EXPLORE MORE
Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen
The publishers of Boston Magazine
Recent segments
-
George H. W. Bush: The Last Consensus President?
Amid the circus of the 2016 political primaries, President George H. W. Bush—the careful, soft-spoken Senator who hated talking about himself—seems almost… -
A Kilt-ic Sojourn News Quiz
Nothing says “the holidays” like bagpipe music! To that end, drummer Brian Morgan and piper Graeme Blackman of the Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band… -
The Force Awakens In Jared Bowen: An Early Review Of The New Star Wars Film
While mere mortals may spend the evening queuing around the block for tickets to see the new Star Wars film “The Force Awakens,” WGBH’s own Jared Bowen is… -
Ask This Old House: The Ice Dam Cometh
After last winter, does the very thought of ice dams give you the chills? Richard Trethewey and Tom Silva of Ask This Old House are here to the rescue… -
Walsh Voices Support For 'Just Cause' Eviction Petition; Calls For Greater MBTA Funding
Mayor Marty Walsh supports the concept of a “just cause eviction” petition circulated by housing activists and is working with his staff on ways it could… -
After Historic Climate Deal Reached, A "Green Hangover" In Paris
Late Saturday night, delegates from 195 countries around the world attending the COP21 conference agreed to a historic climate deal to reduce greenhouse…
Listen to previous shows
-
Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org -
-
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition -
Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -
