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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Media maven Sue O'Connell
Breast cancer month panel with Drs. Julie Palmer and Ann Partridge
CNN's John King
Recent segments
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Politics Roundtable: Will The President's Response To The New Coronavirus Affect His Re-Election Campaign?
Trump has repeatedly contradicted public statements from health officials as the administration tries to shape their response to the new illness. -
Coronavirus Lockdown In Italy Is 'Shutting The Country Down' Says Charlie Sennott
16 million people have been placed under quarantine in Northern Italy, the center of the country's financial industry. -
Emily's List: Things Worse Than Coronavirus
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world and the United States, news organizations have been delivering constant coverage of the virus’ spread. -
Corby Kummer On A Simple Way To Lower Rat Populations: Reduce Food Waste
The Atlantic writer discussed a simple alternative to dangerous rodenticides. -
A Mem-orable News Quiz
Gilbert Tsang and Meg Tartasky of Mem Tea Imports joined BPR for our weekly news quiz. -
Sue O'Connell On Pete Buttigieg's Historic Run For President
"It's important as we celebrate Pete Buttigieg's success," she said.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR: Enterprising Teens Call Out Stop & Shop; Sue O'Connell Becomes A Pigeon Wrangler 6/23/23
Best Of BPR: Enterprising Teens Call Out Stop & Shop; Sue O'Connell Becomes A Pigeon Wrangler 6/23/23 -
BPR Full Show 6/23: String on the Music
Days after the Titanic submersible, the Coast Guard announced yesterday that the passengers suffered a “catastrophic implosion”. We opened the lines to see how listeners are reacting. Eliot Fisk and Zaira Meneses performed for live music Friday ahead of their Boston Guitar Fest. Sue O’Connell offered her thoughts on the Titan implosion, the Musk/Zuckerberg cage match and more. Lisa Simmons, Hank Shocklee and John Oluwole ADEkoje discussed the Roxbury International Film Festival. Lisa is the festival director, and John and Hank’s latest film YE! is playing at the festival. Andy Ihnatko talked about the new Apple VR goggles, plus drama unfolding on the social media platform Reddit. Euniss Yoyo and Dereck Medina are members of the Hyde Square Task Force, the group of teenagers who found that Stop and Shop charges 18% more for groceries in a predominantly BIPOC part of Boston compared with a branch in Dedham. They joined alongside Ken Tangvik, senior manager of organizing and engagement for HSTF. It’s Summer… or is it? We asked listeners about their beach rituals with a focus on whether music should be played out loud. -
Best of BPR 6/22: Addiction Recovery's 13th Step & Thousands In Mass. Prisons Waiting For Vital Education
Best of BPR 6/22: Addiction Recovery's 13th Step & Thousands In Mass. Prisons Waiting For Vital Education -
BPR Full Show 6/22: Urban Doom Loop
It’ been one year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. We asked listeners how they felt the impacts over the past year. Chris Burrell and Kenneth Gumes join to discuss the current state of education in Massachusetts prisons, based on Chris' latest reporting. Andrea Cabral delves into various topics, including Hunter Biden, the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Amazon, and more. Lauren Chooljian, a reporter for NHPR, has faced significant harassment due to her coverage of sexual abuse perpetrated by Eric Spofford. She'll share insights from her reporting. Shirley Leung takes a moment to reflect on the Dobbs ruling's impact over the past year and explores the concept of the "urban doom loop." Additionally, she highlights a new lawsuit against restaurateur Tiffani Faison and presents a proposal for supportive housing. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of JFK's "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" speech, Shepard Fairey has been commissioned to create a portrait of JFK for the JFK Library. Shepard will join the conversation via Zoom from Lisbon. Our show closed by talking about the new phone-free Finnish Island. Do you shut off your phone on vacation? Or are you doomed to take selfies? -
Best of BPR: AAPI Representation In Local Politics & The Cost Of Love
Best of BPR: AAPI Representation In Local Politics & The Cost Of Love