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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
NBC 10 Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Live Music Friday with Boston Baroque
The A.R.T.’s Rhinoceros actors Paul Giamatti and Diane Paulus
Former Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien
Recent segments
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Paul Reville On Trump’s 'Ill-Advised' Student Immigrant Policy
The former Mass. Secretary of Education said the policy to deport international students whose universities don't offer in-person learning will ultimately do more damage to the U.S. economy than the president or ICE officials are acknowledging. -
Karilyn Crockett: Equity Chief Role Is About Creating An 'Intersectional Equity Lens' To View All City Hall Decisions
Crockett will oversee a cabinet that will work across departments in Boston City Hall to assess equity. -
Andrea Cabral: Amy Cooper Doesn't Deserve To See Her Case Dropped
Cooper currently facing false reporting charges after video footage of her racist 911 call went viral. -
Chuck Todd: Trump's 'Alternative Reality' Leading To 'Disaster'
The divide between reality and Trump's reality is growing ever further apart, leading up to a disaster for the Republican party, Todd says. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 6/25/26: SCOTUS Rulings and Gluten-free Bread
Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner discussing the expected Supreme Court rulings from this morning, and a DOJ subpoena for Washington Post and WSJ reporters.Sue O'Connell discusses the state of Massachusetts ballot questions, and the Washington Post's test of chatbots' political biases.Amherst professor Ilan Stavans discusses his forthcoming anthology of religious writings — "A Nation Wrestles With God: American Prophets, Philosophers, and Firebrands"Dusty Rhodes of Sail Boston previews this summer's Sail250.And, One Long Earring graces Studio 3 ahead of a show this weekend at the Crystal Ballroom. -
BPR Full Show 6/24/26: The Legacy of Eddie Andelman
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political headlines.Boston Globe's Shirley Leung discusses the dignitaries and CEOs treating the World Cup like a Davos summit, and the SJC blocking the rent control ballot question.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the possibility of federal agents at the polls this fall, and Trump's attack on "antifascist operatives"Two sons of pioneer sports talk radio host Eddie Andelman join to discuss their father's legacy. -
BPR Full Show 6/23/26: Ask the Attorney General
Attorney General Andrea Campbell answers your questionsSteve Kerrigan of MassDems and Amy Carnevale of MassGOP join for a politics discussion. Martha Walsh and Marsha Warfield join ahead of their dual-headline show, "It's Raining Queens" at the Regent in Arlington. -
BPR Full Show 6/22/26: Jamie Hosts For the First Time!
Sy Montgomery discussing legislation to protect the horseshoe crab from being bloodletted for medical purposes.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on the newest research on cannabis and the brain, and impending MassHealth work requirements.Corby Kummer discusses the unraveling of our food safety net, our very real addiction to ultraprocessed foods, and Ina Garten's messy new podcast.Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope on the summer solstice, and the upcoming total solar eclipse. -
BPR Full Show: Happy Juneteenth!
Ron Mitchell, publisher of Bay State Banner, and Marita Rivero, former CEO of the Museum of African American History join for Press Play.Women in World Jazz is our guest for Live Music Friday, ahead of a their Belmont Public Library performance in July.Sue O'Connell discusses Trump's Qatari jet and the Europification of Boston/Cambridge over the World Cup.Julia Marcus of GBH Music joins to discuss her interview with Jon Batiste and his new album Black Mozart.