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Wednesday on BPR:
Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther
Sky & Telescope editor Kelly Beatty
James Beard award-winning chef Gabrielle Hamilton
Two local chefs on the New York Times’ list of 50 best restaurants in America: Jody Adams of La Padrona, and Aidan McGee of McGonagle's Pub
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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Trenni Kusnierek On Jason Wright, The NFL's First Black Team President
The Washington Football Team has appointed Jason Wright as its new president. -
Steve Kerrigan On The Democratic National Convention Opening Night
Lack of organized chaos leads to a clearer message from Democratic Party, he said. -
Chris Dempsey: Fears Of COVID-19 Transmission In Tight Spaces May Impact MBTA Ridership
Dempsey said the T and local leaders can better communicate mask mandates and instill feelings of safety for riders. -
Charlie Sennott On Israel-UAE Agreement: 'Significant,' But 'Nowhere Near' A Peace Deal
The WGBH News Analyst and GroundTruth Project CEO broke down the political implications of last Thursday's agreement. -
Dr. Ken Duckworth On Mental Health In The Time Of Coronavirus
Young people are struggling with COVID-19 uncertainties. Telehealth may be able to help. -
Irene Monroe, Emmett Price: Kamala Harris Is 'The Embodiment Of Religious Pluralism'
Harris isn't just the first woman of color to be on a major party ticket, the Revs said. She represents a diversity of religion, too.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy. -
BPR Full Show 6/6: The Trump & Musk Feud
WSJ Callum Borchers & GBH Adam Reilly for Press Play this week. They’ll discuss the latest efforts to defund PBS & NPR. The Light in the Piazza is the latest musical at the Huntington Theatre Company. We’ll hear performances from leads Sarah-Anne Martinez and Josh Grosso for this week’s edition of Live Music Friday.Dan Primack, business editor at Axios, joins to talk about steel tariffs, the latest re: the GOP megabill.Parke Wilde, Julia Hansen, and Peter Watson were arrested last year protesting the expansion of Hanscom airfield. Their cases are winding their way through court now, they join to talk about the case.
