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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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This Boston-based band makes weirdly impressive music from typewriters
The Boston Typewriter Orchestra shared their musical journey on "Boston Public Radio." -
Boston civil rights group hopes to end legacy admissions everywhere, not just at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights claim legacy and donor-related admissions systematically disadvantage applicants of color in favor of children of affluent white alumni -
Campbell says attorney general's office is preparing for Supreme Court rulings
The court is expected to decide on student loans to affirmative action. -
The man behind iconic Obama poster is working on a new portrait
Shepard Fairey's portrait of JFK will honor the “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin 60 years ago. -
What increased AAPI representation in Mass. politics means to local city councilors
The first Chinese American city councilor and first Filipino city councilor in New England share their experiences getting into local politics on Boston Public Radio. -
Mayor Wu says O'Bryant school move was significantly vetted
Mayor Wu told BPR that the O'Bryant School of Math and Science is moving to West Roxbury to expand "high quality" school options.
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.
