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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
1-2pm: Ask The AG, with Attorney General Andrea Campbell
Senator Ed Markey
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Recent segments
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Boston Civic Symphony celebrates 100 years
The Boston Civic Symphony celebrates its 100th year with a performance at Jordan Hall. -
What Trump's re-election means for the federal cases against him
Former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the legal forces in play in Trump’s upcoming term. -
How Trump won, according to a presidential historian
Presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin on what history can tell us about a second Trump presidency. -
Singer Thea Hopkins kicks off Native American Heritage Month with music and reflections
Singer Thea Hopkins of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe performed some of her songs and reflected on recent headlines. -
Security expert says states need to prepare for potential violence on Election Day
Disinformation around the voting process and confidence around Harris' chances of winning could stoke violence on Nov. 5. -
Flag football set for Olympic debut at 2028 Games in Los Angeles
NBC Boston sports reporter Trenni Casey discussed the rise of flag football, a safer alternative to tackle football.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/28: Newspaper Endorsements
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron discussed the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidateWe opened the lines to discuss newspaper endorsementsGroundTruth Project Charlie Sennott spoke from Michigan to discuss Arab American voters concerned with Harris over the administration's support for Israel amid widespread civilian deaths in Gaza. Former labor secretary Robert Reich on the presidential race being so closeRevs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price on Harris' increasing but cautious discussion of faith on the campaign trailWe ended the show discussing Halloween decorations and Skelly -
Best Of BPR 10/25: Megalopolis' Mega Flop & LMF Bachtoberfest
We talk about the best bad movies to watch, and the rock stars still rocking with James Bennett II, arts & culture reporter for GBH and a co-host of The Culture Show, daily at 2:00 on 89.7 GBH.And, Music Worcester will kick off a feat we’re pretty sure no one has done before. 11 years of music: everything ever composed by Johannes Sebastian Bach over his 65 years on this planet. They’re calling it, fittingly, “The Complete Bach,” and it begins this weekend with a bang. 25 year-old Zlotomir Fung, cellist and professor at Juilliard, performs; Music Worcester executive director Adrien Finlay tells us about the program. -
BPR Full Show 10/25: Rat City Reprise
We open the lines to talk about election anxiety across the political spectrum and what we can do to combat it in the final days ahead. Live Music Friday with folks from Music Worcester, who are kicking off an 11-year series around the music of Bach. We’ll talk with Executive Director Adrien Finlay and 25 year-old cello master Zlatomir Fung, who’s headlining this weekend’s BACHtoberfest.Bay State Banner co-publishers Ron Mitchell & André Stark discuss dual interviews with Ayanna Pressley, drama over at the LA Times about a decision not issue a presidential endorsement and split opinions on Ballot Question 5.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses what we know (and don’t know) about the Celtic's sale and the local businesses getting support through Jaylen Brown’s incubator project. We hear from you about whether fish should be banned from small spaces.GBH News arts and culture reporter James Bennett II talks about the era of flop movies, like Megalopolis & Joker 2. He’ll also talk about an exhibit about the occult at the Peabody Essex, a new BSO program to encourage young kids of color to take up classical music, and more.Boston is ranked as the 12th rattiest city, according to the pest control company Orkin. We ask listeners about the rats – stories, fears and if we should just learn to live with them already. -
Best Of BPR 10/24: Democracy (Trump's Version) & Boston Youth Homelessness
Today:Trump's fascistic comments on the campaign trail are raising critical questions about what could happen if he loses the election, again. We talk it through with former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral.And, homelessness in Boston is on the rise – affecting about 11,000 young people in this city. We’ll talk with Elisabeth Jackson, president and CEO of the nonprofit Bridge Over Troubled Waters, and Richard Brunson, a retired clinical coordinator, about the challenges – and services available – to homeless youth. -
BPR Full Show 10/24: Christmas Came Early
Chuck Todd discussed his weekly D.C. roundup, a week and a half out from the electionWe opened the lines to discuss two local ballot questionsAndrea Cabral on the very-real possibility that Trump won’t accept an election loss, and what that means for the future of our small-d democratic system.Jinx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme previewed this year’s edition of the Jinx & Dela Holiday show, coming to Boston December 2nd.Bridge Over Troubled Waters CEO Elisabeth Jackson and retired Clinical Coordinator Richard Brunson joined for a conversation about youth homelessness in BostonFor this week's AITA, we debated who the a-hole was on a nearly empty train.