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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 9/05: Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Man (Still) On WireToday:Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us in Studio 3. We talk about the final rush to Nov. 5, and her own re-election campaign, facing a challenge from crypto-currency advocate Republican John Deaton. And, artist Philippe Petit joins us 50 years after he walked between the Twin Towers of the then-World Trade Center in NYC.
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                    BPR Full Show 9/5: No Parking For YouChuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. politics roundupPhillip Petit celebrates 50 years of his death-defying high rope walk between the Twin Towers.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral on Geoff Noble as the new head of state police, reaction to the Georgia school shooting, Texas’ Attorney General suing to stop a voter registration effort in San Antonio, and other law & order headlines.Bruce Marks from the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America talks about Kamala’s $25,000 house downpayment plan & other housing news.We read your texts about whether we talk about Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol attack enough. Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks campaigning for Kamala, thoughts on running against Republican John Deaton in November, and the implications of losing a Democratic seat in the senate. Then, Am I the A-hole. We ask you -- should a neighbor be able to park in your driveway without asking?
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                    Best Of BPR 9/04: Netanyahu's War & Worcester Goes Queer AFToday:The Middle East is at a breaking point, as Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to dig his heels in on a ceasefire deal, Israeli hostages are executed, and tens of thousands of Palestinians suffer in Gaza. We talk with GBH News analyst Charlie Sennott.And, Josh Croke of Love Your Labels and Worcester Drag Queen Daishadore Famouz preview the self-described Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts, this Friday in Worcester.
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                    BPR Full Show 9/4: Penny FoolishCharlie Sennott, founder of the GroundTruth Project, to discuss the latest developments in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.And we asked listeners about the start of school, about dress codes, phone rules and the price of school supplies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "The Apprentice" Trump biopic, and the latest debate over AI in the arts.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's openness to "enforceable" SCOTUS ethics rules, and the latest in Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against Trump about January 6.Worcester-based Love Your Labels is hosting their annual Queer AF Fashion and Arts Show, coinciding with Worcester Pride this week and next. Love Your Labels founder Joshua Croke and drag queen DaishaDore Famouz join.We revisited our conversation about the meaning of an upside down pineapple and read your texts. CNN's John King joins via zoom to discuss the latest in national politics. Then we opened the phone lines to talk to you about the merits and frivolousness of the U.S. penny.
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                    Best Of BPR 9/03: Arrow Street Arts & So Long SummerToday:Jim and Margery broadcast live from the BPL. New arts nonprofit Arrow Street Arts is launching in Harvard Square this month with an 11-day festival. We speak with ASA founder David Altshuler, executive producer and ArrowFest curator Georgia Lyman and Boston drag star Candace Persuasion.Then, we open the lines to mourn the end of summer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
