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Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian US columnist
Michael Curry, Mass League of Community Health Centers
Brandon Terry, author of "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement”
Recent segments
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Alex Beam Remembers Noted Boston Architect Henry Cobb
"Cobb has had a huge impact on central Boston, and what we see when we look at central Boston." -
'Strong Pressure' For Companies Like Amazon To Combat Climate Change, Says Heather Goldstone
Regardless of whether Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund is genuine, or an attempt to quell protestors, it's good that more investments are being made to fight climate change, Goldstone says. -
Jared Bowen Discusses 'rEVOLUTION'
“rEvolution” features three different performances that showcase various ballet styles to show how the art has evolved throughout history. -
Art Caplan: Instead Of Wasting Unused Drugs, We Should Have Programs To Donate Them Back To Hospitals
One hospital in Ohio is now allowing cancer patients to donate extra medications to help others get the often expensive drugs. -
Kerrigan And Nassour Tout ‘Comeback Kid’ Joe Biden
The political analysts credited Biden’s win to the appeal of the candidate himself. -
United States Is 'Not Prepared' For Coronavirus, Says Juliette Kayyem
The homeland security expert thinks that pockets of the country will experience major disruptions.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/21/18 : Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Turkey
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, November 21st, 2018. -
BPR Full Show 11/20/18: Weed, Ask The Attorney General, Economic Lessons
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, November 20th, 2018. WGBH reporters Craig LeMoult and Arun Rath called in from the first two recreational marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts. We opened the lines to hear if your marijuana usage will change now that recreational stores are finally opening. NBC Sport's Trenni Kusnierek joined us to talk about the latest sports news. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell talked about the issues plaguing Boston including whether or not to lower the speed limits in the city. Attorney General Maura Healy took your questions and ours on another edition of Ask The Attorney General. CNN's John King discussed the top political headlines. Economist** **Jon Gruber gave his thoughts on the economy and health care. -
BPR Full Show 11/19/18 : Politics, Electric Scooters, Poetry
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, November 19th, 2018. Freelance journalist Joanna Weiss 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 recent developments in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. T.V. expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on T.V.. ProPublica's A.C. Thompson was in the studio to talk about his new Frontline documentary on the growing threat of radical Neo-Nazi groups in America. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. We opened the lines to hear what you thought about the prospect of electric scooters taking over the streets of Boston as the city's newts form of affordable transportation. Poet Richard Blanco read some poems that helped us help better understand our lives and times. -
Corby Kummer | Nostalgia Couldn't Save Papa Gino's
Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer Joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the decline of Papa Gino's. -
BPR Full Show 11/16: Commissioner Of Common Sense, Jim Acosta, Urban Grape
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, November 16th, 2018. We opened up the lines to hear how our listeners felt about Congressman Seth Moulton’s fight to make sure Nancy Pelosi is not elected Speaker of the House. Atlantic Senior Editor Corby Kummer stopped by the Boston Public Library to talk about how the results of the midterm elections might influence the farm bill currently being debated in Congress. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney joined us to talk about CNN’s lawsuit against the Trump administration for revoking reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass after a heated exchange between Acosta and the president. We spoke to Boston Globe Interim Editorial Page Editor Shirley Leung about Amazon’s decision not to locate HQ2 in Boston. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley joined us to talk about the treatment of freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by the beltway press corps. We spoke to playwright Ryan Landry about his upcoming play “A Nightmare on Elf Street.” Hadley and TJ Douglas, the duo behind wine, beer and spirits store The Urban Grape,joined us for our weekly news quiz.