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BPR is on tape Aug. 11-15. We'll be back live on Monday, Aug. 18 with:
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans
Film critic Odie Henderson
Political commentator and author Robert Reich
The Revs Irene Monroe + Emmett G. Price III
Recent segments
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'Step Into This Kafkaesque System As It Unfolded For Us'
NPR reporter Aarti Shahani joined Boston Public Radio to discuss her new book, which details her family’s decade-long fight to remain in the U.S. -
Columnist Shirley Leung On The Harvard Discrimination Case Ruling
A judge ruled Harvard doesn't discriminate against Asian Americans. -
Emily Rooney: Should The Media Fact Check The President Live?
CNN has started carrying graphic that fact-check the president as he speaks live on air. -
BPR News Quiz: 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'
Our weekly news quiz featured Shakespearean shenanigans. -
Cabral: Botham Jean's Brother Hugging His Killer Is Appropriate. A Judge Hugging A Defendant Is Not
When Botham Jean’s brother Brandt took the stand at the sentencing of his brother’s killer Amber Guyger, he had an unusual request for the judge. On the stand, Brandt forgave Guyger for killing his brother, and asked the judge if he could hug her. The judge allowed it. -
Paul Reville On Judge's Ruling In Harvard Case
Harvard's admissions process passes muster in federal court, but isn't perfect, Reville said.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 7/24: An Arts Education For The Modern Age & The Art Of The Perpetual Stew
Best Of BPR 7/24: An Arts Education For The Modern Age & The Art Of The Perpetual Stew -
Best Of BPR 8/03: A Treatise On MAGA Loyalty & A Local Music Roundtable
Best Of BPR 8/03: A Treatise On MAGA Loyalty & A Local Music Roundtable -
BPR Full Show 8/3: Split It or Quit It
BPR Full Show 8/3: Split It or Quit It -
BPR Full Show 7/20: Dog Hair at a Potluck
BPR Full Show 7/20: Dog Hair at a Potluck -
BPR Full Show 8/2: Another Trump Indictment
BPR Full Show 8/2: Another Trump Indictment