'
Rollins' office has previously moved to increase bail significantly for cases where the Massachusetts Bail Fund signaled they would post bail.
Listen to previous shows
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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. -
BPR Full Show 03/28: An 'Assault' On Free Speech
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley reacts to ICE officials detaining Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk. Pressley represents the district that contains Somerville, which is where Ozturk was arrested.Live Music Friday with the Handel and Haydn Society, ahead of a show to celebrate Boston’s LGBT community. We’ll talk with violinist Carmen Levita Johnson-Pájaro and Alexandria Ebernhardt from the LGBT Chamber of CommerceNBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the latest fallout from the leaked Signal messages, the latest on Karen Read, and Ed Sheeran’s new pop-up pub in Ipswich. Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses federal cuts to health services and 10,000 federal health department workers. She also discusses a state order that makes prenatal vitamins & birth control free. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik discusses Tuesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing. -
Best Of BPR 3/27: There Will Be No 'Liberal Joe Rogan' & In Defense Of USAID, From The Republican Who Used To Run It
Today:Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah delves into the man-o-sphere.And, Andrew Natsios - former leader of the Massachusetts Republican party who went on to lead USAID under George W. Bush - comes to its defense. -
BPR Full Show 3/26: Immigrations Raids In Boston
Jared Bowen discusses whether art can survive the climate crisisJuliette Kayyem on "signalgate" and growing concerns about espionage with the firing of thousands of federal workers.Jim Aloisi and Christian MilNeil of Streets Blog Mass join for a transit panelSarah Betancourt joins with BU professor/immigrant rights lawyer Julio Henriques and International Institute of New England senior Vice President Xan Weber to discuss the affects of immigration raids in Boston. -
Best Of BPR 3/26: ICE's Collective Punishment In Boston & Who Needs Media Literacy Anyway?
Today:Immigration officials announced the arrests of nearly 400 people around Boston this week, as well as the detention of a Turkish Tufts student. We speak with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt, immigration attorney Julio Henriquez, and senior vice president of the International Institute of New England Xan Weber.And, we bring you snippets from the Congressional hearing into NPR and PBS; featuring some insights into editorial decision-making from U.S. Rep. James Comer.