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Cellist Yo Yo Ma performs live
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III
Love Letter’s Columnist Meredith Goldstein.
Recent segments
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Any Parent Could Tell You Exactly What Texas Police Officer Eric Casebolt Did Wrong
Eric Casebolt—a police officer in McKinney, Texas—was caught on video earlier this week chasing and waving his gun at a group of young African American… -
American Pharoah Captures The Triple Crown (And American Hearts)
Last week, a 3 year old colt named American Pharoah leapt across the finish line at Belmont, clinching the win and also, in the process, the elusive… -
A Very Moving News Quiz
Are you currently standing in your kitchen staring at half-empty cabinets with despair? Are there individually wrapped plates and tumblers strewn around… -
Juliette Kayyem On Appeals Court Immigration Decision: 'This Is Outrageous'
Yesterday, a federal appeals court upheld a hold on President Obama's executive action to delay deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants.… -
Ivan & Alyosha Perform Live On Boston Public Radio
If you're a fan of folk-pop indie rock bands, we have something here for you. If you don't like folk-pop indie rock bands, but like Dostoyevsky and "The… -
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans On Police Misconduct In Other Cities: "That's Not All Of Us"
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio to take listener questions for "Ask the…
Listen to previous shows
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Full Broadcast 7/13/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, July 13th, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the future of baseball — has America's pastime been relegated to the past by long games, expensive beer and an emphasis on home runs? Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined BPR for our monthly installment of "Ask The Mayor." Business columnist Shirley Leung gave us her take on equal pay at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Under The Radar's Callie Crossley explained how Doug Jones might vote for President Trump's Supreme Court pick. Actor Faran Tahir and the Director Steven Maler joined us for a Commonwealth Shakespeare Company news quiz. -
Full Broadcast 7/12/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell came in to talk about her proposal to let non-citizens vote in city elections. We took your calls about the effect that chain stores have on Boston neighborhoods. Andrea Cabral talked about what Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination means for the death penalty. WGBH's Science Correspondent Heather Goldstone explained how Scott Pruitt's short tenure at the EPA could have lasting consequences. We opened up the lines to you about the fact that the Thai cave rescue is about to get two adaptations on the silver screen. What movies got historical events right, and which ones didn't? We continued our coverage of the Massachusetts primaries with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie. Jonathan Alsop of the Boston Wine School explained what makes a Bordeaux and what makes a Bor-don't — in other words, why a global movement is demanding that a wine's birthplace is printed on the bottle. -
Full Broadcast 7/11/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 -
Full Broadcast 7/10/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 -
Full Broadcast 7/09/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 9th, 2018