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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Mass Democrats chair Steve Kerrigan + Mass GOP chair Amy Carnevale
Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans
Boston Globe reporter Kara Baskin
Princeton’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Recent segments
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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. -
Boston's theater scene comes to life in four local productions
From Broadway adaptations to original plays, there's lots happening around town. -
Bruce Marks wants you to buy — or build — a home
A new initiative from NACA will help residents own their own pre-fab homes.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/21: The Second Term
Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, on their work resettling refugees and protecting immigrants.David Cash, former regional EPA director for New England, discusses Trump's energy plansShirley Leung on our modern oligarchy, with tech titans on bended knee for Trump.John King on Trump's executive orders -
Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy. -
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BPR Full Show 1/17: Eggs, Eggs, and Eggs!
Robert Pinsky is a three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, who’s performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and for Lisa Simpson. He joined alongside Berklee professor and bandmate Stan Strickland for Live Music Friday.Ron Mitchell & Breje Williams reflected on MLK’s legacy of activism ahead of MLK dayDiana DiZoglio on efforts to bring transparency to the state legislatureLaTosha Brown,activist & organizer behind Black Voters Matter, on Kamala’s loss, and the path towards equity under Trump 2.0. -
Best Of BPR 1/17: Latosha Brown's Contemplative Politics & Live Music Friday With Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Today: LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter, reflects on the 2024 election, and the need to buckle in for the work of the next four years.And, three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied by Stan Strickland, ahead of a show at Regattabar in Harvard Square.