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Wednesday on BPR:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston Globe Love Letter’s columnist Meredith Goldstei
GBH's Jennifer Moore, WCAI's Gilda Geist and NEPM's Karen Brown on the Connecting the Commonwealth series Unraveling Immunity
Recent segments
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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. -
College Behind Bars: Documenting The Bard Prison Initiative's Impact On Prisoners
The people behind the film series speak about their experiences within BPI and its long-lasting effects after prison. -
Village Voice: A Lesson In Eco-Poetry
Presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco previews a new poetry anthology focused on climate change. -
Callie Crossley On Cancel Culture: 'You Need To Use It Judiciously'
The “Under The Radar” host lent her perspective on recent comments from Barack Obama.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 12/20/18: Holiday Tipping, Justice Reform, Christmas Wine
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, December 20th, 2018. -
BPR Full Show 12/18/18 : Holiday Stress, Climate Change, Obamacare
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, December 18th, 2018. The former head of the EPA Gina McCarthy discussed the Trump administration's approach to climate change. We opened the lines to hear what tips you have to deal with the the stresses of the holiday season. Juliette Kayyem talked about the latest news coming out of the Mueller investigation. The Counsel General of France in Boston Arnaud Mentré talked about the ongoing protests in France. Harvard Historian Nancy Koehn talked about the history and legacy of mall Santas. WGBH's Arts Editor Jared Bowen discussed the latest plays to see around Boston. Economist John Gruber talked about the latest rulings regarding Obamacare. -
Corby Kummer | Is The Christmas Fruitcake Dead?
Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the fate of the Christmas fruitcake. -
BPR Full Show 12/18/18 : Trump, Fruit Cake, Alex Beam
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, December 18th, 2018. We opened up the lines to hear how our listeners feel about all of the news coverage surrounding President Trump and his administration. We sat down with former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis to hear why he’s been fighting for a connected rail link between North and South stations in Boston. We heard the latest from Boston City Hall from Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell. NBC Sports Boston reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss her feelings about the Olympic sport of curling. Atlantic Senior Editor Corby Kummer joined us for a discussion about the origins of a legendary Christmas classic: fruitcake. We spoke with CNN’s Chief National Correspondent John King about the latest developments in the sentencing hearing of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam told us what he’s planning for his next book club. -
BPR Full Show 12/17/18 : Work Ethic, All Revved Up, Poems
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, December 17th, 18th. We went over the week’s headlines with our political roundtable, featuring former Massachusetts GOP chairwoman and COO of ReflectUS *Jennifer Nassour *and former CEO of the Democratic National Convention Steve Kerrigan. Holiday vacation is right around the corner for many people across the country. We opened the lines to hear if you have already tuned out at work. *Charles Sennott, *executive director of The GroundTruth Project, discussed the take away from the UN climate summit in Poland Television expert *Bob Thompson *gave us his list of the best and worst T.V. moments. *Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price *tackled the moral issues of the day on “All Revved Up.” We asked you if you have ever re-gifted a gift that someone gave you. To the holidays, poet *Richard Blanco *looked at poems reflecting on gratitude and how to be thankful.