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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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Alex Beam Recounts Nuanced ‘Interview' With Dog Mica
The Boston Globe columnist pressed his wife’s terrier on the 2020 Democratic race. -
Nathan Phillips, Who Went On Hunger Strike To Stop The Weymouth Compressor Station, Calls On Gov. Baker To Denounce The Project
The activist says the project is a 'carbon bomb' and a 'financial house of cards.' -
Chuck Todd: Bernie Sanders Appears Confident Ahead Of Super Tuesday
On Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a rally on the Boston Common just days before Super Tuesday. -
Weinstein Will Be In 'Protective Custody' In Rikers, Says Andrea Cabral
The newly convicted rapist will be given better accommodations in prison than the general population, says Cabral. -
Art Caplan On President Trump's Handling Of The Coronavirus
President Donald Trump has also downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus, and on Wednesday Caplan criticized Trump’s response to the spread of the virus. -
Noorani: The Public Charge Rule Is In Essence A Wealth Test
Under the new rule, immigration officers are given much more jurisdiction to turn away an individual seeking to enter the U.S., renew a visa or apply for a green card.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 10/14: A Fragile Ceasefire In Gaza. Then What?
Today:CNN chief national correspondent John King discusses the government shutdown and the ceasefire in Gaza. And we open the lines to get listener thoughts about peace in the Middle East. -
BPR Full Show 10/14:
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the fall of Bill Belichick.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the closure of the Urban Grape amid financial strugglesBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the battle on Beacon Hill over a proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income; and the local impacts of the government shutdown and Trump's tariffsCNN's John King discusses Trump's statements on the insurrection act, as cities prep for another round of No Kings rallies this weekend. -
Best Of BPR 10/10: Live Music With Boston Baroque
Today: Boston Baroque joins for Live Music Friday.Their season opens this weekend with two shows at NEC’s Jordan Hall tomorrow and Sunday. Led by a man The Guardian once called “The Bad Boy of Baroque,” all the way from the UK – Christian Curnyn. Also here: Boston Baroque Executive Director Sarah Radcliffe-Mars and Concertmaster and associate artistic director, a familiar face to this show, Christina Day-Martinson. -
BPR Full Show 10/10: IJBOL
GBH's Adam Reilly and The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell join for Press Play media analysis. They talk about Pete Hegseth’s effort to muzzle press Pentagon access, Trump’s claim that flag burning no longer falls under first amendment-protected speech, Bari Weiss at CBS News, and other media headlines.NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the O’Keefe family’s wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, plans for a refresh of the Kowloon, and Amazon's Melania Trump documentary coming to theaters in January.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett reacts to a Washington Post op-ed by six former U.S. surgeons general arguing RFK Jr. is putting American’s health at risk.Boston Baroque performs for Live Music Friday. We talk with Sarah Radcliffe Marrs and Christina Day-Martinson, plus guest conductor Christian Curnyn (who The Guardian has called “The Bad Boy of Baroque"). -
Best Of BPR 10/09: Climate Researcher Thea Riofrancos On The Frontiers Of Green Capitalism
Today:Providence College professor Thea Riofrancos joins to discuss her new book "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism."