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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Black arts collective Castle of Our Skins
Economic Development Sec. Yvonne Hao
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Bay State Banner co-editor & publisher Ron Mitchell, with Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers
Recent segments
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Callie Crossley On Texas Salon Owner Who Received $18K In PPP Loans: 'Don’t Be Shady'
The “Under the Radar” and “Basic Black” host defended Shelley Luther’s right to protest lockdown restrictions, but said she should’ve been more transparent about the government aid. -
Richard Blanco On The Poetry Of The Home-Cooked Meal
The inaugural poet read works from Joy Harjo and Naomi Shihab Nye, along with one of his own. -
Emily Rooney: Massachusetts Won't Be Like Wisconsin When It Reopens
Wisconsin's stay-at-home order lifted this week, and many people flooded to bars with no social distancing mitigation in place. -
Anti-Lockdown Protestors Have Gone 'A Step Too Far,' Says Sue O'Connell
It is not normal to show up and protest carrying weapons, O'Connell said. -
'Safety First' Restaurant Guidelines Aim To Keep 'Workers Safe During COVID-19,' Says Corby Kummer
The newest set of guidelines streamline the numerous sets of food safety recommendations already available. -
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell: For An Industrial City, 'Zoom Doesn't Do You Much Good'
In New Bedford, fishing and warehouse work continues amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/31: Seagull Sand Storm (with Kamala Harris)
BPR Full Show 7/31: Seagull Sand Storm (with Kamala Harris) -
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