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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli Takes Audiences 'Inside Italy’s COVID War'The FRONTLINE director and producer said her background growing up in Italy made her experience creating the film particularly personal.
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                    John King On The Possibility Of Another Stimulus Package"In short, I think there will be more. When? I think it's going to be a little while."
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                    Massachusetts Begins Reopening To Mixed Criticism, Says Shirley LeungScientists believe the reopening plan is too fast, while many business owners wish it would happen sooner, Leung said.
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                    Massachusetts' Reopening Plan Must Also Consider Reclosing, Says Dr. Katherine Gergen BarnettGergen Barnett is pleased with Massachusetts' reopening response, but wants to know what we'll do if it doesn't work.
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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.
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                    Richard Blanco On The Poetry Of The Home-Cooked MealThe inaugural poet read works from Joy Harjo and Naomi Shihab Nye, along with one of his own.
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
