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Thursday on BPR:
Former Suffolk County DA, Rachael Rollins
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
RI Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and attorney Mitchell Garabedian
Recent segments
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Corby Kummer: Is Kelp The New Kale?
It's taken seaweed a while to become mainstream, but Sweetgreen is trying to popularize the plant. -
Valentine's Day With Myers + Chang
The duo behind Myers + Chang and Flour Bakery spoke about their newest bakery opening. -
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Alex Beam Reflects On Shattered $200,000 Piano
The Boston Globe columnist expressed sympathy for pianist Angela Hewitt. -
Callie Crossley On How Black Voters Are Responding To Bloomberg's Presidential Bid
Ever since a 2015 audio recording of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg defending the controversial tactic known as stop-and-frisk resurfaced on Tuesday, Bloomberg has been playing defense. -
AG Maura Healey Seeking Damages From Juul For Allegedly Profiting Off 'Exploitation Of Young People'
Healey's office announced a lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul for directly marketing to underage people.
Listen to previous shows
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If It Walks Like Trump, Talks Like Trump, It May Just Be Trump
It seems like all of Trump's aides and advisors start to sound like Trump after joining his administration. We opened the lines to hear what you think about Trump's staff subsuming his personality? Have you have you ever taken on your boss' personality? Plus, Alex Beam, Andrea Cabral, Paul Reville, and Gar Alperovitz on his involvement with the Pentagon Papers. -
Amazon is Not Just Tracking Their Packages
Amazon is starting to force their employees to wear wristbands so they can track their every movement. We opened the lines to hear about your experiences with micromanaging management. Plus, Trenni Kusnierek, Andy Inhatko, John Gruber, and John Gruber. -
Can Hollywood Please Stop Adapting Every Book We Love?
It seems that Hollywood can't stop taking every precious novel we hold dear and trying to turn it into the next big TV or movie. This time the powers that be have decided to test their luck in a new TV adaptation of the beloved John Updike's "Rabbit' series. In honor of this announcement, we opened the lines to hear about your favorite and least favorite book adaptations. Plus, Nancy Koehn, Corby Kummer, John King, Bob Thompson, and Carol Rose and Rahsaan Hall from the ACLU. -
What Went Wrong: The Super Bowl
We went to the phones to hear why you thought the Patriots lost last night's Super Bowl. Plus, our weekly political roundtable, Charlie Sennott on North Korea, All Revved Up, and Andris Nelson joined us to celebrate Leipzig Week. -
Ask The Mayor: Will Boston Be A Marijuana Sanctuary State?
Mayor Marty Walsh joined us for another edition of Ask The Mayor tot take our questions and yours. Plus, Superbowl Trivia, Emily Rooney, Congressman Bill Keating, and Bill Costa joined us for our news quiz.