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Coming up on BPR, Thursday, January 2, 2025:
NBC's Chuck Todd
Former Sec. of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Recent segments
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How lawmaking veterans like Rep. Seth Moulton mark Memorial Day
Moulton and a group of bipartisan veterans washed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ahead of Monday's ceremonies. -
Unique grocery market dynamics drive up prices in Massachusetts
Director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, Corby Kummer, explained why shoppers in Massachusetts, especially in Boston, are facing higher grocery costs. -
Billy Dean Thomas is ecstatic for their Boston Calling debut
The rapper and singer will perform at the Boston Calling musical festival on May 26. -
Justice who helped legalize same-sex marriage in Massachusetts reflects on 20th anniversary
Chief Justice Margaret Marshall reflects on 20th anniversary of first legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. -
Lidia Bastianich to be honored with Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
The Italian cooking show host will be honored for 25 years of PBS programming. -
Restaurateurs Tiffani Faison and Will Gilson address post-pandemic customer concerns
Local restaurateurs Tiffani Faison and Will Gilson addressed the challenges faced by the restaurant industry in a post-pandemic world. Gilson, owner of Puritan Oyster Bar, used Instagram to gather feedback from his followers about their dining dislikes.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/26: Attorney General Says Teacher Strikes "Unacceptable"
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Best Of BPR 11/25: "Fox News For Vegans" & U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern On Ending Hunger
Today:Satirist Andy Borowitz discusses the role of comedy in revealing truth.Congressman Jim McGovern calls into the show on his annual 43-mile trek across his district in Western Massachusetts, raising money to end hunger. -
BPR Full Show 11/25: All The Fixin's
Satirist Andy Borowitz on the role comedy had in re-electing Trump.Charlie Sennott discussesdCOP29; the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed what Trump's choices for federal health policy positions mean for everyday AmericansRevs. Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discussed Black women rethinking their role as America's most reliable political organizers after Trump's win -
Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic Engagement
Today, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim:Pine Street Inn executive director Lyndia Downie reflects on 40 years spent at the organization aimed at ending homelessness, and their big Thanksgiving plans.Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses the grassroots organization foundational to democracy. -
BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and Whoppergate
The North Shore teacher strikes continue. We take your calls and texts on reactions to the strike and hear from frustrated parents who are struggling to find childcare. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joins to discuss the state of the Department of Justice, how to reinvigorate civic engagement in this polarized era and what’s next for his Democratic Party.GBH's Callie Crossley talks about Comcast’s cable spinoff, the GOP's policing of bathrooms for trans people, Trump’s slimmer-than-expected popular vote victory, and more.Franc Graham has been performing with her Franc Graham Band since the 90’s. She memorializes that era of Boston with a new single called “Boston.” She joins to talk about songwriting and plays for the library audience.Then we ask listeners how they respond to the aches and pains of aging.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn talks about their mission and other housing and homelessness news ahead of Thanksgiving.We end the show by asking listeners whether they are courageous enough to send the wrong food order back, or if they meekly accept the mistake.