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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Transportation panel: Chris Dempsey and Bill Strauss
Recent segments
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Elizabeth Warren Makes Her Super Tuesday Pitch To Mass. Voters
The Massachusetts Senator called in to “Boston Public Radio” on Monday for a quick interview. -
Steve Hoffman: Cannabis Control Commission Is Seeking Help From Beacon Hill To Make Marijuana Industry More Equitable
While the CCC is supposed to make sure people affected by the war on drugs are included in the state's legal market, they can't regulate the agreements made by individual cities and towns. -
US Deal With Taliban Has 'Inherent Flaw' And 'Is In Trouble,' Says Charlie Sennott
The United States and the Taliban agreed to a deal over the weekend that could close the conflict in Afghanistan. -
Joanna Weiss And Adam Reilly On Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory
What does Joe Biden's South Carolina mean for his momentum as more than a dozen states prepare to vote on Super Tuesday? -
Emily Rooney: Do Endorsements Matter Anymore?
The New York Times endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar, and no major paper has endorsed Sanders, but he's the front runner going into Super Tuesday. So what gives? -
Callie Crossley: 'Black Voices For Trump' Attempts To Win Over Voters In Swing States
President Trump is trying to win over a few key voters to gain an advantage over his future Democratic rival.
Listen to previous shows
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Full Broadcast 3/27/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. We asked you about a string of recent controversies involving Massachusetts State Police, including an alleged overtime scam. Has the state's leadership done enough to keep the agency accountable? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick discussed a PSA created by the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics about the killing of Stephon Clark.? Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery also discussed Clark's death and the use of fatal police force in the United States. Instead of users quitting Facebook, should CEO Mark Zuckerberg be the one to quit? Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn weighed in. What does it take for a panda living in captivity to discover its inner bear and survive in the wild? That's the subject of a new documentary,"Pandas." We talked to filmmaker Drew Fellman and wildlife biologist and "bear whisperer" B** en Kilham. ?Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther, ultraviolet flashlight in hand, has done a study of the cleanliness of hotel sheets. He shared his findings, and then we asked you to share your hotel horror stories.** -
BPR FULL SHOW: 3/26
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 26, 2018. Jennifer Braceras, a conservative columnist for the Wall Street Journal and National Review, and Steve Kerrigan, former CEO of the National Democratic Convention, joined us to discuss the national and local political headlines. Saturday's March For Life was an impassioned call for sensible gun reform that was hard not to be swayed by. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the march and If you believe this movement will result in actual change. The Groundtruth Project's Charlie Sennott joined us to discuss the new National Security Advisor John Bolton. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville was in the studio to talk about Betsy DeVos's school safety budget proposal and her rough 60 Minutes interview. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmet Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. Boston traffic is historically bad. We opened the lines to hear your commute horror stories and how you stay mentally sane in traffic. -
Full Broadcast 3/23/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 23, 2018. Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet The Press joined Boston Public Radio to give his predictions for what would happen in a fight between former Vice President Joe Biden and current POTUS Donald Trump.We took your calls about whether or not the salacious details coming out of the White House are too much. Are you overwhelmed by back-to-back interviews with adult entertainment stars claiming they had affairs with the president? The World's Jason Margolis talked about how globalism is affecting cities and towns in the U.S. Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours for this month's edition of Ask The Attorney General.Callie Crossley explained the regulatory hurdles to starting new food truck businesses in the city of Boston. Rob Burns, co-founder ofNight Shift Brewing and President of the Mass Brewers Guild and Keith Sullivan,co-founder of Medusa Brewing and Vice President of the Mass Brewers Guild joined us to try their hands at our famous Friday news quiz. They also gave us a preview of next month's Power Beer Fest. -
Full Broadcast 3/22/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 22, 2018. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has been making the news rounds this week after the revelation that Cambridge Analytica had used Facebook users' information to help the Trump campaign. We opened the lines to find out if you have forgiven Facebook or if you are leaving the social media platform. Poet Richard Blanco read the poems, "Of Consequence, Inconsequently," and "Taking My Cousin's Photo At The Statue Of Liberty." Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral addressed the threats that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have made against each other.Author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas joined us to talk about her latest book, "The Hidden Life of Life: A Walk Through the Reaches of Time."Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Steve Hoffman joined us to answer our questions and yours about legalized marijuana in Massachusetts. We opened the lines to hear what TV shows you have given up on. -
Full Broadcast 3/21/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 21, 2018. We asked you about the news that data firm Cambridge Analytica secretly harvested data from 50 million Facebook users. Does it make you think twice about what you "like" and "dislike" online? Are you considering deleting your social media profiles? Senator Harriette Chandler dropped by to share her vision and priorities for the state senate now that she's in charge.Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed President Trump's call to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election win.After an autonomous Uber accidentally killed a pedestrian in Arizona, Boston officials are asking local companies to put the brakes on self-driving cars. "Boston Globe" business columnist Shirley Leung weighed in.Research out of the Harvard Business School finds that we gravitate toward our friends' and neighbors' worst habits (and then make them our own.) Social scientist Michael Norton explained. WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen shared his roundup of the latest arts and culture events in the Boston area.