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GBH’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Music Roundtable: CRB’s Brian McCreath, Emmett G. Price from Berklee College of Music, and Culture Show co-host James Bennett
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Boston Public Radio full show: March 31, 2022
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Healey now supports a terminally ill patient's ‘right to die’
AG and gubernatorial hopeful also voiced newfound support for sports gambling. -
Interim DA Kevin Hayden supports modifying life-without-parole sentences for some prisoners
The Suffolk County prosecutor stopped short of endorsing pending Mass. legislation. -
In new film, Ken Burns uses Ben Franklin as a 'guide to who we are at this moment'
Documentarian Ken Burns said his upcoming film is a reminder of how America's heroes are also flawed. -
'This Old House' answers questions on pandemic gardening, supply chain shortages and cold snaps
"This Old House" and "Ask This Old House" landscaping expert Jennifer Nawada and masonry specialist Mark McCullough help us get ready for spring. -
Three things to look for as the Ketanji Brown Jackson SCOTUS confirmation hearing begins
Local legal experts weigh in on what promises to be a charged process.
Listen to previous shows
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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. -
BPR Full Show 11/4: Election Day Eve
Former Globe editor Brian McGrory discusses threats to journalism, trust, the truth and democracy ahead of this election.Then, we open the phone lines to check in with listeners on their voting plans and how they're feeling on Election Day Eve.Charlie Sennott from the GroundTruth Project discusses Israel voiding its 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA and other news from around the world.Longtime Republican operative and now anti-Trump conservative William Kristol discusses the final days of campaigning and the future of the GOP.Evan Horowitz from the Center for State Policy Analysis gives a final explainer on the MA ballot questions. And people call in with their thoughts on each one. -
BPR Full Show 11/1: Native American Performance
Thea Hopkins, an Aquinnah Wampanoag singer/songwriter performed for Native American Heritage MonthCallie Crossley reacted to Trump’s comments about being the protector of women “like it or not"Marvin Gilmore spent decades helping to lift up communities of color in Boston. He joined alongside friend (& James Beard nominated chef) Tracy Chang to celebrate his 100th birthday.James Carville explained his full confidence in the Harris campaign -
Best Of BPR 10/31: Chuck Todd On The Crossover Vote & Michael Curry Says Stay Woke
Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the last few whirlwind days of campaigning … from Trump’s garbage man orange vest stunt … to the Nikki Haley voters who are still undecided, as she tells voters in Pennsylvania to stop being so emotional, and vote for Trump. And, some good news – higher city investments in Black-owned businesses. We talk about this, and Trump’s promise to put the vaccine-denying RFK Jr. in charge of public health if he wins, with Michael Curry of the NAACP. -
