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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    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.
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                    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.
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                    Michael Cutone: Police Can Foster 'Laboratory Of Innovation' To Help CommunitiesCan a policing strategy adapted from the military be part of a reformists' toolkit?
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                    Martin Smith On America's Deferred COVID-19 Response83 percent of U.S. deaths would have been prevented if we had acted faster, Smith says, referring to a Columbia University study.
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                    The Revs Talk Intersectionality Following Monday's Supreme Court Ruling On LGBT DiscriminationIrene Monroe also spoke about her experience witnessing the Stonewall riots at a teenager in 1969.
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                    Bob Thompson: Black 'Bachelor,' 'Better Late Than Never'Matt James was announced to be the upcoming 'Bachelor' last Friday, the first black 'Bachelor' in the show's 18 years on air.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 11/04: Pre-Election Prognostication With Bill Kristol & One Last Ballot Question PrimerToday:Conservative commentator and never-Trumper Bill Kristol of The Bulwark discusses the American right, and the complicated relationship conservatives have with Donald Trump.And, if you’re still unsure whether to drop the MCAS as a graduation requirement, or legalize psychedelics, Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis – ballot question explainer extraordinaire – gives one last rundown ahead of election day.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/4: Election Day EveFormer Globe editor Brian McGrory discusses threats to journalism, trust, the truth and democracy ahead of this election.Then, we open the phone lines to check in with listeners on their voting plans and how they're feeling on Election Day Eve.Charlie Sennott from the GroundTruth Project discusses Israel voiding its 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA and other news from around the world.Longtime Republican operative and now anti-Trump conservative William Kristol discusses the final days of campaigning and the future of the GOP.Evan Horowitz from the Center for State Policy Analysis gives a final explainer on the MA ballot questions. And people call in with their thoughts on each one.
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                    BPR Full Show 11/1: Native American PerformanceThea Hopkins, an Aquinnah Wampanoag singer/songwriter performed for Native American Heritage MonthCallie Crossley reacted to Trump’s comments about being the protector of women “like it or not"Marvin Gilmore spent decades helping to lift up communities of color in Boston. He joined alongside friend (& James Beard nominated chef) Tracy Chang to celebrate his 100th birthday.James Carville explained his full confidence in the Harris campaign
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                    Best Of BPR 10/31: Chuck Todd On The Crossover Vote & Michael Curry Says Stay WokeToday: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the last few whirlwind days of campaigning … from Trump’s garbage man orange vest stunt … to the Nikki Haley voters who are still undecided, as she tells voters in Pennsylvania to stop being so emotional, and vote for Trump. And, some good news – higher city investments in Black-owned businesses. We talk about this, and Trump’s promise to put the vaccine-denying RFK Jr. in charge of public health if he wins, with Michael Curry of the NAACP.
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