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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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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. -
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?
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 04/04: Boston Lyric Opera's Carousel
The Boston Lyric Opera's 80th anniversary production of "Carousel" starts tonight, and brings the beloved show back to its beginnings at the historic Colonial Theater – in 1945.We speak with Boston Lyric Opera CEO Bradley Vernatter, director and visionary Anne Bogart, and Boston Foundation's Lee Pelton, making his theatrical debut. Plus, performances from Chelsea Basler, Brendan Shapiro, and Mary Kray. -
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Best Of BPR 4/03: ICE Agents Obstruct Justice To Take Custody Of A Man Mid-Trial & Federal Education Funds Withdrawn From Massachusetts
Today:We talk with lawyer, former Suffolk County Sheriff, Andrea Cabral about the administration’s attack on law firms … Plus, the unprecedented detention of a defendant mid-trial.And, former education secretary Paul Reville discusses the Trump administration clawing back $106 million in unspent COVID funds to Mass. schools. -
Best Of BPR 4/02: Trump's Tariff Policies Take Us 'Off The Cliff' & Spiders Weave Noise Cancellation Into Their Webs
Today:Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses Trump's tariff plan; and the CEO response to this presidential administration.And, naturalist and author Sy Montgomery brings us the latest headlines from the non-human world: Urban spiders weaving noise cancellation into their webs, and octopuses escaping sharks by hitching a ride on their heads.