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Late last week, Congressman Kevin McCarthy abruptly withdrew his name from the running to be the next Speaker of the House. The California Republican was…

This weekend, an army of activist brass bands descends on Somerville to celebrate the tenth annual HONK! Fest. To celebrate, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan…

In the wake of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Democrats in Congress have launched a renewed push for gun control legislation like…

Doctors Without Borders, the international organization in charge of a hospital in Afghanistan bombed by an American airstrike this weekend, has called…

Thomas Hughes was a 29 year old investment banker at the prestige firm of Moelis & Company when he missed a family Easter brunch at the Yale Club in New…

Over the weekend, an American airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz, Afghanistan led 12 staff members and seven patients dead at a hospital run by the…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 3rd, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the dangers of America's obesity epidemic. We opened the lines to hear if you think there should be age limits on the ability to drive. Psychologist Joanna Breyer joined us to discuss her new book, When Your Child Is Sick: A Guide to Navigating the Practical and Emotional Challenges of Caring for a Child Who Is Very Ill. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen talked about the newest art exhibits in Boston. NECN's Sue O’Connell discussed the issues with the bikini emoji. *The World's *Jason Margolis talked about his cross country reporting. We opened the lines to hear about your favorite childhood books that you like to revisit.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 31st, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge closure and traffic on the Mass Pike. Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joined BPR to talk about Tom Brady's departure from a press conference after reporters questioned him about his fitness guru. Congressman Stephen Lynch, ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Security, joined BPR to talk about the TSA's Quiet Skies program. Affordable housing advocate Bruce Marks is the founder and CEO of NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America. He explained how to help low-income families get affordable homes. FRONTLINE’s Martin Smith talked about his new documentary, which looks at the border crisis. He is a reporter and one of the producers of the documentary, "SEPARATED: Children at the Border." Corby Kummer, senior editor at the Atlantic, columnist for New Republic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy helped us celebrate the 50th birthday of McDonald's Big Mac We took your calls, asking you about the Big Mac’s big birthday. Are you still a fan of the fast food classic?

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio Tuesday to talk about a new food hall that will open in downtown Boston in the spring of 2019