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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory
Michael Curry from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Travel writer Christopher Muther
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III
MIT economist Jon Gruber
Recent segments
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Logan's New Ride-share Area Is Better Than People Think, Says Christopher Muther
Ride-share users who are being picked up or dropped off at the airport will be directed to a centralized ride app space. -
Lynch: 'We Will Prove Our Case To The American People' That Trump Broke The Law
Lynch was originally hesitant to support impeachment. Now he wants to be a leader in the process. -
Jane McMullen: A Tragedy Like Last Year's Camp Fire 'Probably Will Happen Again'
Director Jane McMullen spoke about the film and what we can learn from the tragic wildfire. -
With Free Shipping On $1 Items, Amazon Aims To Expand Its Reach, Says Nancy Koehn
The company's new strategy adds Dollar Tree to its list of rivals. -
Shirley Leung: 168 Affordable Housing Units To Be Added In Chinatown, But Thousands More Needed
More developers need to be involved in building affordable housing, says Shirley Leung. -
Cabral: BC Texting Case Shows Laws Must Evolve With Technology
The former Suffolk County Sheriff said that in sending her boyfriend texts urging him to kill himself, Inyoung You is responsible for his death.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/24: Anand Giridharadas On Protective Politics & Andy Ihnatko On Tech Bros Gone Wild
Political commentator behind The.Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here.Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information. -
Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur. -
Best Of BPR 2/20: Adam Conover On Masculinity & Rick Steves Wallops Our Ethno-Centrism
Today:Comedian Adam Conover calls into the show ahead of a stop at the Wilbur on his "Nihilism Pivot" tour.And, travel guru Rick Steves discusses his new memoir "On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer."