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Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
The Huntington Theatre production of "Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird"
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Recent segments
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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… -
Boston Police Commissioner Evans Praises President Obama's Call For Expanded Background Checks
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans praised President Obama’s call last week for expanded background checks for gun sellers, saying: “I believe it does… -
A Couple Of Actors (Literally) Face Off On News Quiz
This week on Boston Public Radio’s Friday News Quiz, actors and husband-and-wife duo David DeBeck and Shannon Lee Jones faced off. You may recognize him… -
Can The Turtleneck Still Be Cool?
Does anyone look cool in a turtleneck?That’s the question posed by writer Troy Patterson is his latest article for the New York Times: “Can The Turtleneck… -
Did North Korea Detonate A Hydrogen Bomb?
At 10 in the morning on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey registered a 5.1 magnitude seismic event in the northern region of perhaps the most reclusive… -
If Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Deteriorate, Say Goodbye To Peace In Syria
On Saturday, protestors in the Iranian capital of Tehran stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy, raiding it and setting it on fire.They were protesting Saudi…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 6/24/26: The Legacy of Eddie Andelman
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political headlines.Boston Globe's Shirley Leung discusses the dignitaries and CEOs treating the World Cup like a Davos summit, and the SJC blocking the rent control ballot question.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the possibility of federal agents at the polls this fall, and Trump's attack on "antifascist operatives"Two sons of pioneer sports talk radio host Eddie Andelman join to discuss their father's legacy. -
BPR Full Show 6/23/26: Ask the Attorney General
Attorney General Andrea Campbell answers your questionsSteve Kerrigan of MassDems and Amy Carnevale of MassGOP join for a politics discussion. Martha Walsh and Marsha Warfield join ahead of their dual-headline show, "It's Raining Queens" at the Regent in Arlington. -
BPR Full Show 6/22/26: Jamie Hosts For the First Time!
Sy Montgomery discussing legislation to protect the horseshoe crab from being bloodletted for medical purposes.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on the newest research on cannabis and the brain, and impending MassHealth work requirements.Corby Kummer discusses the unraveling of our food safety net, our very real addiction to ultraprocessed foods, and Ina Garten's messy new podcast.Kelly Beatty of Sky and Telescope on the summer solstice, and the upcoming total solar eclipse. -
BPR Full Show: Happy Juneteenth!
Ron Mitchell, publisher of Bay State Banner, and Marita Rivero, former CEO of the Museum of African American History join for Press Play.Women in World Jazz is our guest for Live Music Friday, ahead of a their Belmont Public Library performance in July.Sue O'Connell discusses Trump's Qatari jet and the Europification of Boston/Cambridge over the World Cup.Julia Marcus of GBH Music joins to discuss her interview with Jon Batiste and his new album Black Mozart. -
BPR Full Show 6/18/26: Scottish Dating in Boston
Chuck Todd discusses Trump's Iran nuclear deal/MOU to cease fighting.Meredith Goldstein of the Boston Globe Love Letters fame discusses some of her recent columns: "I'm sick of not living together" and "We don't like the same music" plus her event at the BPL about the history of advice.Senator Van Hollen zooms in to discuss his thoughts about Democrats' failed Israel/Palestine policy, and other criticisms of his party.Brendan Patrick Hughes' podcast Divine Intervention has just won a Peabody award. He'll join with his mother, Marianne Hughes, to discuss the story of antiwar nuns in Boston.