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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Press Play media analysis with GBH’s Callie Crossley and The Bay State Banner's Yawu Miller
Live Music Friday: Boston Landmarks Orchestra
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans
Jeff Thielman from the International Institute of New England, with Afghani refugee Nazia Jamal
Recent segments
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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. -
John King On Supreme Court LGBT Ruling: These Decisions ‘Actually Change America’
The chief national correspondent for CNN said Monday's ruling could very well halt recent Trump administration rollbacks to LGBTQ protections. -
Trenni Kusnierek On NBA 2020-21 Season: 'This Is A League That’s Definitely Going To Get It Done'
The NBC Sports Boston anchor discussed a new coalition formed by Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley that's raising questions about pandemic safety, and the ethics of playing amid Black Lives Matter protests. -
Michael Cutone: Police Can Foster 'Laboratory Of Innovation' To Help Communities
Can a policing strategy adapted from the military be part of a reformists' toolkit? -
Martin Smith On America's Deferred COVID-19 Response
83 percent of U.S. deaths would have been prevented if we had acted faster, Smith says, referring to a Columbia University study.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw
Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw -
BPR Full Show 7/28: Live from the NAACP National Convention
Today we broadcast live from the 114th NAACP National Convention, the first time the convention has returned to Boston since 1982. We started the show with Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston, and Michael Curry, CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Rep. Ayanna Pressley stopped by, along with Marty Walsh, the Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller, Naia Butler-Craig, Imari Paris Jeffries, and more. Robert Kraft and Mayor Michelle Wu called in. We also spoke to GBH News reporters Paris Alston and Phillip Martin. -
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot -
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts -
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation