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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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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. -
Fishing ban may only be one step toward preventing king salmon, orca extinctions
Environmentalists and the fishing industry are going head to head in the courts over a proposed shutdown of one of Alaska's largest fisheries, but it still might not be enough to save king salmon.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/20: Jonathan Van Ness Is Hot And Healed & Alejandra Caraballo On Trans Rights In 2025
Today:Jonathan Van Ness of Netflix's 'Queer Eye' fame joins ahead of a stop on their "Hot and Healed" tour in Boston this weekend.Then, civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses attacks on trans people in today's political climate, and the fallout at Harvard -- where she is a clinical instructor of cyberlaw -- over the school's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. -
Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org -
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BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition -
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.
