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Coming up Friday on BPR:
Boston Public Library president David Leonard
Live Music Friday: Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Tracy Bonham
Press Play media analysis with the Boston Globe's Abdallah Fayyad & NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Marathon preview with the BAA's Jack Fleming
Recent segments
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Art Caplan Bats Down Misinformation And Conspiracy Theories Swirling Around The Coronavirus
Scientists believe bats may be the animal vector for the disease, but you can ignore the racist memes about bat soup. -
Immigrant Cuisines Of Boston Featured In Second Season Of 'No Passport Required'
The second season features an episode based around thriving immigrant communities in Boston. -
John King On Trump’s Re-Election: 'The President Is As Strong As He Has Ever Been’
“I know a lot of Democrats will recoil at that,” the “Inside Politics” anchor said. -
Should New Hampshire Have The First Primary In The Nation?
As the first primary in the nation, New Hampshire has a major impact on presidential primaries. -
Ari Barbanell And Paul English On The Upcoming Boston Winter Walk To End Homelessness
The walk aims to "demystify" the lived experiences of people who are un-housed. -
Trenni Kusnierek Decodes Tom Brady’s Cryptic Super Bowl Ad
The NBC Sports Boston reporter clarified that Brady could very well still be leaving the Patriots.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The Reality TV Show That Is Trump's Cabinet
Today: Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim.Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the organization's plan to protect civil rights and liberties under a second Trump administration.And former Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral walks us through the latest in Trump's reality TV-style method of picking cabinet members. -
BPR Full Show 11/21: No Mass Deportations In Boston
Chuck Todd on the latest D.C. headlines, news about Trump’s flurry of appointee announcementsAndrea Cabral on Wu in the national spotlight over her comments on mass deportations in BostonCarol Rose talked about the ACLU of Massachusetts’ new “Firewall for Freedom” agendaAndy Ihnatko on how tariffs are going to impact prices of phones, gadgets & other devices, and what we can expect out of Elon Musk over the next four years -
Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker Fees Be Gone
Today:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses the transgender community's response to Donald Trump's election.And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses broker fees. -
BPR Full Show 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
We start the day by opening phone and text lines for a conversation about the #MeToo era as Trump heads back to the White House, along with his cabinet picks who have their own sexual abuse allegations.GBH News arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the release of Wicked and whether "Glicked" (a Gladiator II and Wicked box office weekend) is the new "Barbenheimer."Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses NYC's move to make landlords pay brokers fees and whether a similar policy could work in Boston. She also discusses whether local companies are requiring employees to come into the office five days a week.Today is the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo joins us to discuss threats facing the transgender community at the federal level. Will Austin, founder and CEO of the Boston Schools Fund, discusses his view that getting rid of the MCAS graduation requirement is a bad idea, and other local education issues.Then we escape the headlines and focus on the Great British Baking Show and other escapist, feel-good television. -
Best Of BPR 11/19: Smoking Toad Venom & Kissing Rings
Today: Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses last Friday's fight night with Mike Tyson, and the plans for a soccer specific stadium in Everett for the New England Revolution.And, media maven Sue O'Connell talks about President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments and how to cover Trump without normalizing his fascistic tendencies.