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Recent segments
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Andrea Cabral: How Bloomberg Can Redeem Himself From Stop-And-Frisk Days
Bloomberg should pay off all the fines preventing ex-felons from voting, Cabral said. -
Gov. Sununu Says That Primary Will Not Be Repeat Of Iowa Caucuses
"I'm an engineer, we never use the word 'perfect,'" Sununu said. "But we will get it 100% right. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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Full Broadcast 3/20/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. A new poll from Monmouth says that over 70 percent of Americans believe we are governed by a "deep state" of unelected officials. Are we becoming a nation of conspiracy theorists? We opened up the lines and asked you. The NFL has come under fire for delaying concussion settlement payments to former players. Trenni Krusnierick, sports reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, discussed. Reporters Jenifer McKim and Christopher Burrell discussed their investigation into suicides at Massachusetts county jails. President Donald Trump announced Monday he wants some drug traffickers to be faced with the death penalty. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan analyzed the president's approach to the opioid crisis. Food writer Corby Kummer looked at a fight erupting in Germany over a food bank in Essen that banned migrants. CNN's John King , host of "Inside Politics," brought us the latest news from Washington. Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn looks at a recent string of troubling incidentsat United Airlines and asks: Will consumers walk away from the company? -
Full Broadcast 3/16/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, We opened up the lines to you about the school walkouts to protest gun violence — should students be disciplined if they skip class to demonstrate? Brian O'Donovan and the members ofOpen The Door For Three joined us for a preview of this weekend's St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Business columnist Shirley Leung explained the downfall of Necco candy and Toys 'R Us. Chessy Prout joined us to talk about her experience as a victim of sexual assault at St. Paul's School and her new book, "I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice and Hope." Under The Radar's Callie Crossley gave us an update on Omarosa Manigault reportedly blocking Heritage Foundation President Kay Cole from working in the White House. Somerville's Mayor Curtatone and Salem's Mayor Driscoll came in for our Mayoral Madness News Quiz. -
Full Broadcast 3/15/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 15th, 2018. The Boston Red Sox are asking the city to change the name of "Yawkey Way" to "Jersey Street." Yawkey Way is named for former owner Tom Yawkey, who resisted racial integrationof the team. We opened up the lines and asked you for your thoughts. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed a "right to try" bill in Congress that would make it possible for terminally ill patients to access drugs that are not approved by the FDA. We asked you about an ethical quandary we discussed with Caplan: If someone's zipper is undone, or they have something in their teeth, do you tell them or not? Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral looked at sexual harassment in the State House. Rep. Michael Capuano weighed in on Conor Lamb's surprise victory in a Pennsylvania special election. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," brought us the latest news from Washington. -
Full Broadcast 3/14/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. We began the show by asking you if you believe that politics should become more centrist. John Gruber joined us to talk about the latest economic and healthcare issues. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the ousting of Rex Tillerson. Plus, NECN's Sue O'Connell, WGBH's Jared Bowen, and Nova's Rachel Connolly and filmmaker Errol Morris talked about the death of Stephen Hawking. -
Trenni Kusnierick: Will Tom Brady Retire?
Sports writer Trenni Kusnierick joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the rumors that everyone in the sports world is talking about- will Tom Brady retire?