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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Live Music Friday: Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Media maven Sue O'Connell
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Recent segments
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Charlie Sennott On UN Racism Resolution, A 'Self-Effacing’ Moment For U.S.
The GroundTruth Project CEO also said the decision reflected a global crisis of systemic racism and police violence. -
All Rev'd Up On Teaching Racism
Middle school Milton teacher Zakia Jarrett was briefly placed on leave for a lesson she taught on racism. -
Boston Public Library Begins In-Person Service This Week Through 'BPL To Go' Program
It's like takeout, but for knowledge. -
Bob Thompson: 'Sherman's Showcase' Black History Month-Turned Juneteenth Episode Is A Comedic Celebration Worth Watching
The parody variety show filmed a Black History Month special before widespread protests for racial equality. It's as timely as ever. -
Emily Rooney On (A Lot Of) US Monuments: 'They Just Look Terrible'
The “Beat the Press” and “Greater Boston” host poked fun at a statue of Edward Everett Hale by Boston Common. -
Callie Crossley On Commemorating Juneteenth
It comes at a "fraught point, and just as people are trying to heal and respond to the horribleness of George Floyd's death," Crossley said.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 5/4/26: Another Setback In Abortion Access
The Guardian's Margaret Sullivan discusses global press freedom ratings at their lowest in a quarter century.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers talks the mifepristone manufacturers petitioning SCOTUS to restore full access to the medication, and the millions of Americans dropping from Obamacare in the wake of subsidy expirations.Brandon Terry, author of "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement" discusses his work — a warning that we romanticize the battles of that era at our peril.Clementina Chéry of the Louis D. Brown Pease Institute zooms in ahead of the 30th annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace on May 10. -
BPR Full Show 5/1/26: May Day With Guest Host Ken Casey
Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey co-hosts with Jim and Margery today. With guests: Michael Patrick MacDonald, the author of "All Souls: Memoir of a Family From Southie."Live Music Friday with local Americana, folk and rock singer-songwriter Jesse Ahern.Michael Fanone is a former DC Metropolitan police officer who was injured in the J-6 attack on the Capitol. He joins us. And on this May Day, Chrissy Lynch, head of the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts, talks about working class politics. -
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BPR Full Show 4/29/26: To Smoosh, Or Not To Smoosh?
Food policy expert Corby Kummer on Boston's love for foie gras ... and the simultaneous rise of 'recession meals' that destigmatize home cooking on a budget.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses her latest reporting on the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting and new State Department rules that would deny visas to those who fear returning home.Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses the Boston Pops spring season.And for our final Long Run series, we talk about porta-potty sustainability with Rachel Binstock of Wasted*. -
BPR Full Show 4/28/26: Governor Healey & Mayor Wu Answer Your Questions
BPR Full Show 4/28/26: Governor Healey & Mayor Wu Answer Your Questions