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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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In Murder of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle, Was PTSD To Blame?
“American Sniper”—the Clint Eastwood blockbuster about real-life Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle—has broken record after record at the box office. But the… -
Oh, How The Tables Have Turned: Jim Braude & Margery Eagan Take Their Own Friday New Quiz
Oh, how the tables have turned. High School Quiz Show host Billy Costa put Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on the other side of the answer sheet this week… -
Outrage In Jordan Over Gruesome Murder Could Drastically Change Country's Fight Against ISIS
After ISIS released video of the brutal murder of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh, the reaction of the pilot’s home country was swift. By dawn, two… -
Should Your Kids Know How Much You Make?
It doesn’t take a close reading of Emily Post’s Etiquette handbook to know that there are three topics that should never be discussed in polite company:… -
Nacho Average Super Bowl Spread: Ground Rules For The Game Day Food Derby
If there’s one thing that can bring together Americans of all ages and stripes, it’s the promise of consuming obscene amounts of cheese and hot sauce… -
Dateline Saudia Arabia: Was Bare-Headed Michelle Obama Staging A Protest?
While Twitter feeds around the Northeast this week were clogged with photos of snowdrifts and intrepid New Englanders skiing cavalierly down major…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/21/19: Fiona Hill and David Holmes Testify, Gov. Baker Talks Vaping and Transportation
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Thursday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker discussed transportation, vaping, and took questions from callers as part of our monthly “Ask The Governor” series. We returned to live testimony from Fiona Hill and David Holmes. -
BPR Full Show 11/20/19: Gordon Sondland Testifies
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Wednesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers. -
BPR Full Show 11/19/19: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams Testify
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Tuesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers. -
BPR Full Show 11/18/19: Black November
Today on Boston Public Radio: WGBH News Political Reporter Adam Reilly and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine joined us for a politics roundtable. They discussed the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Friday’s impeachment testimony from Marie Yovanovitch, and the method behind President Trump’s use of humor. Charlie Sennott discussed Marie Yovanovitch’s Friday testimony, and the rise of populist nationalism around the globe. Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and CEO of "The GroundTruth Project." We opened lines to callers to ask: is the Democratic primary moving too far to the left like President Obama has implied, or is big structural change the zeitgeist of the party? Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed a new rule by the Trump administration that aims to increase transparency between hospitals and insurance companies. TV critic Bob Thompson discussed season 3 of Netflix's "The Crown,” and a disclaimer being shown for classic Disney films on Disney+ to denote what the company calls “outdated cultural references.” Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed new rules for drone owners, an ongoing lawsuit between Google and software company Oracle, and the state of Black Friday culture in 2019. Authors Tonya and Ben Mezrich spoke about their new children's book, “Charlie Numbers and the Wooly Mammoth." -
BPR Full Show 11/15/19: Marie Yovanovitch Testifies
Today on Boston Public Radio: We aired live audio from Friday's impeachment testimony, and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.