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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Ask the Mayor with Michelle Wu from 11-12
ACLU of Massachusetts’ Carol Rose
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Dr. Donald Berwick, former administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Recent segments
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'Fat Ham' brings Shakespeare to the backyard barbecue
The Huntington Theater Company’s production of "Fat Ham," the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner, centers pleasure and self-actualization over harm. -
Why Rep. Mike Connolly is petitioning to get rent control on the 2024 ballot
"We can do this in a way that is fair to landlords and fair to tenants," Connolly said. -
Pao Arts Center's Experience Chinatown Arts Festival celebrates community
Live musical performances take place on Sept. 30. -
Pressley warns of ‘fiscal cliff’ for constituents amid looming shutdown, student loan repayments
Rep. Ayanna Pressley said the looming government shutdown is a result of Republicans’ failure to unite. -
Boston’s new women’s soccer team has to feel ‘homegrown,’ owners say
The women investing millions in the new NWSL team say they want the team needs to feel “homegrown” from top to bottom. -
Healey announces ‘historic fund’ to establish ARPA-H national hub in Cambridge
The governor also praised a new tax relief bill announced Tuesday, hours before details were revealed.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day. -
Best Of BPR 2/12: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Pushes Back Against Challenger Josh Kraft On Housing
Today:Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Feb. 12, 2025. She discusses her upcoming testimony before Congress, Josh Kraft entering the Boston mayoral race, and the latest on plans for a soccer-specific stadium in neighboring Everett.