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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
NBC’s Chuck Todd
MIT Economist Jon Gruber
The GroundTruth Project’s Charlie Sennott
Music roundtable with CRB’s Brian McCreath, Berklee’s Rev. Emmett Price and GBH culture reporter James Bennett II
Recent segments
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Art Caplan: What Juul's New CEO Signals Amid Vape Health Concerns
Juul's new CEO used to be a tobacco industry executive. -
Texas Meat Manufacturers Sold Inferior Meat To Prisons Across The Country
Thirty-two prisons bought uninspected and degraded meat for their inmates, Corby Kummer says. -
College Athletes In California Will Soon Be Able To Accept Endorsements
The law will go into effect in 2023, but a legal fight with the NCAA seems imminent, says Trenni Kusnierek. -
New Research On Traffic Emissions Brings Cause For Concern
WGBH News Reporter Craig LeMoult said Monday that legislators aren't equipped to respond to new data about ultrafine emissions particles. -
Sennott: The US Needs To Pressure Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi's Death
One year after Jamal Khashoggi's death, Charlie Sennott said the US needs to send a message to Saudi Arabia that murdering journalists is unacceptable. -
All Rev'd Up: American History Is 'Bereft Of Understanding Marginalized People'
The Harvard University president's comment about the 13th Amendment indicates the problem of historical ignorance, the reverends said.
Listen to previous shows
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Move over espresso martini, the drink of the summer might just be a THC-infused alternative
Every summer, bartenders and the industry try to put their shaker on the pulse of the drink trend of the season — But this summer, a new buzz-inducing beverage is making headlines. “Bartenders make a lot of money figuring out what’s going to be the drink that I am going to make fashionable this summer,” food and policy writer Corby Kummer told Boston Public Radio. “Yes it’s a complete marketing thing, but it also marks the summer for a lot of people.” It’s not the dirty Shirley (a vodka-soaked take on the Shirley Temple) or a Nascar spritz (Aperol, lemon, and a Budweiser or Miller High Life) and it’s certainly not the espresso martini of yesteryear, according to Kummer. Instead, cannabis-infused — non-alcoholic — drinks, are garnering a lot of buzz. “These new unregulated, Wild West drinks in states that legalized recreational marijuana are going to make people much higher than they expect,” he said. “I’m not saying don’t market them, but be more careful about regulating them.” 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: Green Lawns Are Out, Brown Lawns Are In
Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by asking listeners about their thoughts on high schools taking away students’ phones during school hours. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo talked about the CHIPS+ Science Act, including how it will work to expand tech hubs to cities all over America, and how she worked across party lines to help get it passed. Charlie Sennott discussed the latest headlines from the war in Ukraine, the changes in Afghanistan around a year after the U.S. withdrew troops from the country and the treatment of Afghan women under the Taliban. Sennott is a news analyst for GBH and the founder of the GroundTruth Project. Corby Kummer talked about the “cocktail of the summer,” the rise of THC beverages, and how hot chilis are right now. 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. Michael Curry shared his thoughts on the CDC’s plans to address COVID missteps, the dissolution of the American dream, and local police responses to white supremacist activity in Boston. Curry is chair of the NAACP Advocacy and Policy Committee, and is president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed the fallout of a Mass. school attempting to punish a student for wearing a hijab, reactions to a dioceses’ plan to spend millions of dollars on reparations, and recent calls for equity in housing following news about racism in home evaluations. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston and the inaugural dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together, they host GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast. We ended the show by talking about how listeners’ plants are faring in the drought this summer. -
BPR Full Show: An "Ask The" Double Hitter
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started off asking listeners about accepting the “good enough” life — is settling a good idea, in relationships and in other aspects of our lives. Gov. Charlie Baker joined the show for our regular "Ask The Governor" segment where listeners' questions focused on the impending MBTA shutdown and what could be done about the region's spiraling housing costs. Baker is the governor of Massachusetts. Andrea Cabral shared her insights on the various legal investigations into President Donald Trump and associates, plus Massachusetts’ dropping prison population, the case of the Florida judge who ruled a 16-year-old was too young to decide to get an abortion and the Rhode Island radio host arrested on livestream while taking justice into his own hands. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety, and former CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Mayor Michelle Wu joined the show for our regular "Ask The Mayor" segment to talk about the growing problem of online and offline harassment, including that faced by doctors at Boston Children's Hospital and by women elected to public office. Listeners dialed in with questions about the MBTA shutdown and workarounds for getting around and updates on Boston Public Schools. -
BPR Full Show: Heat Pumps
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners about Boston's proposal to ban the use of fossil fuels in new buildings. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses the Inflation Reduction Act's expansion of Medicare's ability to cap prescription drug prices and the growing popularity of ayahuasca and psychedelic use among celebrities. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses her latest piece in The Atlantic on the importance of the documents from the FBI search of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney's election loss and recent right-wing targeting and harassment of Boston Children's Hospital's trans health program. Kayyem was the assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs for Homeland Security under former President Barack Obama. She is currently the faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Comedian Tom Papa discusses his current projects and his upcoming Netflix standup comedy special taping at The Wilbur theatre this fall. Papa hosts the Sirius XM Radio show 'Come to Papa' and starred in the 2020 Netflix special 'You're Doing Great!' Boston Globe correspondent Kara Baskin discusses some of her latest parenting columns, including a list of her favorite restaurants to dine out with children and tips for how to stop exploding at your kids. Baskin is a food and parenting writer for the Boston Globe, and a humor writer for McSweeney's. Naturalist, author and BPR contributor Sy Montgomery discusses how squirrels have been keeping cool in the recent heat waves by splooting. She also discusses new science recording stingrays making sounds for the first time. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and BPR contributor. Her latest book is "The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty.” We close the show by asking listeners about their stories –both nightmarish and idyllic – about taking their kids out to restaurants. -
BPR Full Show: Orange Line Woes
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners about the impending shutdown of the MBTA’s Orange Line. Trenni Kusinerick talks about Bill Belichick’s efforts to rebuild the Patriot’s offense, the state of the Red Sox this season, and 8-year-old twins whose father is looking for them to get the youngest possible sponsorship by the NBA. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Michael Curry breaks down new Massachusetts legislation concerning mental health reform, the manipulative advertising of anti-abortion pregnancy centers, a recent investigation into complaints about healthcare equity in an East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, and the recent appointment of Boston Police Comissioner Michael Cox. Curry is chair of the NAACP Advocacy and Policy Committee, and is president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Jo Sias shares her expertise on the state of infrastructure in the face of our changing climate and extreme heat, including how climate-resilient infrastructure is more worthwhile in the long run, how politicians have tried to avoid implementing it, and why she’s optimistic for the future. Sias is a professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at University of New Hampshire, and directs the UNH Center for Infrastructure Resilience to Climate. Jared Bowen gives us the latest on the Greater Boston art scene, including the Armenian Museum of America’s exhibit “On the Edge: Los Angeles Art,” Jordan Nassar’s “Fantasy and Truth” at the ICA, MASS MoCA employees' unionization efforts , and the Pentagon’s involvement in the making of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Bowen is GBH’s executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio. John King discusses the Inflation Reduction Act and whether the tide is turning for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, including what to look for in this week’s primaries in Wyoming and Alaska, and the fallout from the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. King is CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. We end the show by asking listeners if, like Rep. Liz Cheney, they would stand up for the truth even if they knew it would cost them.