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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    Rick Steves Talks Travel Writing, Piano, And The Slow Return Of European TravelThe host of “Rick Steves’ Europe” joined Boston Public Radio for the first-ever edition of “Day Tripping with Rick Steves"
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                    Chuck Todd: Failed Federal Response Has Forced States 'To Live With' CoronavirusAs of this week, all 50 states are in some form of partial reopening.
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                    Nation's First Execution During PandemicThe pandemic hindered last minute attempts to get a possibly innocent man pardoned, Andrea Cabral says.
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                    Baker Says 'Supply Chain' Issues Biggest Challenge To Increased Testing CapacityThe 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.
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                    Juliette Kayyem: The Change In Work Culture Post-PandemicOffice culture is going to have to be reimagined until there's better management of the coronavirus, Kayyem said.
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                    Chris Dempsey: Packed Buses On The Silver Line Show 'Deep Inequities' In Public Transit Amid Coronavirus PandemicWorkers can't wait until Phase 4 for normal service on the MBTA.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our MarblesWe start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.
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                    Best Of BPR 2/12: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Pushes Back Against Challenger Josh Kraft On HousingToday:Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Feb. 12, 2025. She discusses her upcoming testimony before Congress, Josh Kraft entering the Boston mayoral race, and the latest on plans for a soccer-specific stadium in neighboring Everett.
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                    Best Of BPR 2/11: 'The Rule Of Law Is Basically Breaking Down' & Love Your Wicked Awesome NeighborToday:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses Trump's attacks on transgender people via executive order, and the institutions complying with alarming speed.Then, Nikki Shults and Stephen Pina of Everyday Boston join to spread some kindness with a card-writing campaign.
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                    BPR Full Show 2/11: A Gallon Of MilkLGBTQ civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo on threats to gender affirming care and bans against transgender people in college sports and the militaryACLU of Massachusetts' Carol Rose on the history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court Nikki Shults and Stephen Pina of Everyday Boston discussed their "Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor” program, where people can write cards so strangers throughout the city will feel less alone around Valentines Day.CNN’s John King on national politics news
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
