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BPR is on tape for the July 4th holiday. We'll be back live on Monday, July 7 with:
NAACP’s Michael Curry
Boston University journalism head Brian McGrory
Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah
July 8 - Ask the Mayor
July 9 - Ask the AG
Recent segments
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Alex Beam On Election 2020, And The Problem With Betting On 'Better Angels'
The Boston Globe columnist reflected on what convinced him, in 2016, that Donald Trump wouldn’t win the presidency. -
Andrea Cabral On Boston Police Overtime
'These are the kinds of provisions that get built into a contract that then becomes cemented over time,' Cabral said. -
Modern Day 'Wanna-Be Dictators' Mimic 1930s Fascism, Says Rick Steves
Steves speaks about the parallels between 1930s fascist Europe and the tactics being used in the United States and abroad now. -
Chuck Todd: John Bolton's Allegations Against Trump Are 'Shocking' But Not Surpising
The former national security adviser's new book contains allegations that Trump should have been investigated more broadly for impeachable offenses. -
Jon Gruber: Generic Drugs Could Help Our Fight Against COVID-19, But There's Little Incentive For Companies To Develop Them
A COVID-19 vaccine will take a long time to develop. In the meantime, can we incentivize big pharma to look into generic treatments? -
Art Caplan: Supreme Court Ruling A Victory For LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court has recognized that a person's sex is partly a matter of choice, not just biology, Caplan said.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 02/25: No More Tushy Pushy
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Boston group pushing for a new WNBA team and robot umpires in the MLB. Plus, the end of the "tush push" in football. We re-air our conversation with "investigative comedian" Adam Conover, who is performing in Vermont next week.Congressman Bill Keating zooms in to discuss the latest dealmaking with Ukraine and Russia, and why President Trump can be called a Russian "asset."CNN's John King joins via zoom for the latest national political headlines, including his conversations with Trump voters in Colorado. -
Best Of BPR 2/24: Anand Giridharadas On Protective Politics & Andy Ihnatko On Tech Bros Gone Wild
Political commentator behind The.Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here.Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information. -
Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur.