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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Three people arrested while trying to offer direct care to people detained in the Burlington ICE processing facility
Recent segments
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Lack Of Foreign Policy Talk During Debate Was 'Distressing', Says Charlie Sennott
Joe Biden, the candidate with most foreign policy experience, according to Sennott, stayed silent. -
Alex Beam: Nevada Knows How To Caucus Properly
On Saturday, Democrats in Nevada will caucus for their favorite candidate in the 2020 presidential race. -
Andrea Cabral: Bloomberg's Statements About Stop-And-Frisk Are 'Nakedly Racist'
Under Bloomberg's tenure as mayor, 5 million people were detained through the policy, which was found to be unconstitutional. -
Ayanna Pressley: Elizabeth Warren 'Won The Day' At Las Vegas Debate
Pressley praised Warren for her commitment to racial justice, in addition to her performance. -
'Shear Madness,' A 'Prize Of Boston,' Celebrates 40 Years On Stage
Jared Bowen celebrates the local institution's longevity. -
Sy Montgomery: Exotic Creatures Aren't To Blame For Coronaviruses, The Wildlife Trade Is
Coronaviruses attack a variety of animals and then spread to people, but conservationists say prevention will only come if the global wildlife trade is halted.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy. -
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BPR Full Show 1/17: Eggs, Eggs, and Eggs!
Robert Pinsky is a three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, who’s performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and for Lisa Simpson. He joined alongside Berklee professor and bandmate Stan Strickland for Live Music Friday.Ron Mitchell & Breje Williams reflected on MLK’s legacy of activism ahead of MLK dayDiana DiZoglio on efforts to bring transparency to the state legislatureLaTosha Brown,activist & organizer behind Black Voters Matter, on Kamala’s loss, and the path towards equity under Trump 2.0. -
Best Of BPR 1/17: Latosha Brown's Contemplative Politics & Live Music Friday With Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Today: LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter, reflects on the 2024 election, and the need to buckle in for the work of the next four years.And, three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied by Stan Strickland, ahead of a show at Regattabar in Harvard Square. -
Best Of BPR 01/16: Bill McKibben Still Has Hope For Earth & Professor Anthony Jack Schools Elite Institutions On Their Inclusion Claims
Today:Legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss how the incoming energy secretary refuses to link the rise in wildfires to climate change … And how those fires are reshaping the home insurance industry.And, Boston University professor Anthony Jack studies higher education leadership. He chronicled the vast disparities among Harvard students during pandemic-related campus closures, and argues elite campuses remain very unequal in his new book: “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.”
