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Monday on BPR:
UMass President Marty Meehan
Chris Dempsey & Bill Straus for our monthly transportation panel
Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam
Folks from Roxbury’s Suya Joint – whose manager was just released from ICE custody
Recent segments
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Trump's Address To The Nation Was 'Propaganda,' Says Chuck Todd
The address will make US allies wary of forging deals with our government in the future, Todd says. -
Markey: Congress Is Being Kept In The Shadows On Why Trump Needed To Kill Iranian General
After a briefing on Wednesday, Markey said no evidence was provided of an "imminent threat" posed by the general -
US Rep. Bill Keating: The Impending Vote To Restrict Trump's War Powers Shouldn't Be Partisan, But It Is.
The House of Representatives will vote today to restrict the President's war powers. -
Art Caplan Talks Netflix's ’The Goop Lab'
The medical ethicist weighed in on the streaming service's venture into Gwyneth Paltrow’s world of Goop. -
Noorani: The Detainment Of Iranians At The US Border Is The Result Of Poor Leadership
In the wake of the revelation that President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, dozens of Iranian-Americans were detained at the US-Canada border, sometimes for hours, by border security agents. -
Kayyem: Killing Soleimani Accomplished Nothing
On Wednesday, national security expert Juliette Kayyem questioned President Trump's long term strategy surrounding Iran.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/23: Executive Orders
Chuck Todd on Sean Hannity's interview with Trump.Andrea Cabral on the role of the DOJ in carrying out Trump’s first-round of executive orders, and reaction from police groups to his pardoning of J6 rioters.Phillip Martin & Denise Jillson on a billionaire’s grip on real estate in Harvard Square, off of Phillip’s recent reporting. Denise is Executive Director at the Harvard Square Business Association.Jon Gruber talked about what’s (likely) to come for Medicaid, Inflation Reduction Act funding and more -
Best Of BPR 1/22: Immigration Raids In Schools And Churches & Bug Pain
Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain. -
BPR Full Show 1/22: To Squash or Save?
President Donald Trump issued several executive orders that roll back climate progress. We take listener reactions on his energy policies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a photography exhibit, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), at the Hood Museum in Dartmouth, NH. National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses Trump's border executive orders and J6 pardons.Mark Pothier and Walter Robinson of the Plymouth Independent discuss local news efforts and clashes with town officials.Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss chimpanzees sharing familial language, insects feeling pain and animals struggling in the LA fires.Now that we know bugs feel pain, will we stop killing them? We ask listeners. -
BPR Full Show 1/21: The Second Term
Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, on their work resettling refugees and protecting immigrants.David Cash, former regional EPA director for New England, discusses Trump's energy plansShirley Leung on our modern oligarchy, with tech titans on bended knee for Trump.John King on Trump's executive orders -
Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy.