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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Cellist Yo Yo Ma performs live
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III
Love Letter’s Columnist Meredith Goldstein.
Recent segments
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Andrea Cabral On The Push To Release People From Prisons Amid Coronavirus Concerns
"The price you pay for committing a crime ... should not be your life." -
Marijuana Advocates Call On Gov. Baker To Allow Recreational Shops To Be Deemed Essential
Baker has previously said he is opposed to opening recreational dispensaries during the pandemic. -
Juliette Kayyem On IG Firings: Trump Is 'Positioning For Losing’
The national security expert said she believes the president is looking to halt future investigations into his administration's conduct, should he lose his re-election bid in November. -
Williamstown Theatre Festival Cancels Summer Season Amidst Coronavirus Concerns
The season will, however, be available online to listen to on Audible. -
Stimulus Package For Healthcare System 'Won't Be Enough,' Says Jonathan Gruber
The coronavirus stimulus package funds dedicated towards healthcare could be billions of dollars short in aid. -
Art Caplan: Rationing Guidelines Reflect Inequities Of Healthcare System, But Are 'What You've Got To Do'
Massachusetts' new guidelines for rationing medical resources prioritize young and otherwise healthy people.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/8/19 | Impacts Of Shutdown, Boston Sports, Roadkill
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 8th, 2019. -
BPR Full Show 1/7/19 : Political Roundtable, Golden Globe, Adam Reilly On The Campaign Trail.
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio form Monday, January 7th, 2019. Joanna Weiss, editor of Experience, a magazine published by Northeastern University, and Dante Ramos, editor of the Ideas section at* The Boston Globe, *joined us to discuss the latest local and national political headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the most about the most recent developments in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi. Elizabeth Warren was campaigning in Iowa over the weekend after announcing the launch of an exploratory committee for her presidential run in 2020. Many of Warren's critics, like Hilary Clinton's in 2016, call her unlikable and choose to focus on this rather than her political ideas. We opened the lines to hear if you think the idea of likability is gender biased or do you think it is an important quality in a presidential candidate. T.V. expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on television. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Renowned international scholar Andrew Bacevich the Trump administrations actions in Syria. WGBH's Adam Reilly joined us to talk about covering Elizabeth Warren's campaign stops in Iowa this weekend. -
BPR Full Show 1/04/18 | The End Of Prime Rib, Emily's List, Incredible Foods
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, January 4th, 2018. After the closings of storied Boston restaurant L’Espalier and today’s announcement that Durgin-Park will be shuttering its doors as well, we opened up the lines to hear how our listeners feel about the closings. The Boston Globe’s cannabis reporter Dan Adams joined us to talk about the latest developments in Massachusetts’s roll out of recreational marijuana shops across the state. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney joined us for her weekly list of the biggest media mishaps of the week. Boston Globe Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung stopped by the BPL to discuss what we should look out for in Gov. Charlie Baker’s second term. We spoke with Jerry Buting and Dean Strang, the duo behind Steven Avery’s defense in season one of Netflix’s “Making a Murderer.” Marty Kolewe and Kristen Enright of Incredible Foods joined us for our weekly news quiz. -
Corby Kummer | With L'Espalier Closing, Is Fine Dining No Longer Trendy?
Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about the closing of famed restaurant, L'Espalier. -
BPR Full Show 01/03/19 : 116th Congress, Restaurants We Lost, Catcher And The Rye
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 3rd, 2018. The 116th Congress was sworn in today, making the Democrats in control of the house once again. We opened the lines to here what you would like to see accomplished from this new Congress. Immigration advocate Ali Noorani called in to discuss the latest immigration news. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral called in to discuss California governor Jerry Brown's call for a re-examination of the DNA evidence used to convict death row inmate Kevin Cooper. Food critic Corby Kummer helped eulogize the restaurants we lost in 2018. WGBH's Joe Matthieu called in from Washington D.C. to talk about the swearing in of the 116th Congress. Peter DeMarco joined us to talk about the preventable death of his wife Laura and how hospitals can prevent further tragedy. Boston Globe columnist explained why* Catcher in the Rye* is no longer relevant