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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Martin Smith, director/producer of Frontline's newest film "China, the US, & the Rise of XI Jinping"
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Gold Dust Orphan Ryan Landry
Conductor Andris Nelsons and BSO President & CEO Chad Smith
Recent segments
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Wu’s open to expanding the BPS free museum pilot — but not now
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has confirmed that the seven-month free museum pilot program will not be expanded beyond Boston Public Schools students (BPS) as of now. -
Diane Foley releases book on confronting one of her son's killers
Journalist James Foley was executed by militants of the Islamic State group in 2014. -
Comedian Marc Maron reflects on New England roots
The comedian and podcaster reflects on his formative years in New England ahead of his Medford show. -
Oscar-nominated documentary '20 Days in Mariupol' is journalism in action
FRONTLINE's film is up for a best documentary at the Academy Awards on March 10. -
Boston police commissioner commends detectives for giving up arbitration in some cases
Central to the new contract is a provision that arbitration is off the table for officers terminated over serious offenses such as murder and rape. -
Latin musician Alex Alvear returns to Boston for a live performance in Roxbury
Alex Alvear and Mango Blue will be at Long Live Roxbury from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 9.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 10/29: CNN's John King Urges Patience On Nov. 5 & The Singing Auditor Says Vote Yes On 1
Today: CNN’s chief national correspondent, John King joins us just one week out from when vote counting begins. The Man of the Magic Wall tells us not to expect the results on Tuesday or even Wednesday night … And, state auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses her ballot campaign to expressly authorize her office to audit the legislature – on the heels of two legislative leaders saying they might change her petition even if voters pass it. -
BPR Full Show 10/29: Butterfingers or Bust
Today the presidential candidates give their closing arguments to voters. We ask listeners what issues Harris should focus on during her speech at the Ellipse.Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discusses the NFL concussion protocol after Patriot's QB Drake May took a helmet-to-helmet hit on Sunday, and a Hail Mary pass by the Washington Commanders.Sue O'Connell of NBC10 discusses the ramped-up rhetoric leading up to the election, efforts to rescue Newburyport's Pink House, and Elon Musk's latest claims about aliens.CNN's John King joins one week until election day to discuss how voters across the political spectrum are feeling.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses her ballot campaign that would authorize her to audit the legislature and the legislative leaders who say they might just change the law if it passes.Election day isn't the only thing we're counting down to. Halloween is Thursday, so we ask listeners about their favorite candies. -
Best Of BPR 10/28: Democracy Dies In Broad Daylight & America's Robber Barons
The Washington Post killed their planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. Former editor Marty Baron joins us to discuss, and the newspaper man doesn’t mince words: he calls it a spineless, cowardly decision.And, a return to the gilded age – with union-busting billionaire robber barons operating in this country under very different rules than the rest of us. We discuss with former labor secretary Robert Reich. -
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.