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Coming up Monday on BPR:
A marathon-themed 'Best-Of' show, featuring our interviews with:
Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon bombing survivors Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky
And more.
Recent segments
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Who Yelled 'Fire!' At the Boston Massacre? A New Massachusetts Historical Society Exhibit Has The Facts
A new exhibition paints a vivid picture of the Boston Massacre through eyewitness accounts. -
Ronan Farrow On 'Catch And Kill,' Breaking The Weinstein Story
In "Catch and Kill," Ronan Farrow describes how Harvey Weinstein used his influence to suppress reports of his sexual assaults. -
Andrea Cabral On Pre-trial Detentions: 'You Need To Look At The Data'
The former Suffolk County Sheriff said she isn’t alarmed by a new report from CourtWatch MA. -
The Ocean Cleanup Might Be Cleaning Up More Than Just Plastics
Critics think that collecting plastics on the surface of the ocean might pose a problem for sea creatures living in the collection zone. -
Shirley Leung: Recent FDA Announcements Are 'Breakthrough Moment' For Boston Biotech
Vertex and Biogen both received positive news from the FDA about drugs for Cystic Fibrosis and Alzheimer's. -
Corby Kummer: The Pros And Cons Of California's 'Roadkill Bill'
A new bill passed in California allows people to collect and consume roadkill.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/21: Quiet Piggy
Jinx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme return to preview their “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show” tour, which stops at the Wang Theater on Nov. 22ndLyndia Downie & Judge Kathleen Coffey join for a Thanksgiving check-in. Coffey is the founder & retired judge for the Homeless Court, which helps low-level offenders clear their records in order to get their life back on track. Lyndia of course is Executive Director of the Pine Street Inn.Hayley Reardon & Judit Neddermann are our guests for Live Music Friday, ahead of a show tonight at City Winery Boston. Reardon is a Marblehead native, Judit is visiting from Barcelona. Alex Green, vice-chair of the Massachusetts Special Commission on State Institutions and a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, on the latest on a bill sent to Governor Healey's desk that would make it easier for family members to obtain records of their disabled loved ones who lived in institutional housingSue O’Connell on Larry Summers/Harvard/Epstein fallout, a proposed Boston city hall merch line, and the Brian Walshe trial. -
BPR Full Show 11/20: The Right Lightbulb
Chuck Todd discusses the latest national politicsJonathan Van Ness zooms in ahead of their stop in Boston on their "Hot and Healed" tourAlejandra Caraballo, lawyer, clinical instructor at Harvard's cyberlaw clinic, and trans rights activist, joins to discuss the attacks on transgender people from the federal government this yearKelly Beatty of Sky & Telescope and Mario Motta discuss light pollution in Massachusetts. Mario Motta is a retired cardiologist and specialist on the medical effects of lights on humans -
Best Of BPR 11/20: Jonathan Van Ness Is Hot And Healed & Alejandra Caraballo On Trans Rights In 2025
Today:Jonathan Van Ness of Netflix's 'Queer Eye' fame joins ahead of a stop on their "Hot and Healed" tour in Boston this weekend.Then, civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses attacks on trans people in today's political climate, and the fallout at Harvard -- where she is a clinical instructor of cyberlaw -- over the school's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. -
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Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org