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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
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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… -
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Need some potent potables to mollify your family this Thanksgiving? Boston Wine School’s Jonathon Alsop is on hand to help you properly pair wines with… -
Jimmy Carter: The World-Wide Shame Of Violence Against Women
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Amidst The Moral Chaos Of War, Humanitarian Work Gave Peter Kassig Purpose
It’s a story that, by now, is tragically familiar: an American hostage, alone with his captor in the desert, executed on camera by militants of the… -
BPR: Politics, Pope Watch, and Players
Charlie Sennott drops by to discuss ISIS’ execution of a US Aid worker, gives us a G-20 debrief, and previews GroundTruth’s investigative reporting on how… -
News Quiz: The Folklorists School Us On History
Need a refresher course on world history? We’ve got you covered. Or rather, the folks of “The Folklorist”—a New England Emmy-winning history show on…
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BPR Full Show 3/19: Pump the Brakes? Boston’s Bike Lane Dilemma
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Best Of BPR 3/19: Marc Dunkelman Asks 'Who Killed Progress?' & Sy Montgomery Talks Homosexual Humpbacks
Today:Marc Dunkelman argues the abject failure of progressive politics to get things done played a role in the rise of Trumpism. He joins to discuss his book “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress – and How to Bring It Back.”And, despite their name, there’s actually very little that we know about the mating habits of the majestic humpback whale. We talk about the first recorded mating observance of the humpback, between two male whales, with naturalist Sy Montgomery. -
BPR Full Show 3/18: Massachusetts Women's Hall Of Fame
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Best Of BPR 3/17: The Case Of Mahmoud Khalil & Republicans Love Electric Vehicles Now?
Today:Princeton public affairs professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad warns that the Trump administration’s actions against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil puts higher education on the front lines of authoritarianism, right here in America.Plus, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss what the majority of Americans who support a transition away from fossil fuels can do during Trump 2.0. -
BPR Full Show 3/17: Buttermilk Public Radio
Environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses EPA rollbacks, despite the majority of Americans supporting policies to protect the climate.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers and the NAACP discusses the reshaping of our reality through selective data sharing by the federal government. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the RFK Jr.-backed proposal to cut certain foods from SNAP benefits.Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad focuses in on the detention of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, and the threat to academic freedom and free speech on campus and beyond.