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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Special guest co-host Ken Casey with:
Author Michael Patrick McDonald
Jan. 6 police officer Michael Fanone
Live music from Jesse Ahern
Chrissy Lynch, President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Recent segments
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The Radical Manifesto Of Bill Ayers
American schools are struggling. There are achievement gaps between poor and rich neighborhoods, classes are overcrowded, and too many students are… -
Piano Man Billy Joel On: Dropping Out Of School, The 'Physicality' Of Performance, And Playing Fenway
There’s probably only one New York Yankees fan in the world who receives a red carpet treatment from Red Sox Nation. That would be the 150-million… -
Were The Snowden Leaks A Public Service?
When NSA contractor Edward Snowden first released thousand and thousands of documents about the agency’s secret worldwide surveillance apparatus, the… -
Congressman Stephen Lynch: 9/11 Families Should Be Able To Sue Saudi Arabia
Congressman Stephen Lynch voiced strong support for legislation that would make it easier for the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for… -
Dr. David Ludwig Explains the "Biggest Loser Syndrome"
The Biggest loser reality show has gotten a lot of attention lately off of a recent study that tracked 14 of the contestants who all lost massive amounts… -
Former Mass. Gov. Dukakis: North-South Rail Link Would "Pay For Itself"
Just as the state voted to move ahead with a (scaled-down version of) the Green Line Extension, and it looks like the South Station Expansion project may…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/26: Rep. Pressley On Reproductive Rights Rollbacks & Family Health Project On UBI For Moms
Today:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley zooms in on the three-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and a brand new Supreme Court ruling giving states the power to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.And, Joe Knowles of the Family Health Project joins with Roxbury mother Dalia to discuss the benefits of offering direct cash payments to new mothers -- Knowles' initiative provides $400 every month for the first three years of a child's life to local mothers. -
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BPR Full Show 6/25: Ask The Governor + AI Chatbots
Governor Maura Healey joins for Ask the Governor.GBH News executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the Boston Public Art Triennial, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and the fate of Iran's architectural treasures with escalation of war.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the emerging details of the U.S. strike on Iran and the proposed "Golden Dome" US-wide missile defense system.Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her recent columns and podcast episodes including how to deal with a partner's moodiness and the role of artificial intelligence in dating. -
BPR Full Show 6/24: Is This How We Treat Them?
CNN's John King on the latest national political headlines.Jim O'Connell + Derek Winbush join to discuss 40 years of Boston Health Care for the Homeless.Jordina Shanks of Fenway Health and civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo join to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on gender affirming care for trans youth.Senator Ed Markey discusses attacks to public media, and the latest national headlines.Brittany Jasnoff, executive editor of Boston magazine, joins with Jason Santos — chef/owner at Citrus & Salt — and Lydia Shire — chef/partner at Scampo ... both are winners of the Best of Boston 2025 list this year. -
Best Of BPR 6/24: Sen. Markey On Threats To Public Media & A Trans Health Panel
Today:Senator Ed Markey joins, with reaction to Iran and the latest on recission for PBS and NPR. Then we’ll get reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold a ban on gender affirming care in Tennessee, giving states broad powers to ban or regulate transgender medical care for minors.We talk with Jordina Shanks, CEO of Fenway Health – the largest provider of trans health care in New England – and trans rights activist, Harvard’s Alejandra Caraballo.
