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Monday on BPR:
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Food authority Corby Kummer
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Michael Curry of the Mass. League of Community Health Centers
BPR is on tape for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We'll be back live on Monday, Dec. 1.
Recent segments
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Dr. Paul Farmer On Massachusetts' Contact Tracing Initiative
The effort to track the spread of the novel coronavirus in the state takes 'a lot of support.' -
Chuck Todd: Republican 'Allies' Can Be Utilized For Police Reform
Multi-party coalitions will need to be built in order to get police reform bills passed, Todd says. -
Dan Adams On The Racist War On Drugs, And Why Equity Licensing Matters
The Boston Globe cannabis reporter drew connections between the current Black Lives Matter protests and the U.S.’ marijuana prohibition. -
Juliette Kayyem: Riots Have Not Reached Insurrection Level
President Donald Trump is threatening use of the Insurrection Act to suppress protests. But riots that have occurred have not reached insurrection level, says Kayyem. -
Devin Leonard On The Postal Service: 'I'm Optimistic' It Will Be Saved
The US Postal Service is failing financially, and nobody seems to be prioritizing it right now. -
Art Caplan On Protesting During A Pandemic: 'The Virus is Still Here’
The medical ethicist said everyone involved in demonstrations should continue to take as many precautions as possible.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 3/26: ICE's Collective Punishment In Boston & Who Needs Media Literacy Anyway?
Today:Immigration officials announced the arrests of nearly 400 people around Boston this week, as well as the detention of a Turkish Tufts student. We speak with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt, immigration attorney Julio Henriquez, and senior vice president of the International Institute of New England Xan Weber.And, we bring you snippets from the Congressional hearing into NPR and PBS; featuring some insights into editorial decision-making from U.S. Rep. James Comer. -
BPR Full Show 3/25: World Figure Skating Championships
Trenni Casey discusses the livestock competitions going viral thanks to one girl's intense stareDoug Zeghibe, executive director of the Skating Club of Boston joins with Olympic skater Ashley Wagner to discuss the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Garden this week.Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope discusses the earthly return of Suni Williams and Butch WilmoreMarcelo Suarez-Orozco, Chancellor of UMB on Trump administration attacks on higher education. -
Best Of BPR 3/25: World Figure Skating Championships & Astronaut Sunita Williams' Recovery After 288 Days In Space
Today: The U.S. will play host to the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, coming to TD Garden this week. We talk about the art and physicality behind the sport – and the tragic loss of friends and colleagues in that DC plane crash – with the Skating Club of Boston’s Doug Zeghibe and Olympic skater Ashley Wagner.And, Sky and Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty discusses the impacts of Sunita Williams' extended stay in space. -
Best Of BPR 3/24: Lamentations Of An Aztec Philosopher-King & Can Ozempic Treat All Manner Of Addiction?
Today: Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Nezahualcóyotl: Nahuatl Poems" - a re-telling of an Aztec king's writings, translated directly from the indigenous language.And, Nicholas Reville, CEO of the nonprofit Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research argues there’s potential for GLP-1 drugs to revolutionize addiction treatment. -
BPR Full Show 3/24: Jim Threatens To Sell His Tesla
Boston University journalism department head Brian McGrory discusses the release of the 'John' names in the brothel case, the CIA-related disclosures from JFK files and how media coverage of COVID-19 may have damaged people's trust in institutions.Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Neahualcoyotl: Nahuatl Poems" and how Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum is handling Trump.Nicholas Reville, CEO and co-founder of CASPR (Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research) discusses how GLP-1s and other weight-loss products can also be effective for treating addiction.Richard Davey, head of MassPort, discusses the agency's expansion of climate and environmental staffing and raising fees on rideshares to Logan Airport.