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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday with three time Poet laureate Robert Pinsky
Former executive editor of the New York Times Jill Abramson
NBC 10 Boston media maven Sue O’Connell
Recent segments
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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. -
The Revs: Boston Is Right To Memorialize The 54th Regiment
The “All Rev’d Up” hosts applauded the $3 million restoration project, during a time when Americans are reconsidering what history is worth memorializing. -
Sen. Patrick Leahy: A Vote To Replace Ginsburg Now Is A Vote To Diminish Faith In The Entire Court System
Pushing a nominee through the process this close to an election would only further politicize the courts, Leahy says. -
Jay Wexler On Clerking For Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Wexler, now a law professor, tells us about what it was like to clerk for the late Supreme Court justice. -
Peter Strzok: President Trump's 'False' Claims Hurt America's Global Standing
The former FBI agent said the president’s words and actions have a weakening affect on democracy and our security. -
Andrea Campbell: Police Task Force Recommendations 'Step In The Right Direction,' But Some 'Red Flags'
The task force recommends establishing a more powerful civilian review board, but Campbell says it still isn't fully independent.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/11: Hi, My Name Is
Ian Coss of the Big Dig and John Bullard, former New Bedford mayor and Sustainable Development director at NOAA, discuss season three of the podcast, "Catching the Codfather."Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on security at the Olympics and the Super Bowl, plus the crypto currency grift within the Trump family.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss inter-species communication between dogs and the humans who give them buttons. Plus, the Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons.And, Joe Hanson, host of High School Quiz Show, checks in ahead of the new season. -
BPR Full Show 2/10: Ask The Mayor With Boston Mayor Wu
NBC Sports' Trenni Casey with updates on the games and the Super Bowl.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlines.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask the Mayor taking listeners questions -
BPR Full Show 2/9: "The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love"
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory discusses the American politicians booed at the Olympics and the athletes speaking out against the Trump administration. Plus, more local Epstein connections on college campuses.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on the updated White Stadium figures released by Mayor Wu, and why South Station is still kicking out homeless people at night even when temps are below freezing.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on the use of AI by both patients and providers, updates on measle outbreaks, and how to navigate end-of-life conversations with loved ones.Finally, GBH executive arts editor and host of The Culture Show, Jared Bowen, on the joyous performance by Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl halftime show. -
BPR Full Show 2/06: I'm Eating Too Much Honey
Ruth Marcus, formerly of the Washington Post, joins for Press Play to talk about the sweeping layoffs at her former employer.John Barros, interim executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, discusses his new post, after serving as Boston's economic development chief.Legendary singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor joins for Live Music Friday to play some tunes and talk about his role as Winnie the Pooh in a new adaptation.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell on the apparent kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's mother. -
BPR Full Show 2/5: I Changed My Mind... Don't Yell At Me
BPR Full Show 2/5: I Changed My Mind... Don't Yell At Me