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Joe Kennedy III Would Vote 'No' On Obama's Trade Bill If It Went Before The House Today
Congressman Joe Kennedy III joined Jim Braude on Boston Public Radio to discuss the issues facing his district, including President Obama's controversial… -
Charlie Sennott Parses Osama Bin Laden's Bookshelf
What was Osama Bin Laden reading before he was killed? Charles Sennott, head of The GroundTruth Project, joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the… -
Congressman Bill Keating On The Lessons Learned From The Marathon Bombings
Congressman Bill Keating joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to discuss ways the intelligence community has learned from the Boston Marathon bombings… -
Is Boston 2024 'Socially Sustainable'?
Plans around the proposed Olympic Games in Boston have zeroed in primarily on the economic stability of the games and the construction of new facilities.… -
With Release Of Bin Laden Documents, Is The U.S. Government Trying To Send A Message To Sy Hersh?
Four years after Osama bin Laden was killed in a top-secret raid by Navy SEALs, the United States government is releasing a score of documents, books, and… -
Baker: Number Discrepancy From MBTA Report "Doesn't Matter Very Much"
Numbers from Governor Charlie Baker's MBTA advisory report have come under fire for potentially exaggerating the number of sick days taken by employees…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 8:20: Biden's Spotlight
We opened the lines to talk about night one of the DNCTrenni Casey, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter, discussed the case of a transgender teen in NH who wants to play on her school's soccer teamSue O'Connell discussed night one of the DNCDr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explained the latest mpox strainTibisay Zea, reporter for The World, discusses her reporting from Venezuela, where crackdowns on opposition to Maduro's government are risingCNN's John King zooms in to discuss the DNC We ended the show talking about how we collect plastic bags -
Best Of BPR 8/19/24: Adam Reilly Previews The DNC & Andrew Gottlieb On Protecting Cape Cod
Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim Braude.GBH reporter and host Adam Reilly is on the ground in Chicago; he previews the National Democratic Convention ahead of opening night.Andrew Gottlieb is executive director of the Association to Protect Cape Cod, an advocacy group vehemently opposed to a proposed machine gun range on the cape currently winding its way through the regulatory process. -
BPR Full Show 8/15: Water Country!
NBC political director Chuck Todd gave his national political roundup.Then we opened up the phone and text lines to talk about AI deepfakes. Are you scared of their political impact?Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discussed the latest developments in Trump's legal cases, and Biden's latest push on student debt relief.Tech writer Andy Ihnatko talked about the latest tech news, including the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Google.Embrace Boston's Imari Paris Jeffries discussed Trump's race-baiting and Boston Mayor Wu's demolition plan for White Stadium.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discussed Italy's blue crab invasion and salmon farms in Patagonia facing growing opposition.Then, we celebrated New England's rich history of musical jingles. Who do you call when your windshield’s busted? -
BPR Full Show 8/19: DNC Day One
GBH's Political Reporter Adam Reilly called in from the DNC.Then we opened the lines to hear thoughts about the DNC from listeners. Andrew Gottlieb of the Association to Protect Cape Cod discussed his group's opposition to the National Guard's proposed machine gun range.Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed new price limits for a number of medications, and the latest charges related to Matthew Perry's death.Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price talked about Trump profiting off of his bible promotion with Lee Greenwood.Khalil Gibran Muhammad discussed the resignation of Columbia's president Nemat Shafik, and what the start of the school year means for academia.We ended the show asking listeners if superfans are happier, and if maybe all of us should become "fans" of something -
Best Of BPR 8/16: Boston Lyric Opera & Private Equity Coming For Your Pets
Today:Live Music Friday with Boston Lyric Opera, ahead of a free pop-up "Street Stage" show in Roxbury this weekend, in partnership with Hibernian Hall.And later in the show, the Globe’s Marcela Garcia discusses private equity’s hold on the pet industry.