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Journalist and author Howard Bryant
Independent bookstore panel
Chitarra Pastaria
Actor Ethan Hawke
Recent segments
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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. -
The ACLU Of Massachusetts Wants To Ban Facial Recognition Technology, For Now
The civil liberties organization has privacy concerns over a technology that is unregulated in the public space. -
Kellogg's To Phase Out Herbicide Found In It's Ingredient Supply Chain
Farmers rely on glyphosate for their crops, but Kellogg's is suggesting that trace amounts of it found in their ingredients are unsafe. -
Callie Crossley Isn’t Buying The Update To Florida's Felon Voting Rights Amendment
The “Under the Radar” host compared the updated law to the poll taxes of the pre-civil rights era. -
Emily Rooney: Will Kobe's Death Change Helicopter Regulations?
Rooney pointed out similarities between the Kobe Bryant tragedy and Stephen Colbert's family.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day?
BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day? -
Best Of BPR 6/13: 'My Life As Boston's Most Famous Stripper' & Massachusetts Is Backsliding On Youth Justice Reform
Today:Lucy Wightman joins Jim and Margery ahead of this week's release of her memoir, "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."And, a new report shows Massachusetts is backsliding on some aspects of juvenile justice reform. We speak with Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Cambridge-based nonprofit Strategies for Youth. -
BPR Full Show 6/16: No Kings, Just Princesses
We start the show by asking listeners about a weekend of demonstrations, including 'No King' rallies and the military parade. Anand Giridharadas, political commentator, discusses the shut-down of protests Saturday in LA, Trump's military parade and the political violence in Minnesota.Lucy Wightman discusses her new memoir "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Strategies for Youth, a Cambridge-based nonprofit, discuss the increase in pretrial detention for youths last year that are the result of law enforcement's decision to arrest young people for misdemeanors. The Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price join for All Rev'd Up x BPR, discussing the clergy who played a pivotal role 250 years ago in the American Revolution and how they are navigating us through political turbulence today. -
BPR Full Show 6/13: Papa's Time To Shine
Joan Donovan on misinformation in the digital age, she’ll talk about media coverage of the LA protests and discerning real news accounts from AI slop. BAMS Fest returns to Franklin park on June 28th, with a whole slate of sister events during June. We’ll talk with founder Catherine T. Morris, with a Live Music Friday performance from Boston reggae band Roots Alley Collective.Boston Pride for the People holds their annual Pride parade tomorrow, we’ll talk about goings-on and the state of the world for queer folks with BP4TP president Adrianna Boulin & Gary Daffin – who sits on the event leadership committee in addition to leading Boston’s Multicultural AIDS Coalition. -
Best Of BPR 6/13: Joan Donovan On Combating AI Misinformation & Boston Pride For The People
Today:Joan Donovan, founder of the Critical Internet Studies Institute & Boston University Assistant Professor of Journalism and emerging media studies, joins for a discussion on artificial intelligence, media manipulation, and telling truth from fiction.Boston Pride For The People President Adrianna Bolin and development & parade co-chair, Gary Daffin – he’s also President of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition -- join ahead of Saturday's parade in Boston.