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Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory
Business columnist Shirley Leung
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
GBH’s Jared Bowen
Recent segments
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Vermont’s new cartoonist laureate talks the wonder of comics
Tillie Walden will become the youngest cartoonist laureate for the Green Mountain state. -
On Eng’s first day, transit advocates hope new MBTA general manager can turn the agency around
Hiring, more funding and dealing with diversions like slow zones need to be immediate priorities, says LivableStreets Alliance’s Stacy Thompson. -
Pao Arts Center’s ‘Asian Glow’ showcases an ‘unapologetic diaspora’ of local Asian performers
“We want to be that connecting dot, honoring cultural heritage but also recognizing that culture is not static and continues to be created.” -
Moms Demand Action says requiring gun trainings is ‘common sense’ in Mass.
There’s still legislative work to do on guns in Massachusetts, says the co-leader of Massachusetts’ Moms Demand Action chapter. -
Lee Pelton on Success Boston and the importance of higher education
President and CEO of The Boston Foundation shares updates on Success Boston, a college completion initiative. -
Stronger protections needed to stop 'upsurge' in US child labor violations, expert says
Labor law expert Terri Gerstein explains why child labor violations are rising and what lawmakers can do about it.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 5/28: I Know It, I Totally Know It!
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage. -
Best Of BPR 5/27: Assumption University President On Academic Freedom & Rick Steves On American Democracy
Today:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures. -
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Best Of BPR 05/23: Trump's 'Dehumanizing' Ban On Foreign Students At Harvard & Club Passim's Campfire Festival
Today:We start the show with two Harvard international students, with reaction to President Trump revoking their school’s ability to enroll international students just like them.Then it’s Live Music Friday ahead of the Campfire Festival at Club Passim this weekend in Harvard Square. Jessye DeSilva performs for us here at the library … And we hear from her and Passim managing director Matt Smith.
