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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory
Michael Curry from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Travel writer Christopher Muther
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III
MIT economist Jon Gruber
Recent segments
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Auditor DiZoglio says legislators are setting an 'awful example' by refusing audit
The Massachusetts state auditor wrote a song about being silenced in politics. -
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers find sanctuary in Worcester
LGBT Asylum Task Force in Worcester provides housing, emotional assistance, and a path to independence for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. -
An MIT economist explains congestion pricing
How would this traffic control measure ever work in Boston? -
'Never Let Him Go' is about a Cambridge man's decades-long quest for justice
Steve Johnson's unwavering pursuit of justice for his brother is at the heart of the four-part documentary series on Hulu. -
Mayor Wu would prevent a final police union arbitration agreement if reforms not approved
The mayor emphasized she would not sign a police union contract that does not include significant reform. -
Boston Seafood Festival takes over the historic Fish Pier this Sunday
Boston Fish Pier will close to the public on Sept. 10, exclusively hosting the annual Boston Seafood Festival.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
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Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -
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BPR Full Show 11/14: Trusting Media, Shelter Music And A Gator In The Charles
The Boston Globe's Nancy Barnes and Shirley Leung join for “Press Play" media analysis. The talk about AI in journalism, new polls about Americans' trust in media, and the 2025 Globe Summit. GBH's Callie Crossley discusses a bill on book banning, new lousy polling numbers for President Trump and Cheryl Hines' new memoir.Shelter Music Boston performs for Live Music Friday. They’re celebrating 15 years of performing in local homeless shelters. We talk with founder Julie Levin, founding violist Rebecca Strauss and managing director Carrie Eldridge-DicksonNBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell recaps her trip to Canada reporting on the Christmas tree cutting ceremony. Plus, SCOTUS declining to hear case to overturn same-sex marriage and an alligator in the Charles River.
