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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
“Ask the GM" with MBTA general manager Phil Eng,1-2pm
"Press Play" media analysis with Ron Mitchell from the Bay State Banner + Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi
Live Music Friday: flamenco band Alba Musik
David Weil, former administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
Recent segments
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Art Caplan: Why Doesn't The United States Release Disaggregated Coronavirus Data?
The short answer is, we're not collecting demographically disaggregated data on a national level. -
Economist Jon Gruber On What The Federal Stimulus Package Does And Doesn't Do
Expanded unemployment insurance access and direct check to Americans is a "vital combination." -
Trenni Kusnierek Says Five-Month Delay Could Be 'Small Boon' For Boston Marathon
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Kusnierek said the Boston Marathon could see an uptick in elite runners who would've otherwise competed in the Tokyo Olympics. -
New Frontline Documentary Uncovers The Lies We've Been Sold About Recycling
The oil industry used public campaigns to promote recycling as a way to sell more plastic, according to new documentary. -
Don't Lose Sight Of Climate Crisis, Says Heather Goldstone
Can the effort applied towards solving the coronavirus crisis be recreated for the climate crisis? -
Alan Alda On How To Interview An Octopus And Other Creatures
The actor joins Boston Public Radio to discuss his podcast Clear + Vivid, and his communication trainings.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 8/01: Deval Patrick On American Democracy & Photo-Copter Parents
Best Of BPR 8/01: Deval Patrick On American Democracy & Photo-Copter Parents -
BPR Full Show 7/31: Seagull Sand Storm (with Kamala Harris)
BPR Full Show 7/31: Seagull Sand Storm (with Kamala Harris) -
Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw
Best Of BPR: VP Kamala Harris And Kimberlé Crenshaw -
BPR Full Show 7/28: Live from the NAACP National Convention
Today we broadcast live from the 114th NAACP National Convention, the first time the convention has returned to Boston since 1982. We started the show with Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston, and Michael Curry, CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Rep. Ayanna Pressley stopped by, along with Marty Walsh, the Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller, Naia Butler-Craig, Imari Paris Jeffries, and more. Robert Kraft and Mayor Michelle Wu called in. We also spoke to GBH News reporters Paris Alston and Phillip Martin. -
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot