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Live Music Friday with three time Poet laureate Robert Pinsky
Former executive editor of the New York Times Jill Abramson
NBC 10 Boston media maven Sue O’Connell
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O.J. Simpson Trial Legacy Gets A Reality Check From Bob Thompson
Celebrities, murder, sex, drugs and one unusually slow car chase. The O.J. Simpson trial had all of the elements needed to make it one of the 1990s’… -
Boston Public Radio With Jim Braude And Margery Eagan To Expand To Third Hour
Boston Public Radio will add a third hour in September, WGBH News has announced.BPR, hosted by Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, will air live on weekdays… -
Leonard Nimoy On Growing Up In The West End, Keeping Spock's Ears And Losing His Boston Accent
Update, Feb. 28, 2015: Leonard Nimoy has died at age 83, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Actor Leonard Nimoy, who grew up in Boston’s West End is… -
Ask the Governor: March 13, 2014
Governor Deval Patrick joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for his monthly installment of “Ask the Gov” on Boston Public Radio, where he weighed in on…
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BPR Full Show 2/26: High Pressure, Low Flow
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen explains why 1,000 artists published a silent album in protest of AI, plus his review of "The Odyssey" at the A.R.T.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the US/Ukraine minerals deal, while details about any security commitments for Ukraine are still unknown. Joe Curtatone of The Alliance for Climate Transition & Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss New England's energy costs and needs.State auditor Diana DiZoglio joins for Ask The Auditor. We discuss the legislature's latest opposition to her voter-backed audit and more. -
Best Of BPR 2/25: Congressman Bill Keating On Trump's Russian Appeasement & A Possible NFL Rule Change Really Bumming Jim Out
Today:Congressman Bill Keating discusses Ukraine peace talks.And, NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses a certain NFL team's prolific use of the "tush push" and the increase of sports gambling. -
BPR Full Show 02/25: No More Tushy Pushy
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Boston group pushing for a new WNBA team and robot umpires in the MLB. Plus, the end of the "tush push" in football. We re-air our conversation with "investigative comedian" Adam Conover, who is performing in Vermont next week.Congressman Bill Keating zooms in to discuss the latest dealmaking with Ukraine and Russia, and why President Trump can be called a Russian "asset."CNN's John King joins via zoom for the latest national political headlines, including his conversations with Trump voters in Colorado. -
Best Of BPR 2/24: Anand Giridharadas On Protective Politics & Andy Ihnatko On Tech Bros Gone Wild
Political commentator behind The.Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here.Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information. -
Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters.
