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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
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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Full Broadcast 5/30/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. Governor Charlie Baker took our questions and yours. A new study suggests the death toll from Hurricane Maria may number in the thousands — far more than the official government death toll of 64. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem brought us her analysis. ABC canceled the reboot of "Roseanne" after its star, Roseanne Barr, published racist tweets. We asked for your take on how it was handled. Should ABC have handed Barr a show in the first place? WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen shared his roundup of the best arts and cultural events in Boston, including a new musical based on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album "Jagged Little Pill." We asked you about dining alone. Do you enjoy taking a book to a bar and dining solo, or does it feel strange to you? Fifty years after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., we talked to his biographer Larry Tye about his life and legacy. -
Full Broadcast: 5/29/2018
Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Featuring: sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, television expert Bob Thompson, food writer and editor Corby Kummer, CNN's John King, and Harvard Business School Nancy Koehn. -
Full Broadcast 5/25/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, May 25th, 2018. Memorial Day weekend is here and you know what that means, traffic. We opened the lines to hear about your traffic tips. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung updated us on the future of the Necco candy company. Under The Radar's Callie Crossley talked about the recent sexual allegations made against Morgan Freeman. Mark Richardson and Dan Jaffe from the New England Wild Flower Society joined us for the news quiz. Mayor Marty Walsh took your questions and ours on another edition of Ask The Mayor. -
Full Broadcast 5/24/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 24, 2018. Meet The Press' Chuck Todd joined us to talk about the political headlines. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed the ongoing issues UMass Boston is having finding their new chancellor. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral talked about death row inmate Kevin Cooper and why California Governor Jerry Brown won't let him take a DNA test that could exonerate him. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts about Michael Rotondo, a 30-year-old man who was evicted from his family home by his parents. Congressman Bill Keating gave us the latest updates on North Korea. We went to the phones to get your take on the NFL's new national anthem policy. -
Full Broadcast 5/23/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 23, 2018. We asked you about Stacey Abrams winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia last night. Do Democrats need to move left if they want to win in the midterms? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko looked at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apology tour through Europe. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem brought us her latest predictions about the Russia investigation. Author and Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt discussed his new book, "Tyrant," about Shakespeare's insights into politics and leadership. WGBH arts editor and "Open Studio" host Jared Bowen shared his weekly roundup of the best arts and cultural events in Boston. Philip Roth — author of "Portnoy's Complaint," "American Pastoral," "Goodbye, Columbus," and more — has died. We asked you how his work has impacted you.MIT economist Jonathan Gruber took your questions about prescription drug pricing.