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Monday on BPR, live from Brighton:
Brown University gun violence scholar Ieva Jusionyte
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Comedian Jimmy Tingle
Co-founders of Boston HEAT (Human Exploitation Advocacy Team)
Recent segments
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren worries Supreme Court is putting 'democracy at risk'
The Massachusetts senator supports expanding the number of justices. -
Jay Leno says New England is 'the funniest place'
Comedian Jay Leno discussed his oddly fond memories of Massachusetts. -
Former Gov. Deval Patrick looks to Boston's future with optimism following NAACP Convention
Massachusetts' first Black governor says it's necessary for Democrats to play "the long game." -
Laws banning 'critical race theory' in schools will persist. One of its originators says it's time to address the deeper issue.
Kimberlé Crenshaw says laws passed now will still stand in a century, and it's long past time to protect the teaching of Black history. -
Cannabis commission chair wants to relax regulations to help businesses 'thrive'
“Ratcheting” back regulations is both an economic and social justice issue for cannabis business owners, said Shannon O’Brien. -
A new geothermal project in Framingham may be the future of home heating
Eversource and HEET are teaming up to bring geothermal energy to Massachusetts.
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. -
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.
