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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Food policy expert Corby Kummer
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart
The Long Run: Rachel Binstock from Wasted*
Recent segments
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6 Boston Women To Celebrate On #InternationalWomensDay
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of six women who rocked Boston this year. These women showed strength and… -
BPR 01/19: Legalized Marijuana, Supplement Lies, And Ask This Old House
CNN’s John King called in to discuss the primaries and other political headlines of the day. A new tax that will tax millionaires an additional four… -
The Unregulated Truth Behind Dietary Supplements
It is nearly impossible to watch TV, surf the internet, or walk into a supermarket, without being bombarded with advertisements for a miracle dietary… -
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The BPR Book Club Returns With A Hot Read For A Cold Winter: Nora Ephron's 'Heartburn'
It’s cold outside. Why not dial the temperature up by a few degrees with a hot read?The Boston Public Radio Book Club has a pick for you: “Heartburn,” by… -
When Will Donald Trump Denounce Islamophobic Robocalls?
Registered voters across Iowa received a strange phone call over the weekend; a robotic message from a white nationalist super PAC, urging them to vote…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/12: Topo Gigio vs Topo Chico & The Future Of Carney Hospital
Today:Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the new "dirty dozen" list of grocery store items laden with pesticides.And, Michael Curry, head of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, discusses a new proposal for the shuttered Carney Hospital in Dorchester to be repurposed as a training facility for nurses. -
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive.
