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BPR is on tape for our annual summer break. We'll be back live on Monday, Aug. 31 with:
Katie Theoharides of the Trustees of Reservations
Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner,
Susan Mathison of Common Man for Ukraine
Recent segments
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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. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/3: Peeps Season
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the NYT, zooms in for Press Play.Poet Robert Pinsky performs for Live Music Friday.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses SCOTUS' ruling against a conversion therapy ban.And Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther zooms in to praise Peeps marshmallows. -
BPR Full Show 4/2: AITA For Asking What's For Lunch?
BPR Full Show 4/2: AITA For Asking What's For Lunch? -
BPR Full Show 4/01: Joyeux Poisson D'Avril
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung and business reporter Jon Chesto join to discuss their recent stories at the paper: income tax cuts, Mass Pike rest stops, and the likelihood Boston will truly be a women's sports town.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the communities fighting against ICE's expanding detention footprint, and the recent IDF action against a CNN crew in the West Bank.Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses rising gas prices, the Pentagon's AI push, and Jeff Bezos seeking to buy up manufacturing companies and accelerate their automation.And we talk to Yuly Fuentes-Medel, executive director of The Footwear Collective, a non-profit devoted to building circular solutions for the footwear industry, and program director of MIT’s Climate Project, about how to make running shoes more eco-friendly. -
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BPR Full Show 3/30: Complaint Hotline
Princeton University professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, discusses the Trump admin's newest investigations into Harvard. And we check in on the broader higher ed crackdown.Tufts food policy expert Corby Kummer explains how the war in Iran is impacting your grocery bill, and how Big Food continues to push back against the MAHA food policy agenda. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner preview's the birthright citizenship case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this week, and weighs in on the case of a 98-year-old federal judge who won't give up her seat.