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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
CNN’s John King
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Top Chef contestant chef Laurence Louie and his business and life partner Rary Ratsifa, of Rubato in Quincy
Former congressman Joe Kennedy III about his close friend, college roommate: the late basketball player Jason Collins
Recent segments
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Wyatt Jackson, Gen Rubin Explain Their Call To 'Get Up'
The award-winning performers collaborated on their new protest single, which urges listeners to take action against racism in their own lives. -
Jenifer McKim On The 'Revolving Door' Of The Mass. Parole System
So-called technical violations of parole were the reason cited for revoking parole in nearly 90 percent of cases in Massachusetts in 2018. -
Art Caplan On The Ramifications Of An Airborne Coronavirus
The medical ethicist's comments followed a recent announcement from the WHO, confirming evidence that suggests the coronavirus can travel on tiny droplets through the air. -
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum To Reopen With New Pandemic Protocols
The new museum experience will still be able to provide visitors with the intimacy to art that they search for, says the museum's director. -
Michael Norton: In Tough Economic Times, It Pays For Companies To Treat Their Employees Well
Research indicates that customers prefer to shop at retailers who slashed pay from top executives, not rank and file employees. -
The Revs On Legacy Of 'Aunt Jemima' Actress: 'Let’s Celebrate Her For What She Did … And Move On'
Irene Monroe and Emmett Price offered their take on pushback to the rebranding of Aunt Jemima, from a relative of the woman whose likeness was used in the company logo.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/23: AITA For Tearing Down White House?
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BPR Full Show 10/22: Monument Or Mar-A-Lago?
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the Louvre heist, and ballroom demolition at the White House and an Indigenous art at the ICA.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the Shakespearean trajectory of Bill Belichicks career, Shohei Ohtani's run for GOAT of baseball, and a women's pro baseball league coming to Boston.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the latest Trump effort to send national guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Plus, Virginia Giuffre's memoir.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss how poison in dolphin brains near Miami might be a warning for Alzheimer's in humans. And, she'll reflect on the loss of one of her own idols through life, Jane Goodall. -
Best Of BPR 10/22: Beyond Broken, American Healthcare Is "Absolutely Shattered"
Today:We hear from listeners about the sticking issue of the government shutdown: healthcare costs. -
BPR Full Show 10/21: Lovin' Your Pets
CNN's John King on national politicsFrontline's Michael Kirk discusses his new RFK Jr documentary airing tonightChris Kimball of Milk Street is on to promote his latest cookbook "Milk Street Shorts"Animal Rescue League CEO Edward Schettino and VP of animal welfare Cheryl Traversi discuss the rise in vet costs and the increase in pets being surrendered. They discussed the resources they have to help -
BPR Full Show 10/20: Lazing Around For The Soul
Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings.