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Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey
Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys
CNN’s John King
The New York Times’ TV critic James Poniewozik
Recent segments
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The Iran Nuclear Deal: 'History's Most Complex Piece Of Disarmament'
The adoption of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Iran officially kicked off October 18th, 90 days after the United Nations Security Council… -
A Very Hoppy News Quiz
If someone dared you to jump in to the Charles River for a nice little swim, you might blanch a little bit. But what if someone asked you to drink from… -
Governor Baker Rolls Out Opioid Abuse Bill; Signs Marijuana And Tax Ballot Petitions
Governor Charlie Baker’s administration is hoping to target the state’s opioid crisis with a new bill unveiled Thursday. The bill would limit doctors to… -
Why Ed Markey Thinks There Will Be A Historic Showdown On Gun Control
Senator Ed Markey believes that Congress is past due for a historic showdown on gun control.“I think we’re close to a tipping point,” Markey said on… -
Joe Kennedy Is Not Sure Any Centrist Republican Could Lead The GOP Caucus
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… -
LISTEN: A Very Honk-Worthy News Quiz
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…
Listen to previous shows
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Cinema Classic Challenge: 'Easy Rider'
Film critic Garen Daily joined us to discuss this month's cinema classic challenge, Easy Rider. Plus, Juliette Kayyem on the crisis in Puerto Rico, Shirley Leung on Amazon's new headquarters, and Art Caplan on bringing vegetative patients out of their brain-dead state. (Full Show 9/27/17) -
Ken Burns On The Vietnam War
Ken Bruns and Lynn Novick joined us to talk about their new documentary series, The Vietnam War. Plus, John Gruber on the newest health care news, Nancy Koehn on the bids for Amazon's new home city, Corby Kummer on smart fridges, and CNN's John King. (Full Show 9/26/17) -
Fire That SOB
We went to the phones and asked you about your thoughts on Trump's comments calling for NFL owners to fire "the son of a bitch," who kneels for the national anthem. Plus, All Revved Up on Trump's comments, Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O'Brien on local and national politics, Bob Thompson on the best and worst of TV, Richard Blanco for out weekly poetry reading, and Charlie Sennott on the situation in North Korea. (Full Show 9/24/17)
