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Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts Secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville
A special Thursday music session ahead of the Rockport Celtic Festival
Recent segments
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Heather Goldstone On The Impact Of The American Withdrawal From The Paris Agreement
On Monday, the Trump administration formally informed the United Nations of their intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. -
Juliette Kayyem On The Impact of Public Impeachment Hearings
Public hearings in the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump will begin next week. -
Paul Reville: Overall, Educational Success Is Declining in Mass.
Massachusetts students led the nation in reading scores, but performed worse than two years ago. -
Ali Noorani: 'Things Are Completely Out Of Whack'
The executive director of the National Immigrant Forum expressed frustration with several Trump administration policies. -
Corby Kummer: Amazon's Free Food Delivery Service Will Cost Workers Jobs
Amazon recently announced that subscribers to Amazon Prime will be able to receive free delivery on grocery sales purchased through their website. -
Trenni Kusnierek On The New Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer
Chaim Bloom replaces Dave Dombrowski as the leader of roster operations for the franchise.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/1/19 : Congressman McGovern, Andrea Campbell, Errol Morris.
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, February 1st, 2019. Congressman Jim McGovern joined us to discuss his new position as the Chairman of the House Rules Committee. WGBH's Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell was in the studio to talk about the Boston Globe's recent valedictorian study. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko talked about the latest tech mishaps at Apple and Facebook. Documentarian Errol Morris joined us to discuss his new documentary on Steve Bannon, American Dharma. It seems these days that it is impossible to get out of the reach of Amazon. We opened the lines to hear if you could avoid buying anything from the online monopoly for an entire week. Rebekah Salwasser, the executive director of the Red Sox Foundation , and Adam Grossman, the chief marketing officer of the Boston Red Sox, joined us for the news quiz. -
BPR Show Post 1/31/19 : Chuck Todd, Immigration, Wine
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 31st, 2018. -
BPR Full Show 1/30/19 : Weed Commercials, 10,000 steps, Concert Roundtable
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, January 30th, 2018. Following former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s criticism, Chris Christie saying President Donald Trump “blew it,” and Roger Stone saying his presidency is in mortal peril, we opened the lines to ask our listeners if they’re concerned about the president’s increasing isolation, even from his closest allies. We spoke to medical ethicist Art Caplan about CBS’ decision not to air an ad for a medical marijuana company during Super Bowl LII. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to discuss the outbreak of measles in Washington state. We spoke with WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen about the upcoming musical based on the “Magic Mike” film franchise. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined us as with his weekly explainer. Berklee College of Music Professor Rob Hochschild and WCRB’s Brian McCreath and Brian O’Donovan joined us for a concert round table, where they previewed some upcoming shows in the Greater Boston are -
Corby Kummer | The Planetary Diet
Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about new study that outlines the best diet for your health and the planet. -
BPR Full Show 1/29/19 : Road Rage, Super Bowl, John King
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 29th , 2018. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about a local road rage incident that made headlines. Have you ever experienced road rage? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us on the line from Atlanta, where she is covering the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn evaluated the prospects of a Howard Schultz presidential run. Food reporter and senior editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer looked at the future of candy hearts now that NECCO has gone out of business. Shirley Leung, interim Editoral Page Editor at The Boston Globe, discussed a push to bring online lottery to Massachusetts. Now that Marie Kondo mania is sweeping the nation, we asked our listeners: Have you brought her approach to the office? Do you diligently cull your work email inbox, or are you overwhelmed with unread messages?