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Monday on BPR:
Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung on the business of the World Cup
Sports physician Kate Ackerman from the Women's Health & Sports Performance Clinic
Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Stephen Rich of UMass Amherst for a FAQ on staying safe during this tick season
Recent segments
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The Revs Weigh In On 'The Evangelical Bubble'
Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed the widespread support for President Trump within America's evangelical circles. -
BPR Politics Roundtable: New Round Of Impeachment Hearings To Begin This Week, Led By Rep. Jerry Nadler
Some Democrats are concerned that Nadler won't be as effective as Adam Schiff in leading the hearings. -
Economist Jonathan Gruber Breaks Down Democratic Candidates' Proposed Wealth Tax
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to increase taxes on the rich. -
Bob Thompson: Limited Theater Releases Like 'The Irishman' Are Changing How We Watch Movies
The latest film from Martin Scorsese is distributed by Netflix. -
Sue O’Connell: Buttigieg Is 'Not Ready For Prime Time'
O'Connell discussed blowback to statements the mayor made while campaigning in 2011. -
Sy Montgomery: Therapy Animals Are Wagging Their Way Across The Country's Airports
LiLou the therapy pig is San Francisco airport's newest member.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR REWIND FULL SHOW 12/26/17 The Turkey Takeover
If you can never get a seat at Boston’s wildly popular restaurant Myers and Chang—Myers and Chang can now come to you by way of a great new cookbook, Myers + Chang At Home. Chef Joanne Chang joins Jim and Margery to talk about it. We open up the lines and ask you about the turkeys who have been taking over parts of Massachusetts. Adam Gopnick joins Jim and Margery to regale us with tales of trying to make it New York City, it’s the subject of his new memoir, At the Stranger's Gate: Arrivals in New York. Microsoft exec turned experimental chef Nathan Myhrvold about his latest cookbook—a 50 pound exploration and explanation of bread, Modernist Bread, The Art and Science Jacques Pepin and his granddaughter Shorey join Jim and Margery to talk about their latest collaboration, A Grandfather's Lesson: In the Kitchen With Shorey -
Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018
2017 was a tough year, so we opened the lines to hear you vent about the worst parts of the year and what you are excited to see in 2018. Plus, food writer Corby Kummer, tech writer Andy Ihnatko, Emily Rooney, Callie Crossley, and a festival news quiz. (Full Show 12/22/17) -
Ask The Attorney General Maura Healey: Net Neutrality
Attorney General Maura Healey joined us for another edition of Ask The AG where she took your questions and ours. Plus, medical ethicist Art Caplan, Mass. Senator Ed Markey on the new GOP tax plan, and we opened the lines to hear if you think the man flu is real. (12/21/17) -
The Taxing Minutiae Of The GOP Tax Plan
With the imminent passing of the GOP tax plan in the near future, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the plan. Plus, author Celeste Ng, animal expert Sy Montgomery, Harvard Business Schools' Michael Norton and Nancy Koehn, and CNN's John King. (Full show 12/19/17) -
Do You Believe In UFOS?
After the revelation that the Pentagon had active program searching for UFOs came to light this weekend, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on UFOS. Are they real or is it just light hitting off a weather balloon? Plus, A political roundtable, ACLU's Carol Rose, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompson.