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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Former Boston Globe editor – now head of BU Journalism – Brian McGrory
GroundTruth Project’s Charlie Sennott
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans
Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price
Recent segments
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Pre-surgery pregnancy tests pose ethical questions, says MGH doctor
Tens of thousands of these pregnancy tests are done each year. -
Commerce Sec. Raimondo says CHIPS Act will create jobs for women
New law focuses on semiconductor production and lessens reliance on manufacturing overseas. -
Mayor Wu: Boston has become a target for white supremacists and right-wing extremists
"We represent what progress looks like, and how you can pretty quickly incorporate voices from all across our communities and that makes a difference." -
Trader Joe's unions could signal the future of grocery store organizing, food writer says
Corby Kummer weighs in on what these unions mean for the grocery store industry. -
Sen. Warren blasts Baker for MBTA failures: ‘The governor owns this’
"We gotta have new people running the T," Sen. Warren says of MBTA. -
Could the CHIPS and Science Act rebuild Boston’s middle class?
MIT economist says it could create "a new generation of technology hubs that middle class people can afford to live in."
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/7: It's Chicken
NBC political director Chuck Todd joins with his reaction to Tuesday’s election.Then, we open up the phone lines to ask how Democrats can move forward after this national shift to the right and ask Trump voters why the Dems just weren't connecting with them.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral talks about the implications of a GOP-controlled Senate (and possibly House) under a second Trump term. She also discusses whether Biden should pardon Trump and the future of Jack Smith’s investigation into 2020 election subversion. Former secretary of education Paul Reville reacts to Ballot Question 2, which scrapped the MCAS graduation requirement. Reville had a key role in the original implementation of MCAS, nearly 20 years ago. We then take your mind off politics by talking about chickens for five minutes. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest stories on women voter turnout and her interview with Katherine Clark. It's "Am I the A-hole" day. We ask about a dad who "pranked" his kids by covering their car with Trump bumper stickers. -
BPR Full Show 11/6: The 47th President
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed the election, historic precedence for non-consecutive terms and moreNational security analyst Juliette Kayyem on threats to this election from other nations, and internally; and how the rest of the world is respondingMichael Curry of the NAACP spent election day in Michigan poll-watching. He talked about his experience and the election results generally. -
Best Of BPR 11/06: Doris Kearns Goodwin & Michael Curry
Today:Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks us through a stunning Trump victory last night – an overperformance from the right, and a failure from the Democrats to rally voters behind Harris.And we talk with Michael Curry, of the NAACP, about the generational shift this election in terms of race and equity. -
BPR Full Show 11/5: Election Day Is Here
Election Day has arrived. We had numerous local political figures call into our show. Senator Elizabeth Warren, GOP candidate John Deaton, Governor Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and representatives from each ballot question.We took listeners calls throughout the show to get first hand stories on what election day is looking like. -
Best Of BPR 11/04: Pre-Election Prognostication With Bill Kristol & One Last Ballot Question Primer
Today:Conservative commentator and never-Trumper Bill Kristol of The Bulwark discusses the American right, and the complicated relationship conservatives have with Donald Trump.And, if you’re still unsure whether to drop the MCAS as a graduation requirement, or legalize psychedelics, Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis – ballot question explainer extraordinaire – gives one last rundown ahead of election day.