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BPR will be back live on Monday, July 6 with:
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Transportation panel: Chris Dempsey and Bill Strauss
Recent segments
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BPR: Torture Report Discussions
The Senate Torture Report was released yesterday and a lot of politicians had something to say about it. We ask you what you think.Boston Globe Editor,… -
Ashton Carter Is A 'Good Bureaucrat,' And That's Exactly What The Pentagon Needs
Ashton Carter, President Obama’s presumptive nominee for Secretary of Defense, is a textbook example of a good bureaucrat.But according to homeland… -
BPR: Uber, Ferguson, And A Ban on Carry-on Luggage
We discuss Uber, Lyft, and the way they are changing the Boston taxi market with you, then we chat briefly with Donna Blythe-Shaw, a representative of the… -
BPR: The Police, CEOs, Shopping, And A Restuarant Critic
John King joins us from CNN’s headquarters to discuss on immigration, Obama’s call for federal oversight on militarization of police force, and Chuck… -
Former Governor Michael Dukakis 'Not Exactly Thrilled' By Charlie Baker's Record
Former Governor Michael Dukakis joined Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to discuss Governor-elect Charlie Baker’s record as Secretary… -
BPR: A Governor, A Mayor, And Some Bully Boys
Obama addressed the nation last night to explain new executive actions about immigration. We check in with you to sift through the fallout.Governor Mike…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/6: A Table Manners PSA
We check back in with two Boston-based Black business owners to about the reality of doing business with the city and the Commonwealth: Ricardo Pierre Louis, the Founder & CEO of Privé Parking, and Rose Staram, owner and founder of RoseMark Production.MIT economist Jon Gruber discusses the long-term economic impacts of a war in Iran.Mitchell Garabedian, renowned Catholic Sex scandal victims' attorney and advocate, joins with a survivor of the Catholic Sex Scandal, Dr. Herbert Brennan, to discuss a new report out of Rhode Island.GBH’s Jared Bowen reviews The Outsiders, now playing in Boston. -
BPR Full Show 4/3: Peeps Season
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the NYT, zooms in for Press Play.Poet Robert Pinsky performs for Live Music Friday.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses SCOTUS' ruling against a conversion therapy ban.And Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther zooms in to praise Peeps marshmallows. -
BPR Full Show 4/2: AITA For Asking What's For Lunch?
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BPR Full Show 4/01: Joyeux Poisson D'Avril
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung and business reporter Jon Chesto join to discuss their recent stories at the paper: income tax cuts, Mass Pike rest stops, and the likelihood Boston will truly be a women's sports town.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the communities fighting against ICE's expanding detention footprint, and the recent IDF action against a CNN crew in the West Bank.Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses rising gas prices, the Pentagon's AI push, and Jeff Bezos seeking to buy up manufacturing companies and accelerate their automation.And we talk to Yuly Fuentes-Medel, executive director of The Footwear Collective, a non-profit devoted to building circular solutions for the footwear industry, and program director of MIT’s Climate Project, about how to make running shoes more eco-friendly.
