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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Alan Khazei, founder of City Year
Senator Ed Markey Zooms
Harvard scholar Alex Green on disability rights in America
National security expert Juliette Kayyem
Recent segments
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Trenni Kusnierek Doesn't Blame Colin Kaepernick For Holding NFL Workout On His Terms
The player has not been signed to an NFL team since 2016, when he knelt in protest during the national anthem. -
John King: Impeachment Hearings Didn't Incite More Americans To Favor Impeachment
Fifty percent of Americans favored impeachment both before and after the impeachment hearings, according to a CNN poll. -
All Rev'd Up: Syracuse University Has Become A 'Tinderbox' Of Racist Occurrences
The university has suspended all fraternity events after members used a racial slur to accost a peer. -
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AG Maura Healey: Grant Thornton Records Should Be Made Public
The attorney general said there "may be" a role for her office to get involved, if the records continue to be withheld. -
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/03: Best (And Worst) Movies of 2024
Tommy McCarthy & Co. performed for Live Music FridayNancy Gertner & Erin Freeborn joined to talk about the work of Communities for Restorative Justice, a nonprofit that offers an alternative to the prison system that involves heavy dialogue and punishments decided to by victims rather than judges & juries.Sue O’Connell on Trump’s bid to save TikTok, dry January, and the siri lawsuit.Odie Henderson on his favorite (and least favorite) movies of 2024. -
Best Of BPR 1/02: Jimmy Carter In His Own Words & Reflections With Former Aide Margaret McKenna
Today:We bring you Jim and Margery's 2014 conversation with a 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, about his book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power."And, one of Carter's former aides Margaret McKenna reflects on his legacy. -
BPR Full Show 1/2: Remembering Jimmy Carter
Juliette Kayyem debriefed the attack in New Orleans that killed 15, and the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.Margaret McKenna reflected on her time working under President Jimmy Carter as a White House deputy counsel in the 70’sWe replayed Jim & Margery’s 2014 interview with Jimmy Carter about his book “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power.”Andrea Cabral on the downward trend for violent crime in BostonCorby Kummer talked about the craft beer breweries celebrating Pres. Carter’s legacy -
Best Of BPR 12/20: Boston's Very Own 'Ripped Bodice' Bookstore & Urban Nutcracker
Today: Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses the region's newest romance-specific brick-and-mortar bookstore, Lovestruck Books, in Harvard Square.And, the team from the Urban Nutcracker joins Jim and Margery at the BPL for Live Music Friday. -