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Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Actors from Boston’s production of Les Misérables
The ACLU of Massachusetts' Carol Rose
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Brown University historian Omer Bartov
Recent segments
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Andrew Bacevich On America's ‘War Fetish' And The Sanitized American Identity
The former Army colonel spoke on his recently published writing for the New Republic. -
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?
Listen to previous shows
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Corby Kummer | Dunkin' Drops The Donuts
Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about why Dunkin' dropped the Donuts from their name. -
Full Broadcast 10/03/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018. President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford at a rally in Mississippi yesterday and called those supporting Ford and opposing Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court "evil people." We opened up the phone lines to ask our listeners what they think. Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to talk about the importance of getting a flu vaccine, especially after a winter that saw the highest U.S. death toll due to the flu in 40 years. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about President Trump’s re-negotiation of NAFTA and other developments in national security. Boston Public Radio contributor Alex Beam discussed “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek's hosting of a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania. In California, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill requiring corporate boards of directors to include women. Is this enough to fix the gender imbalance in business and politics? Historian Nancy Koehn weighed in. In light of the Kavanaugh hearings, we opened up the lines to hear if our listeners think that what we do in our adolescence should be held against us as adults. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us to give us the scoop on the remake of the classic film "A Star is Born," starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. -
Full Broadcast 10/02/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018. We opened up the lines and asked you about the FBI's investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick gave us her thoughts on a University of Massachusetts football coach who was suspended for comparing a referee's calls against his team to sexual violence. Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU Massachusetts, discussed the family separation crisis at the U.S. border. Michael Kirk previewed his new FRONTLINE documentary, "Trump's Showdown," on the president's war with the Department of Justice. We have artificial intelligence, but will we ever have artificial intimacy? MIT professor Sherry Turkle weighed in. CNN's John King, host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. Dunkin' is officially dropping the *donuts. *Food writer and editor Corby Kummer **took a closer look at the coffee giant's rebranding. -
Full Broadcast 10/01/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 1st, 2018. Boston Globe columnist Dante Ramos and WGBH regular Joanna Weiss joined us to discuss the top national and local headlines. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on last week's Brett Kavanaugh hearings and if you think he should be confirmed to the Supreme Court. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Special correspondent for PRI’s The World *Sam Eaton joined us to talk about his new series, *The Amazon’s Carbon Tipping Point. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the relationship between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim-Jong Un -
Full Broadcast 9/28/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 28th, 2018