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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, 11 AM - 12 PM
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen
Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery
Recent segments
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Mayor Walsh: 'I Don't Think We'll Be At 25% Capacity At Any Office In The City' On June 1
Boston can't afford a second wave of COVID-19 cases, the mayor said. -
Rick Steves Talks Travel Writing, Piano, And The Slow Return Of European Travel
The host of “Rick Steves’ Europe” joined Boston Public Radio for the first-ever edition of “Day Tripping with Rick Steves" -
Chuck Todd: Failed Federal Response Has Forced States 'To Live With' Coronavirus
As of this week, all 50 states are in some form of partial reopening. -
Nation's First Execution During Pandemic
The pandemic hindered last minute attempts to get a possibly innocent man pardoned, Andrea Cabral says. -
Baker Says 'Supply Chain' Issues Biggest Challenge To Increased Testing Capacity
The governor says the state can handle 30,000 tests a day, but data show the number of tests being processed still falls far short of that. -
Juliette Kayyem: The Change In Work Culture Post-Pandemic
Office culture is going to have to be reimagined until there's better management of the coronavirus, Kayyem said.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/27: January Ask the Mayor
Brian McGrory, head of journalism at BU, on the first week of the Trump Era.Mayor Michelle Wu took listener questions and talked about her new opponent.We re-aired our conversation with Globe writer Billy Baker about the importance of maintaining friendships as you age.Corby Kummer discussed the fear in the restaurant industry as Trump comes into power and threatens deportations; and bird flu in Mass. -
Best Of BPR 1/27: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu On Immigration Raids, Tax Rates, And Josh Kraft
Today: Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung fills in for Margery.She and Jim talk with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for an abbreviated Ask The Mayor on January 27, 2025. -
BPR Full Show 1/24: Man, Just Use Your Fine China!
Kat Wallace, singer/songwriter, performed in honor of her debut album “Grand Design” coming out.Callie Crossley weighed in on the GOP’s DEI witch hunt, and new fear over ICE agents at school bus stopsNancy Gertner on how SCOTUS is likely to rule on new Trump ordersIrene Li & Tracy Chang discussed some Lunar New Year goings-on next week for their award-winning restaurants Mei Mei Dumplings and Pagu. -
BPR Full Show 1/23: Executive Orders
Chuck Todd on Sean Hannity's interview with Trump.Andrea Cabral on the role of the DOJ in carrying out Trump’s first-round of executive orders, and reaction from police groups to his pardoning of J6 rioters.Phillip Martin & Denise Jillson on a billionaire’s grip on real estate in Harvard Square, off of Phillip’s recent reporting. Denise is Executive Director at the Harvard Square Business Association.Jon Gruber talked about what’s (likely) to come for Medicaid, Inflation Reduction Act funding and more -
Best Of BPR 1/22: Immigration Raids In Schools And Churches & Bug Pain
Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain.