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Thursday on BPR:
Retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner
Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral
Dr. Megan Ranney, dean of Yale School of Public Health
The LeeVees band performs live in Studio 3
Recent segments
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Private equity firms control New Bedford's fishing industry, investigation shows
The New Bedford Light found one of the largest U.S. fishing ports is dominated by foreign private equity firms. -
Exonerees fill in the gaps to help others reentering society
A network founded by exonerees builds community and offers aid in Massachusetts. -
'The Bear' star Ayo Edebiri's introduction to comedy was in Boston's church pews
The TV actor and writer talks about growing up in Boston, the success of "The Bear" and what comes next. -
'We worry a lot about the heat': Pine Street Inn leader on homelessness in Boston
Executive Director Lyndia Downie discusses high temperatures, the Long Island bridge and mental healthcare -
Maura Healey endorses Andrea Campbell for attorney general
The candidate for Massachusetts governor also said she supports rent stabilization efforts. -
'Do something big now': Mayor Wu on how to fix the T
Wu also discussed the white supremacist rally in Jamaica Plain and the future of happy hour.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream?
BPR Full Show 9/25: Can You Afford The American Dream? -
Best Of BPR 9/24: Axios' Dan Primack On A Troubled Economy & Juliette Kayyem On More Political Violence
Today:Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses the economy and likelihood of a recession.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses a shooting at a Dallas immigration facility on Wednesday that killed two detainees. -
BPR Full Show 9/24: Can Resistance Succeed?
Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air. Did public resistance succeed in protecting free speech -- this time?GBH's Jared Bowen discusses Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night and The Rocky Horror Picture Show turning 50.National security expert Juliette Kayyem on the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, Trump's UN speech, no federal charges yet in the Charlie Kirk case.We talk to Boston Debate League executive director Kimberly Willingham and hear students debate the subject of Boston city bike lanes. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer zooms in to discuss the USDA quietly removing a food insecurity tracker and the one year anniversary of Dani's Queer Bar. -
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu
BPR Full Show 9/23: Ask The Mayor with Mayor Michelle Wu -
Best Of BPR 9/22: Maria Ressa Warned Us About This
Today: We bring you our conversation from May 2025 with Maria Ressa – the Nobel prize winning journalist who was arrested repeatedly in the Philippines for reporting on corruption, human rights abuses and the weaponization of social media under former President Rodgrigo Duterte. She tells us she looks out on America in this current moment with "deja-vu" and "PTSD" from her own experiences living through authoritarianism.
