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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Carbon Leaf quintet
Axios business reporter Dan Primack
Painter Armani Thomas, filmmakers Gene Tempest & Cameo George on their new American Experience documentary about the invention of Polaroid
Retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner
Recent segments
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Dartmouth brings back SAT requirement, joining elite schools reinstating tests
The university cites new research finding SAT scores can predict a student's success and help disadvantaged students gain admittance. -
Boston Teachers Union supports teachers' right to strike and Thrive Act
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang supports legalizing a teachers right to strike and ridding MCAS as a high school graduation requirement. -
Migrant shelter system is ‘rapidly changing’ to meet demand, Wu says
Boston’s mayor said the influx of migrants is tied to "a federal broken system" and should be addressed through local, state and national coordination. -
Has Black History Month become too corporate?
"It does bother me the way they think they can repackage Woodson, Washington and Du Bois as a product. ... But we've seen this a number of times." -
Ukrainian orchestra performs in Worcester for the first leg of its US tour
The 90-member, Kyiv-based National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is stopping by Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Friday -
Newton Teachers Association president responds to criticisms over 11-day teachers strike
Opponents of the strike have argued that the action took learning time away from students who are already academically behind as a result of the pandemic.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.