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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Axios business editor Dan Primack
Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve
National security expert Juliette Kayyem
Live Music with Sonja Tengblad
Recent segments
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Paul Reville: Distance Learning During The Coronavirus Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing schools to conduct "distance learning." But online education must be equalized for all school districts, Reville says. -
Anand Giridharadas: Why We Should Be Skeptical About Philanthropy From The Billionaire Class
As Anand Giridharadas sees it, billionaires have spent decades carving out public policy that benefits only them, and hollowing out safety nets for ordinary Americans. -
Dr. Sandro Galea Discusses COVID-19's Impact On Communities Of Color
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be disproportionately impacting communities of color, according to limited national data that has been released. -
Richard Blanco Celebrate National Poetry Month With 'Ars Poetica'
The inaugurial poet read some of his own work, along with pieces by Bill Collins, James Tate, and Naomi Shihab Nye. -
Corby Kummer: Food Waste During The Coronavirus Crisis
Farmers are experiencing an abundance problem that's leading to waste. -
Charlie Sennott: From Shuttered Economies, Blue Skies
Pollution in New Delhi, India is at the lowest levels it's been in years.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
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Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -
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BPR Full Show 11/14: Trusting Media, Shelter Music And A Gator In The Charles
The Boston Globe's Nancy Barnes and Shirley Leung join for “Press Play" media analysis. The talk about AI in journalism, new polls about Americans' trust in media, and the 2025 Globe Summit. GBH's Callie Crossley discusses a bill on book banning, new lousy polling numbers for President Trump and Cheryl Hines' new memoir.Shelter Music Boston performs for Live Music Friday. They’re celebrating 15 years of performing in local homeless shelters. We talk with founder Julie Levin, founding violist Rebecca Strauss and managing director Carrie Eldridge-DicksonNBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell recaps her trip to Canada reporting on the Christmas tree cutting ceremony. Plus, SCOTUS declining to hear case to overturn same-sex marriage and an alligator in the Charles River.
