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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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Trenni Kusnierek On Tom Brady's Cameo In Netflix Show
Brady is seen stepping out of an Asian day spa, drawing comparisons to Patriots owner Robert Kraft's arrest for soliciting prostitution. -
Alexander Hamilton's Case For Impeachment
The impeachment process was crafted to ensure checks and balances on the presidency. -
Jim Aloisi And Chris Dempsey On Uber And Lyft Changes at Logan Airport
The pickup and drop-off locations are changing for ride share companies, but not for taxis. -
John King: Trump Is Trying To Distract Americans From Impeachment
CNN’s chief national political correspondent said that Trump’s use of the word lynching may be meant to distract Americans from the information witnesses have divulged in the impeachment inquiry. -
New Book Looks At Rise And Fall Of Uber CEO: 'I've Never Seen Anyone Hate Another Company As Much As He Did'
In "Super Pumped," New York Times reporter Mike Isaac explores the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick -
New FRONTLINE Film Focuses On The 3 Men Behind Trump's Immigration Policy
A new FRONTLINE film explores the background of President Trump's immigration policy.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/8/2019: A Green New Deal And A Red-Hot News Quiz
On today's episode of Boston Public Radio: Democrats have unveiled an ambitious new proposal for fighting climate change, the "Green New Deal." Joining us on the line to explain the proposal was Congressman Bill Keating of the 9th district of Massachusetts. Keating is on the House Foreign Affairs Committees, where he serves as chairman of the Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment Subcommittee. We opened up the lines and asked you: Do you think the Green New Deal could work? Do you support it? Emily Rooney, host of "Beat the Press," shared her famous list of observations and frustrations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh took our questions and yours on "Ask the Mayor." Have the latest revelations about Elizabeth Warren's Native American ancestry doomed her shot at beating Trump? We asked Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for the Boston Globe. Callie Crossley, host of "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," looked at the ways former First Lady Michelle Obama reinvented the book tour while promoting her new memoir, "Becoming." Husband-and-wife duo Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers of Myers + Chang and Flour Bakery faced off on a sweet News Quiz. -
BPR Full Show 2/7/19 : Andrea Cabral, Paul Reville, Puritan Boston
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, February 7th, 2019 -
BPR Full Show 2/6/19 : State Of The Union, Seth Moulton, Gym Class
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, February 6th, 2018. We spoke with Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey about the 2020 presidential race. We opened up the lines to hear what our listeners thought about President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union address. Congressman Seth Moulton joined us to give us his take on President Trump’s State of the Union address. We spoke with national security expert Juliette Kayyem about the latest developments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford joined us to discuss her new book, “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution and Why America Might Miss It.” Medical ethicist Art Caplan gave us his analysis on Trump’s third State of the Union Address. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners to share their memories of gym class in school, and whether they think physical education should be reformed or not. WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen joined us to talk about Bedlam’s production of “Pygmalion,” which is playing at the Central Square Theater through March 3. -
Corby Kummer | A Food Critic's Take On The "Food As Medicine" Movement
Corby Kummer, senior editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the growing movement of using food as medicine. -
BPR Full Show 2/5/19 : Patriots Parade, Mei Mei, Alex Beam
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, February 5th, 2019. The Patriots celebrated their Super Bowl win with a duck boat parade through Boston today. We covered the festivities from our Library studio and took your calls on all things Patriots. Trump will be delivering his State of the Union address tonight. We opened the lines to hear if you will be watching. Senior Editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy Corby Kummer, joined us to talk about how Brexit is impacting the international food supply. Andrew Li and Irene Li, two of the three siblings behind the food trucks and restaurants that make up the Mei Mei Group, joined us to talk about their new cookbook, Double Awesome Chinese Food. CNN’s chief National Correspondent and host of * Inside Politics*, John King, discussed what to expect from tonight’s State of the Union. ALEX BEAM, Boston Globe Columnist, his latest book is “The Feud: Vladimir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship,” gave us his famous explainer.