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Recent segments
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Corey Lewandowski Reflects On Four Years Of Trump
The president's former campaign manager listed infrastructure as one of the issues Washington failed to deliver on during the President’s first term. -
On Primary Day, Chuck Todd Credits The Stamina Of Democratic Candidates
NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator said he was surprised the candidates haven't made more slip-ups because of exhaustion. -
O'Connell And Horn: New Hampshire Voters 'On The Fence' About Who To Vote For
Many New Hampshire voters still haven't made up their minds on the day of the first primary election in the nation. -
Andrew Yang: Trump Is 'Symptom Of A Disease,' But Not Root Of All Dems' Economic Problems
The presidential candidate argues for a universal basic income to fight job loss as markets change. -
U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster: Buttigieg Is A ‘Unifier'
The representative of New Hampshire’s 2nd District spoke at length on why she believes Buttigieg can beat Trump in November. -
It's Sink Or Swim In New Hampshire Says New York Times Political Reporter
Former Vice President Joe Biden should be weary of a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary according to "New York Times" national political correspondent Jonathan Martin.
Listen to previous shows
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Full Broadcast: 6/29/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 29th, 2018. We discussed the shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland. People are getting bent out of shape over their electronic devices — literally. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko joined us to talk about "i-hunch," also known as "iPad neck,"and what can be done about it. "Beat the Press" host Emily Rooney shared her famous list of observations and frustrations. Has there been justice for Antwon Rose, the unarmed teenageer who was fatally shot by a cop? "Under the Radar" host Callie Crossley discussed. Mayor Marty Walsh has tapped Laura Perille — a CEO of the nonprofit EdVestors —to be the interim Boston Public Schools superintendent. Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and former state Secretary of Education Paul Reville stopped by to analyze the choice. Actor and singer John Davidson serenaded our library audience.Brothers Will and Dave Willis of Bully Boy Distillers faced off on a spirited News Quiz. -
Full Broadcast 6/28/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, June 28th, 2018. Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Concentration At Suffolk University Law School Renee Landers discussed the recent Supreme Court cases and Justice Kennedy's announcement yesterday that he will be retiring from the court. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Kennedy's retirement announcement yesterday and the prospect of a conservative Supreme Court. The ACLU and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s department held a forum where the six candidates running for DA took their campaigns to the people who would be directly affected during their tenure: prisoners. Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Rahsaan Hall, Director of the Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts, and Andrea Cabral, who moderated the forum, joined us to talk about the event. Jill Medvedow, director of ICA, talked about the museum's newest exhibits. Congressman Seth Moulton called in to talk about the coastal resilience legislation that he’s introducing today. Rob Hochschild, Brian O’Donovan, and Brian McCreath joined us for our summer concert round table. -
Full Broadcast 6/27/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, June 27th, 2018. -
Full Broadcast 6/26/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. We asked you: Should former President Barack Obama be out in public moredefending the Democratic Party and stumping for candidates? Or should he let others step in? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick discussed the NFL players who wrote an open letter to President Trump calling for criminal justice reform. Christopher Muther, travel writer for The Boston Globe, talked about commercial airlines telling the government not to use their planes to transport migrant children to detention centers. Columnist Alex Beam brought us the latest updates on his favorite World Cup team: Iceland. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn brought historical context to the Trump administration's use of dehumanizing language to describe immigrants. CNN's John King analyzed the Supreme Court's travel ban decision. We asked you about United Airlines' decision to get rid of their signature in-flight snack, the Stroopwafel. Is this just another indignity that us economy class travelers have to endure? -
Full Broadcast 6/25/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, June 25th, 2018. The Trump administration says it has a system for reuniting families separated at the border. Over the weekend, a Democratic delegation toured immigration facilities in Texas to see what exactly that system looks like. Rep. Katherine Clark was among them. She joined us on the line for a debrief about what she did and didn’t see. Then we discussed how the border issue is reverberating locally (and other headlines) with Frank Phillips, state house Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe and Peter Gelzinis, columnist emeritus for the Boston Herald. We continued the immigration conversation with Charlie Sennott of the Groundtruth Project. Boston Public School students aren’t the only ones getting a summer break. Tommy Chang, Boston Public Schools superintendent, has agreed to resign in response to Mayor Walsh’s lack of confidence in Chang’s leadership. Paul Reville, former Secretary of Education and professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, joined us to talk about what this means for the school system and how appealing this position will look to another group of candidates. In the old days the restaurant rules use to be: no shirt, no shoes no service. Now, no service has taken on a new meaning. Sarah Huckabee Sanders learned that the hard way when the owner of the Red Hen restaurant asked her to leave for working for President Donald Trump. Earlier in the week, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirsten Nielsen, was heckled while eating at a Mexican restaurant. We opened the lines to ask you, where are you on this? Attorney General Jeff Sessions is getting blowback from his own fellow church-goers for his immigration policy and the scripture that he used to defend it. Rev. Irene Monroe discussed that with us. Next, it’s the death of the Frappuccino. Starbucks is putting the blame on people who are trying to avoid their own death by cutting out excess fat and sugar. Food writer Corby Kummer joined us for that and more.