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Monday on BPR:
Former US labor secretary Robert Reich
Actor Chris Cooper & author Ben Shattuck on their film History of Sound
Folks from White Snake Projects’ Indigenous Directory for Musical Storytelling
Mother-and-son duo behind the new cookbook Homeland Massala
1970s TV heartthrob John Davidson
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson: The New York Times Turned Their Endorsement Into A Reality TV Show
On Sunday, the New York Times decided to select their endorsement for the candidate to beat former reality television star and President Donald Trump via their television show “The Weekly”. -
Emily Rooney: Gov. Baker's Bill To Overhaul State Police Is 'Step In The Right Direction'
The proposed legislation hopes to modernize state police hiring, promotions, accountability and discipline within the department. -
Mayor Walsh, Local Officials On The State Of Massachusetts' Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis was discussed at length, along with solutions in development. -
Ayanna Pressley: Criminal Justice Reform Won't Happen By 'Tinkering At The Edges'
The congresswoman is out with a "radical" decarceration initiative. -
Callie Crossley On Lack Of Diversity In The 2020 Oscars
When Oscar nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards were announced, many took grievance with the fact that the nominees in major categories were predominantly white and male. -
Shirley Leung On MIT Chairman Robert Millard: 'He Should Also Quit'
The Globe business columnist continued to press for accountability in the wake of the Jeffery Epstein donation scandal.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 02/25: No More Tushy Pushy
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Boston group pushing for a new WNBA team and robot umpires in the MLB. Plus, the end of the "tush push" in football. We re-air our conversation with "investigative comedian" Adam Conover, who is performing in Vermont next week.Congressman Bill Keating zooms in to discuss the latest dealmaking with Ukraine and Russia, and why President Trump can be called a Russian "asset."CNN's John King joins via zoom for the latest national political headlines, including his conversations with Trump voters in Colorado. -
Best Of BPR 2/24: Anand Giridharadas On Protective Politics & Andy Ihnatko On Tech Bros Gone Wild
Political commentator behind The.Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here.Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information. -
Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur.