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Coming up Friday on BPR:
“Press Play” media analysis with Sue O’Connell and Callie Crossley
Lunar New Year music with Zishi Liu
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Author Andy Freed
Recent segments
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Chuck Todd: McConnell's Call To Reopen Senate Is ‘Awfully Risky’
The “Meet the Press" moderator said the decision shows an anxious McConnell eager to approve judges ahead of the November election. -
Andrea Cabral: Court Proceedings Move Online During COVID-19 Crisis
The public can now livestream into many court proceedings, but what does this mean for accessibility? -
McGovern Says Reconvening Congress Poses Public Health Risk, Calls For Remote Voting
Rep. Jim McGovern, the Chair of the House Rules Committee, has proposed allowing members of the House to vote remotely or by proxy. -
Playwright Ryan Landry Is Doing Okay, Painting Himself As a Nun
The Gold Dust Orphans Founder talked about his new painting habit, and hopes of staging a “Tiger King” themed Christmas play this December. -
Aloisi Calls For ’Sustainability Response’ To Transportation Overhaul In The Wake of COVID-19
The former state transportation secretary said officials owe it to the essential workers who live in areas where high auto pollution is linked to COVID-19 deaths. -
Americans Are 'Not Ready' For The Country To Re-Open, Says Juliette Kayyem
While some governors are taking steps to open up their states, most Americans aren't ready for this stage, Kayyem says.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream?
BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream? -
Best Of BPR 9/24: Axios' Dan Primack On A Troubled Economy & Juliette Kayyem On More Political Violence
Today:Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses the economy and likelihood of a recession.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses a shooting at a Dallas immigration facility on Wednesday that killed two detainees. -
BPR Full Show 9/24: Can Resistance Succeed?
Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air. Did public resistance succeed in protecting free speech -- this time?GBH's Jared Bowen discusses Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night and The Rocky Horror Picture Show turning 50.National security expert Juliette Kayyem on the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, Trump's UN speech, no federal charges yet in the Charlie Kirk case.We talk to Boston Debate League executive director Kimberly Willingham and hear students debate the subject of Boston city bike lanes. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer zooms in to discuss the USDA quietly removing a food insecurity tracker and the one year anniversary of Dani's Queer Bar. -
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu -
Best Of BPR 9/22: Maria Ressa Warned Us About This
Today: We bring you our conversation from May 2025 with Maria Ressa – the Nobel prize winning journalist who was arrested repeatedly in the Philippines for reporting on corruption, human rights abuses and the weaponization of social media under former President Rodgrigo Duterte. She tells us she looks out on America in this current moment with "deja-vu" and "PTSD" from her own experiences living through authoritarianism.