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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
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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                    'I May Destroy You' Is Unlike Anything Else On TV, Says Bob ThompsonThe show, which is written, co-directed and acted in by Michaela Coel, grapples with sexual assault.
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                    Shirley Leung: Brooks Brothers Bankruptcy Affects Massachusetts WorkersFour hundred employees will be laid off with no severance, Leung said.
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                    Federal Agents In Portland Make The US Look 'Autocratic,' Says Charlie SennottThe federal government's handling of protesters makes our country look like a place that limits freedom of expression, Sennott says.
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                    Singer-Songwriter Lori McKenna Talks “The Balladeer" and Her Love for Kitchen ConversationsThe Grammy Award-winner will be performing a livestream concert on Friday evening at Club Passim.
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                    Emily Rooney: Wearing A Mask Shouldn't Be A Political IssueMassachusetts guidelines advise people to wear face coverings, even outside, if they cannot keep their distance from others. Not everyone is doing that.
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                    Callie Crossley On The Re-purposing Of A Confederate Statue"It's really become a gathering space. I thought wow, what a way to reinvent in the moment," Crossley said.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 11/04: Pre-Election Prognostication With Bill Kristol & One Last Ballot Question PrimerToday:Conservative commentator and never-Trumper Bill Kristol of The Bulwark discusses the American right, and the complicated relationship conservatives have with Donald Trump.And, if you’re still unsure whether to drop the MCAS as a graduation requirement, or legalize psychedelics, Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis – ballot question explainer extraordinaire – gives one last rundown ahead of election day.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/4: Election Day EveFormer Globe editor Brian McGrory discusses threats to journalism, trust, the truth and democracy ahead of this election.Then, we open the phone lines to check in with listeners on their voting plans and how they're feeling on Election Day Eve.Charlie Sennott from the GroundTruth Project discusses Israel voiding its 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA and other news from around the world.Longtime Republican operative and now anti-Trump conservative William Kristol discusses the final days of campaigning and the future of the GOP.Evan Horowitz from the Center for State Policy Analysis gives a final explainer on the MA ballot questions. And people call in with their thoughts on each one.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/1: Native American PerformanceThea Hopkins, an Aquinnah Wampanoag singer/songwriter performed for Native American Heritage MonthCallie Crossley reacted to Trump’s comments about being the protector of women “like it or not"Marvin Gilmore spent decades helping to lift up communities of color in Boston. He joined alongside friend (& James Beard nominated chef) Tracy Chang to celebrate his 100th birthday.James Carville explained his full confidence in the Harris campaign
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                    Best Of BPR 10/31: Chuck Todd On The Crossover Vote & Michael Curry Says Stay WokeToday: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the last few whirlwind days of campaigning … from Trump’s garbage man orange vest stunt … to the Nikki Haley voters who are still undecided, as she tells voters in Pennsylvania to stop being so emotional, and vote for Trump. And, some good news – higher city investments in Black-owned businesses. We talk about this, and Trump’s promise to put the vaccine-denying RFK Jr. in charge of public health if he wins, with Michael Curry of the NAACP.
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