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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Lonnie DiNello – who says she staved off depression and loneliness with AI companions – she joins with the Boston Globe reporter who profiled her story, Dana Gerber.
Everyday Boston’s Cara Solomon and Stephen Pina, on the power of unexpected kindness in these very tough times.
Recent segments
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Chris Muther And Cat Mrs. Davenport Review Freeze-Dried Meals For Social Distancing
The travel writer gave highest marks to the freeze-dried beef stroganoff -
D’Amato Says Food Bank Supplies Are OK, Despite 50% Demand Increase
The Greater Boston Food Bank president said she’s mostly concerned with keeping workers safe from COVID-19. -
Carol Rose: The ACLU Is Calling For An Equitable Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic
Massachusetts should release racial data for COVID-19 response, says civil liberties union. -
John King Hopes Wisconsin Primary Opens Dialogue About Remote Voting
Voters are waiting in long lines to vote in the presidential primary on Tuesday, as the Governor's push to delay the election in the name of public health was denied. -
What Happens To Tom Brady If The NFL Season Is Canceled?
Will Brady ever get to step out onto field with his new team, if the 2020 NFL season is cancelled due to the coronavirus? -
Bob Thompson Weighs The Ethics Of Cuomo Brothers Interviews
Thompson criticized the interviews, but said he sees the benefit in having Chris Cuomo, who himself has COVID-19, a platform to talk about the disease.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.
