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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Brandeis University President Arthur Levine about his new book "From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed,”
Summer camp segment with Jeanne Sherlock from Metro West YMCA and Chris Smith from After School and Beyond
The Ellie Fund's executive director Meredith Mendelson
Recent segments
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Dispatches From Paris: A Climate of Defiance
It has been ten days since Paris was wracked by a terrorist attack that killed 130 and injured hundreds others. But in that time, the City of Light has… -
Attorney General Maura Healey: "We Need To Keep Pushing" On Public Records Laws
Attorney General Maura Healey says the public records reform bill approved by the House earlier this week, while a step in the right direction, does not… -
Take My (Work) Wife, Please
If you’ve ever shared food with someone you work with, or passed notes about that one guy in your office who always chews with his mouth open and sneezes… -
For Refugees, Gaining Access To The United States Is Already A Difficult Process
This week, Governor Charlie Baker made waves when he announced he was “not interested” in accepting refugees from Syria until he had more information… -
How Do You Explain The Attacks In Paris To Your Children?
This morning, just days after a series of terror attacks killed 120 and injured hundreds more in Paris, French President François Hollande declared his… -
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Joins Boston Public Radio For "Ask The Mayor"
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined Boston Public Radio for his monthly segment, “Ask the Mayor,” to take our questions and yours on everything from IndyCar…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Show Post 1/31/19 : Chuck Todd, Immigration, Wine
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 31st, 2018. -
BPR Full Show 1/30/19 : Weed Commercials, 10,000 steps, Concert Roundtable
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, January 30th, 2018. Following former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s criticism, Chris Christie saying President Donald Trump “blew it,” and Roger Stone saying his presidency is in mortal peril, we opened the lines to ask our listeners if they’re concerned about the president’s increasing isolation, even from his closest allies. We spoke to medical ethicist Art Caplan about CBS’ decision not to air an ad for a medical marijuana company during Super Bowl LII. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to discuss the outbreak of measles in Washington state. We spoke with WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen about the upcoming musical based on the “Magic Mike” film franchise. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam joined us as with his weekly explainer. Berklee College of Music Professor Rob Hochschild and WCRB’s Brian McCreath and Brian O’Donovan joined us for a concert round table, where they previewed some upcoming shows in the Greater Boston are -
Corby Kummer | The Planetary Diet
Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about new study that outlines the best diet for your health and the planet. -
BPR Full Show 1/29/19 : Road Rage, Super Bowl, John King
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, January 29th , 2018. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about a local road rage incident that made headlines. Have you ever experienced road rage? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us on the line from Atlanta, where she is covering the lead-up to the Super Bowl. Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn evaluated the prospects of a Howard Schultz presidential run. Food reporter and senior editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer looked at the future of candy hearts now that NECCO has gone out of business. Shirley Leung, interim Editoral Page Editor at The Boston Globe, discussed a push to bring online lottery to Massachusetts. Now that Marie Kondo mania is sweeping the nation, we asked our listeners: Have you brought her approach to the office? Do you diligently cull your work email inbox, or are you overwhelmed with unread messages? -
BPR Full Show 1/28/19 | Politics, Green Book, Smoking Weed With Your Parents
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, January 28th, 2018 Former State Rep. and 2018 Republican nominee for Senate Geoff Diehl and Michael Curry of the NAACP joined us for our political round table. With the government open for another three weeks, we opened up the lines to hear whether our listeners think it’s time for President Donald Trump to back down from his demand for a border wall or for Democrats to compromise. Media scholar Bob Thompson told us what he’s looking forward to on television this week. Physician and poet Dr. Rafael Campo joined us to discuss how reading and writing poetry has influenced the way he practices medicine. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of “All Revved Up” where we discussed the film “Green Book.” We spoke to WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott about the political crisis occurring in Venezuela.