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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday: Boston Lyric Opera
GBH's Callie Crossley
The Titanic Exhibition
Joanne Chang & Christopher Meyers
Recent segments
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Latino representation 'has just never been there' in Mass., says Chicopee Councilor Delmarina López
López and Elvis Jocol Lara stopped by Boston Public Radio to talk El Mundo’s Latino 30 Under 30 and the importance of Latino representation. -
Pine Street Inn president says opposition to supportive housing is 'mostly based in fear'
Pine Street Inn plans to redevelop the 130-room Comfort Inn on Morrissey Boulevard into permanent, supportive housing. -
Healey pledges to veto attempts to divert millionaires tax revenue
Though the ballot question directs funds to education and transportation, critics argue the money is at the whims of the Legislature. -
Gov. Baker's only ballot question 'yes' is for liquor license reforms
Baker plans to vote against new tax, dental benefits and immigrant license questions. -
GBH reporters detail the story of forced labor in Massachusetts
Reporters Jenifer McKim and Sarah Betancourt discuss their series Trafficking Inc. with Boston Public Radio. -
Want to help save democracy? Stop attacking people and find common ground, journalist says
Journalist Anand Giridharadas says some Americans have “succumbed to really outlandish fantasies."
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 10/23: Understanding The Latino Vote & American Sexism
Today: We talk with Mike Madrid, a co-founder of the anti-Trump Republican group Lincoln Project, and author of “The Latino Century”And, new rules proposed by the outgoing Biden administration that would make over-the-counter birth control free for insured Americans. We talk with Michael curry, CEO of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, about this -- and the sexism at play in this election. -
Best Of BPR 10/22: Women's Sports Wins And Losses & Karen Read On Dateline
Today:NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the botched rollout of Boston's new National Womens Soccer League team, the Bos Nation FC, with their "too many balls" ad campaign.And, media maven Sue O'Connell -- who was at the Karen Read trial for NBC10 -- discusses the network's Dateline episode about John O'Keefe's death and the murder charges against Karen Read. -
BPR Full Show 10/22: Are We Ready To Elect A Woman President?
We opened the lines to discuss how close the election is and if the country is ready to elect a woman Trenni Casey, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter, discussed the NWSL Boston's botched new team name rollout and the Patriots gone softSue O'Connell, political commentator NBC10, discussed the Karen Read Dateline episodeAhead of Susan G Komen's annual More Than Pink fundraiser this weekend, we talked with two local doctors Julie Palmer and Ann Partridge about breast cancer awareness and researchCNN's John King discussed the latest national political headlinesWe ended the show by talking about hugs -
Best Of BPR 10/21: "10 Years Of Disruptions" For Allston/I-90 Project & Landscapers Who Lunch
Today:W pull back the curtain on the legislature’s transportation committee with outgoing chair Rep. William Straus, and former assistant transportation secretary Chris Dempsey,And, a robust debate over lunch – we open the lines to ask listeners if they’re among the nearly 20% of Boston workers who say they skip lunch. -
BPR Full Show 10/21: A Modest Amount of Food
Brian McGrory, head of BU Journalism, discusses Trump's behavior at his latest string of rallies, and the lack of public information available on the death of the State Police recruit.Then we open the phone and text lines to get your election thoughts two weeks until election day. Charlie Sennott, founder of The GroundTruth Project, discusses the killing of Yahya Sinwar and what it means for conflict in the Middle East.Chris Dempsey of Speck Dempsey urban planning & Rep. William Straus, outgoing chair of the legislature's Transportation Committee, discuss transit-oriented headlines on derailments, rail links, congestion studies, and e-bike injuries.For our text question of the day: after decades of ruling the NFL, how have you adjusted to the Patriot’s fall from grace?Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of History Race and Public Policy at Harvard, discusses the school's decision to ban more than 12 students from the library over a silent "study-in" anti-war protest in objection over Israel's military actions in the Middle East — and the professors who demonstrated in their defense.Almost a fifth of workers in Boston skip their lunch breaks altogether. Are you someone who respects the sacred work lunch break, or are you shoveling food while on the job?