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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Live music from Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Farayi Malek
Author and journalist Howard Bryant on his new book “Kings And Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson In America"
Recent segments
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Paul Reville: How Will The Pandemic Change Standardized Testing?
Spring SAT and ACT tests were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Will the tests revive? -
Ask The AG: Maura Healey On Worker Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic
The attorney general is looking to "keep the pressure on as we go forward" in regards to worker safety. -
Mental Health During COVID-19
The pandemic's unknowns are anxiety-provoking, and social distancing regulations don't help, says Dr. Ken Duckworth. -
Bob Thompson Remembers Comedian Jerry Stiller
The comedian of "Seinfeld" fame passed away Monday at age 92. -
On The Front Lines Of COVID-19: What It's Like In The Intensive Care Unit
"A lot of these patients were healthy, these were healthy people living their lives," one critical care doctor said. -
Iris Krasnow Talks 'Camp Girls' And The Lasting Impact of Her Time At Camp Agawak
The New York Times bestselling author has a new memoir about the identity-shaping experiences of her time at a summer camp in Wisconsin.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 5/29: Trump's 'Destructive' Isolationism & Market Basket's Family Food Fight
Today:Ambassador Nicholas Burns was the United States’ top diplomat in China under the Biden administration. He discusses Trump’s tariffs, and international diplomacy writ large.Then we get listener reaction to news that another family feud is brewing at Market Basket, more than a decade after CEO Arthur T DeMoulas garnered massive community support in the last brouhaha over his business model and shareholder profit. -
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BPR Full Show 5/28: I Know It, I Totally Know It!
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage. -
Best Of BPR 5/27: Assumption University President On Academic Freedom & Rick Steves On American Democracy
Today:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures. -