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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
Environmentalist Bill McKibben
Michael Curry, NAACP and the Mass League of Community Health Centers
PBS European travel guru Rick Steves
Recent segments
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What the war in Sudan means for its Massachusetts community
Sudanese women shed light on its impact on their loved ones who are still residing abroad. -
TV personality Ross Mathews stops in Boston for new show 'I Gotchu, Gurl!'
An experience of joy and laughter at The Wilbur — 'It’s been too long' -
Advisory committee chair defends process for picking Rachael Rollins
Former federal judge Nancy Gertner says looking beyond “the usual suspects” brought Rollins and others to the top of their shortlist. -
Description-defying artist Cliff Notez on why Boston’s ‘ahead of the pack’
The multi-genre, multi-art form performer talks about bringing Boston’s art community together. -
Bay State Banner charts New England expansion to fill the ‘void’ of dying local journalism
New owner Ron Mitchell looks to the Banner’s future, -
Ending blood donation bans on gay and bisexual men is a win, but blood remains scarce
The FDA’s new blood donation guidelines favor specificity over broad bans.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker Fees Be Gone
Today:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses the transgender community's response to Donald Trump's election.And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses broker fees. -
BPR Full Show 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
We start the day by opening phone and text lines for a conversation about the #MeToo era as Trump heads back to the White House, along with his cabinet picks who have their own sexual abuse allegations.GBH News arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the release of Wicked and whether "Glicked" (a Gladiator II and Wicked box office weekend) is the new "Barbenheimer."Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses NYC's move to make landlords pay brokers fees and whether a similar policy could work in Boston. She also discusses whether local companies are requiring employees to come into the office five days a week.Today is the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo joins us to discuss threats facing the transgender community at the federal level. Will Austin, founder and CEO of the Boston Schools Fund, discusses his view that getting rid of the MCAS graduation requirement is a bad idea, and other local education issues.Then we escape the headlines and focus on the Great British Baking Show and other escapist, feel-good television. -
Best Of BPR 11/19: Smoking Toad Venom & Kissing Rings
Today: Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses last Friday's fight night with Mike Tyson, and the plans for a soccer specific stadium in Everett for the New England Revolution.And, media maven Sue O'Connell talks about President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments and how to cover Trump without normalizing his fascistic tendencies. -
BPR Full Show 11/19: The Price Of Pet Care
Protesting under Trump's Presidency? We opened the lines to discuss how people feel about openly disagreeing with him.NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey on the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the G20 summit.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlinesNBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communitiesWe ended the show discussing the expensive costs of pet care and pet insurance -
Best Of BPR 11/18: DiZoglio Still Fighting To Audit Legislature & MIT Economists Win Nobel Prize
Today: Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins to talk about opposition to her Ballot Question One – not from the voters, who overwhelmingly supported her push to audit the legislature – but from the legislative leaders themselves.And, two MIT economists share the Nobel prize for their research on global inequality, and how technology shapes our societies.