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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Funny Uncle Cabaret
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Clementina Chery of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Gold Dust Orphan Ryan Landry
Naturalist Sy Montgomery
Recent segments
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Moms Demand Action says requiring gun trainings is ‘common sense’ in Mass.
There’s still legislative work to do on guns in Massachusetts, says the co-leader of Massachusetts’ Moms Demand Action chapter. -
Lee Pelton on Success Boston and the importance of higher education
President and CEO of The Boston Foundation shares updates on Success Boston, a college completion initiative. -
Stronger protections needed to stop 'upsurge' in US child labor violations, expert says
Labor law expert Terri Gerstein explains why child labor violations are rising and what lawmakers can do about it. -
Cicada Coffee Bar’s Vinh Le lives in the moment
The new Cambridge restaurant is a popular space to eat and connect, thanks in part to its welcoming owners. -
AG Campbell says credit card companies can help fight gun violence
Campbell talked gun safety and sports-betting ads in a Boston Public Radio interview. -
NBC’s Chuck Todd: Trump will win 2024 Republican nomination
An “impressive show of influential bullying power” over the last week shows Trump still holds sway over top politicians, Todd says.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 9/09: Ask The MBTA's Phillip Eng
Today:MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng joins Jim and Margery on September 9, 2024 in Studio 3 for an hour, taking their questions and listeners'. -
BPR Full Show 9/06: Governor Healey's Housing Bond Bill
We opened the lines to discuss the tragic shooting that took place at a Georgia High School. For Live Music Friday, Tiril Jackson, a Norway-based singer/songwriter, performed.Callie Crossley on the latest re: the Georgia shootingCharlie Sennott on the latest Israel/Gaza news Gov. Healey joined to talk about the future for Carney & Nashoba Valley hospitals, the latest on shelter restrictions and more -
Best Of BPR 9/06: Gov. Maura Healey
Today:Governor Maura Healey joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Sept. 6, 2024. -
Best Of BPR 9/05: Sen. Elizabeth Warren & Man (Still) On Wire
Today:Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us in Studio 3. We talk about the final rush to Nov. 5, and her own re-election campaign, facing a challenge from crypto-currency advocate Republican John Deaton. And, artist Philippe Petit joins us 50 years after he walked between the Twin Towers of the then-World Trade Center in NYC. -
BPR Full Show 9/5: No Parking For You
Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. politics roundupPhillip Petit celebrates 50 years of his death-defying high rope walk between the Twin Towers.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral on Geoff Noble as the new head of state police, reaction to the Georgia school shooting, Texas’ Attorney General suing to stop a voter registration effort in San Antonio, and other law & order headlines.Bruce Marks from the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America talks about Kamala’s $25,000 house downpayment plan & other housing news.We read your texts about whether we talk about Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol attack enough. Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks campaigning for Kamala, thoughts on running against Republican John Deaton in November, and the implications of losing a Democratic seat in the senate. Then, Am I the A-hole. We ask you -- should a neighbor be able to park in your driveway without asking?