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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Urban Nutcracker
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner
Boston Globe 'Love Letters' columnist Meredith Goldstein
Recent segments
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The Burren is hosting an Irish variety show to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
The Burren will host a series of Irish concerts over St. Patrick's Day weekend. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/27: We Love Moo Deng
We opened the lines to discuss taking care of your lawn. Live Music Friday with a performance from the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble, all about creating space for musicians with disabilities to play & innovate. Leola Hampton & her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s fabulous new documentary commemorating 50 years since the start of busing in Boston. They joined to reflect.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett talked about flu season shots, and her latest op-ed for the Globe on better systems to support people coming out of prison.Nancy Gertner on what to expect re: the special counsel investigation into Donald Trump landing on the desk of District Court Judge Tanya S. ChutkanShirley Leung on her latest reporting re: Black leaders exiting Boston, and the latest re: Wu’s property tax proposalWe ended the show by discussing the current it girl: Moo Deng. -
Best Of BPR 9/27: Leola Hampton's Busing Story & LMF Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble
Today:Leola Hampton and her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s new documentary – Never Cried – commemorating 50 years since the start of Boston’s forced integration plan – busing. They discuss the anniversary and reflect on the intergenerational impacts of busing today. Live Music Friday with the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble – with the long-term goal of creating a network of accomplished musicians with disabilities that can serve as mentors for youth with disabilities, they perform for us ahead of a free show Friday night. -
Best Of BPR 9/26: Lewis Black + Melissa Ludtke
Today: Comedian Lewis Black is in town for two shows at The Wilbur this weekend. He Zooms in to tell us all about his final comedy tour: “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road”And, trailblazing sports journalist Melissa Ludtke joins us ahead of two events in Massachusetts promoting her book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” – all about her fight for equal access in Major League Baseball. -
BPR Full Show 9/26: NY Mayor Eric Adams Indicted
Chuck Todd on VP debate preparationsAndrea Cabral reacted to the execution of Marcellus Williams, and the indictment of New York Mayor Eric AdamsLewis Black, the longest running correspondent on the Daily Show, and the voice of that angry red guy in the Pixar movie, joined to discuss his final tour, called “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road"Melissa Ludtke spent decades as a sports reporter, who famously broke gender barriers in baseball when she sued to be allowed in the Yankee locker rooms. She writes about it in her new memoir Lock Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get InsideAITA for stealing a fry off of someone's plate? We debated with listeners -
Best Of BPR 9/25: The Manosphere 4 Trump & What The Manta Ray Knows
Media maven and local woman Sue O’Connell has thoughts on Donald Trump and JD Vance courting the young man vote through a new generation of "dude" influencers like Logan Paul and Adin Ross. Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery tells us of her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant oceanic manta rays. And, we get her take on news a little closer to home – Margery’s favorite story of the week, the bulls on the loose in North Attleboro.