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Monday on BPR:
Harvard’s Juliette Kayyem
ACLU of Massachuetts' Carol Rose
Michael Curry from the Mass League of Community Health Centers
David Shapiro, YMCA of Greater Boston
James Beard-award winning Chef and author Alexander Smalls
Recent segments
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                    Andrea Campbell: Boston Should Start School Year Fully RemoteThe city councilor says the school district hasn't answered questions about how to equitably or safely execute a hybrid model.
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                    Trump's $400 Unemployment Aid 'Not Legal,' Says Jon GruberEconomist Jon Gruber discussed President Trump's latest executive orders amid the pandemic.
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                    Plimoth Plantation’s Richard Pickering And Kate Sheehan On The Mayflower II’s ReturnPickering and Sheehan spoke about the museum’s ongoing effort to highlight the settlers' impact on the local Wampanoag tribe.
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                    Neil Gross: Reform The Police Force With New Generation Of CopsGross wonders what would happen if more people with progressive sensibilities joined the police force.
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                    Shannon O'Brien And Michael Curry On Kamala Harris As Biden's VP PickKamala Harris, named Tuesday as Joe Biden's running mate, will be the first woman of color and the fourth woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket.
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                    Art Caplan: Antigen Testing For COVID-19 May Be Having Its MomentAntigen tests are less accurate than others, but can be administered more often and have a faster turnaround time.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/16: ICE Agents & Smashed WindowsMichael Curry joins via zoom to discuss the federal funding freeze impacts on medical research and healthcare in Mass, and Healey's budget request for cuts to mental health.Juliette Kayyem discusses the attack on PA Gov Josh Shapiro, and normalized violence; Harvard's defiance; plus, DHS staffers given lie detector tests over alleged leaks.Christopher Kimball discusses Milk Street's latest Italian cookbook "Backroads Italy"Boston Globe's Shirley Leung discusses the threats to Boston's biotech industry under Trump 2.0; and the families on child-care vouchers waiting more than a year for care.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/15: Black Business Owners Warn Of Recession & Ken Burns On The American RevolutionToday:We check back in with local Black entrepreneurs Rose Staram and Ricardo Pierre Louis on today's environment for BIPOC-owned businesses -- both had secured major contracts two years ago when Boston hosted the NAACP’s national convention. And, legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein discuss their six-part, 12 hour docu-series coming this fall: “The American Revolution"
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                    BPR Full Show 4/15: Harvard Will Not ComplyFilmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein join to discuss their American Revolution series, premiering later this year.We check back in with Rose Staram (RoseMark Production) and Ricardo Pierre Louis (Prive Parking) two local business owners we've spoken with since the NAACP convention in Boston around the city's contracting policies as it relates to people of color.Sports authority Trenni Casey zooms in to discuss Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, the Boston Marathon field, NBA playoffs.CNN's John King zooms in for the latest national political headlines.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/14: Another Oval Office Stunt & Harvard Says They Will Not ComplyToday:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the Trump administration’s defiance of a court order to return the wrongfully deported Abrego Garcia – still locked up in a mega prison in El Salvador. Meanwhile, in the Oval Office, Trump welcomed El Salvadoran president Bukele with open arms.And, Princeton’s Khalil Gribran Muhammad discusses which schools are standing up and which schools are rolling over for Trump, while news breaks of Harvard's intention to defy Trump's demands.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/14: We Have New MusicFood policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the hollowing out of middle-class restaurant and how local restaurants are grappling with tariffs.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the legal battle over the mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the sexy clowns of Montreal and the growing number of Americans applying for dual citizenship.Princeton professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses Trump's attack on the Smithsonian as an attempt to erase Black history, and the latest on Harvard University vs. the Trump Administration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
