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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
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
Recent segments
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Tuesday, January 9
Today, Governor Maura Healey joins Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio from 12pm to 1pm. -
Attorneys push to remove Trump from Massachusetts primary ballot
Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan and Ron Fein from Free Speech For People discuss requesting the removal of former President Donald Trump from Massachusetts' Republican presidential primary ballot. -
Black entrepreneurs reflect on business since NAACP convention
The founders of Privé Parking and RoseMark Production reflect on the city's commitment to Black-owned businesses following the NAACP convention last summer. -
Harvard prof says Gay’s resignation opens door to more attacks on DEI
Claudine Gay should not have resigned over criticism of her congressional testimony and allegations of plagiarism in her academic work, said Harvard history professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad. Her resignation signals there will be continued attacks against DEI in higher education, he said. -
Steve McQueen’s ‘Lynching Tree’ exhibit comes to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The co-curators of “Lynching Tree” are Lee Pelton, president of The Boston Foundation, and Peggy Fogelman, director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. -
The US deficit is big — but does it matter? We asked an economist
MIT economist Jonathan Gruber explains the difference between debt and deficit, and how political instability could jeopardize the system.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/4: Kings And Pawns
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the latest tranche of Epstein files and Trump's comments about nationalizing elections.A special live music Wednesday performance by jazz and contemporary composer Farayi Malek, ahead of a performance at the Umbrella Arts Center in partnership with the Salt Lick Incubator. We also talk to Eileen Williston, executive director of The Umbrella Arts Center. Journalist and author Howard Bryant discusses his book, "Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America." -
BPR Full Show 2/3: ICE In Maine
John King on the latest national political headlines.Corby Kummer discusses how food delivery apps have reshaped diningReggie Ramos of Transportation4Mass joins for a transit discussionAri Snider of Maine Public on the federal immigration surge in that state -
BPR Full Show 2/02: Eggs for Elegance
We start the show by getting listener's thoughts on the messy DOJ Epstein file release that leaked several victim identities. What do you do when the government doesn’t have you back? Sarah Sherman-Stokes of BU Law and Leah Hastings of Prisoner Legal Services of Massachusetts discuss Gov. Maura Healey's latest actions on immigration enforcement. They both argue that Healey isn't using her full power as governor to keep Massachusetts residents safe.George Howell of George Howell Coffee joins Jim and Margery to celebrate his 50th anniversary in the coffee industry as a roaster and entrepreneur, and brews a couple cups of joe. The Culture Show's Jared Bowen on the premiere of the Melania documentary and anti-ICE speeches at the Grammy awards. Then we open the phone lines to get your thoughts on how to make the most perfect, fluffiest scrambled eggs. -
BPR Full Show 1/30: Live From The Boston Tundra
NBC10 Boston media maven Sue O'Connell joins for Press Play to discuss the arrest of Don Lemon, Bari Weiss' "scoops" based strategy and the FCC revisiting the equal time rule. Governor Maura Healey joins for this month's Ask the Governor.Electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant serenades us for Live Music Friday, ahead of a weekend show at The Center for Arts in Natick. -
BPR Full Show 1/29: AITA For Singing?
Chuck Todd joins for news of the day, asking a novel question: "Is This a Tipping Point" in America?Andrea Cabral discusses the legislators moving to restrict ICE in their states; and new deportation data in New England.Nancy Gertner discusses the Supreme Court's slow walk on Trump tariff case, and how Minnesota's chief judge is taking on ICE.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley zooms in from Minnesota.Providence Mayor Brett Smiley joins on zoom to discuss his effort to establish ICE-free spaces in his city, and other local politics from Rhode Island.