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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play" media analysis with Media Matters VP Julie Millican
Live Music Friday: Irish rockers Solas
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Congressman Jake Auchincloss and MIT’s Jon Gruber
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson: 'The Little Mermaid Live' Fell Flat
Despite high viewership, the production was not received warmly by critics. -
All The News That's Fit To Paint
Two Boston artists Keith Maddy and Ed Stitt are quizzed on the week's news. -
Chuck Todd: Without A Third-Party Candidate, 'I Don't Know How' Trump Recreates 2016 Win
Todd says a third-party candidate is one of the only real chances Trump has of cracking the electoral college. -
Shirley Leung On Diverse City Council: 'They’re Not Gonna Wait For Change'
The Boston Public Radio contributor expressed excitement for the future of politics in Boston in the wake of Tuesday’s election. -
All Rev'd Up: Buttigieg Unpopular With Black Voters From His 'Failure To Address Racial Inequality'
The matter of Buttigieg's sexuality isn't the point of contention for black voters, rather, it is his lack of connection with marginalized communities, the reverends said. -
Alex Beam, A Boomer Himself, Explains The 'OK, Boomer' Meme
What exactly does 'OK, Boomer" mean? BPR asks a boomer to find out.
Listen to previous shows
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Boston Public Radio Full Show 12/20/19: Actually, Love Actually...
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the lines to callers to hear about your favorite holiday traditions. Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined for our monthly edition of “Ask The Mayor.” He discussed updates to the Trust Act, new space-saver rules for the winter, and his views on Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s push to decriminalize prostitution. Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed a Waltham holding company adding a female director to its all-male boardroom, and why she thinks Gov. Charlie Baker ought to put his plans to sell Hynes Convention Center on pause. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discussed a smartphone app to help parents find Black Santas, and holiday movies to watch if you’re avoiding the Hallmark channel. David Waters and Brian Hillmer from Community Servings joined us for a year-end news quiz. -
Boston Public Radio Full Show 12/19/19: Prune Chicken for the Holidays
Today on Boston Public Radio: Rep. Joe Kennedy called in to discuss yesterday’s impeachment vote, and his thoughts on the value of the electoral college. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed yesterday's impeachment vote and a recent interview with Harvey Weinstein in the New York Post. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joined us for our monthly “Ask the Governor” segment. Harvard law professor Martha Minow discussed her new book “When Should Law Forgive?” Christopher Kimball, founder of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, discussed his new book, “Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook" We opened our lines to callers to hear about your unusual and bizarre holiday recipes. -
Boston Public Radio Full Show 12/18/19: Impeachment Day
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from the House impeachment debate and discussed the proceedings with callers. -
The Top 5 Cookbooks From 2019 According to Corby Kummer
Food writer Corby Kummer took Boston Public Radio behind the scenes of his end-of-year list of the best cookbooks on Tuesday. The list appears in The Atlantic and is a diverse collection of food literature. "I tried for cultural variety, I tried for something that's educational, and I tried for something we don't know, I don't know, in addition to the cook book literature," he said. "The ones I picked were stuff I didn't know about, and was so excited to learn." Kummer described one of his selections, "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking" by Toni Tipton-Martin, as more than a cookbook, but a piece of "deep scholarship." "She decided to do a beautiful out and out picture book," he said. "The whole book was delayed two years because of her insistence that the food stylists and photographers be African American. It's been so hard for them to break into the publishing biz and food styling biz. It took a long time, the publisher was willing to wait, they did it, and it's a gorgeous book." Corby Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy -
BPR Full Show 12/17/19: SpyGate All Over Again
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to talk with callers about how impeachment is impacting your holiday cheer. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed SpyGate 2.0 for the Patriots, and an intersex runner’s struggle to compete in the face of regulatory pushback. MIT economist Jon Gruber discussed his latest research on how we choose our health plans, and the bigger question of whether average people have too much freedom over their healthcare plans. Atlantic food writer Corby Kummer discussed his list of the best cookbooks of 2019, and a virtual reality dining experience in New York City. Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discussed how Massachusetts might pay for its enormous $1.5 Billion education funding bill, and a California lawsuit alleging that SAT and ACT scores unjustly favor wealthier students. CNN’s John King discussed the House's upcoming impeachment vote, along with other political headlines. Gold Dust Orphans founder Ryan Landry called in to promote the last weekend of his troupe’s production of “Christmas on Uranus."