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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston and Rev. Jay Williams with a sneak preview of their big MLK 2026 Day plans
Evan Horowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts
Recent segments
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Uncorked With Jonathon Alsop: The Wine Tariff
A new American tariff will go into place later this month on many European wines. -
Naomi Klein: 'It Would Be A Shame If Markey Wasn't Sent Back To The Senate'
Klein supports the reelection of Green New Deal co-author Sen. Ed Markey in the face of Rep. Joe Kennedy's challenge. -
Cabral: Impeachment Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago
House Democrats are ramping up their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, and Trump has vowed to fight them. -
Alex Beam Is a Lonely Reader
Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined Boston Public Radio to lament that not enough people are reading. -
Village Voice: Poems For Hispanic Heritage Month
Richard Blanco shared poems to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. -
Juliette Kayyem: Removing US Troops From Syria Will Give ISIS 'A New Narrative'
Questions arise about whether ISIS will regain power with the removal of combined U.S. and Kurdish forces from the Syrian border.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/28: Live from the NAACP National Convention
Today we broadcast live from the 114th NAACP National Convention, the first time the convention has returned to Boston since 1982. We started the show with Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston, and Michael Curry, CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Rep. Ayanna Pressley stopped by, along with Marty Walsh, the Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller, Naia Butler-Craig, Imari Paris Jeffries, and more. Robert Kraft and Mayor Michelle Wu called in. We also spoke to GBH News reporters Paris Alston and Phillip Martin. -
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot
BPR Full Show 7/27: Too Old and Too Hot -
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts
Best Of BPR: Climate Resiliency & NAACP Convention Listener Thoughts -
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation
BPR Full Show 7/26: Cannabis Regulation -
Best of BPR 7/26: Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien & NAACP Vendors
Best of BPR 7/26: Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien & NAACP Vendors