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Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Boston Athletic Association's Scott Stover
Recent segments
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'We will learn nothing': National security expert warns against sanitizing the Texas shooting
Juliette Kayyem calls for stronger gun control laws in the wake of another mass shooting. -
Healey calls on Everett city councilor to resign over racist comments
The candidate for governor said would not sign a statewide rent-control bill if it came across her desk. -
Walsh hopes union pushes at Amazon and Starbucks signal 'long term' labor revitalization
"Go out and be aggressive and organize." -
Can deep grassroots organizing bring rural America back to the Democratic party?
Maine state Sen. Chloe Maxmin says the Democratic party has "withdrawn from rural spaces." She's trying to fix that. -
'You made me feel like I can fight again': Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her viral speech
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow discusses the reaction to her speech, going on offense against Republican "grooming" attacks. -
Boston Pops spring season returns in person for first time in three years
Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses Boston Pops return, which includes tributes to John Williams, Alan Menken and more.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/23: The Blizzard of '26
As a massive blizzard bears down on New England, Jim and Margery keep talking on the airwaves. They take calls from listeners on how they're faring during the storm and help Jim answer questions about his pellet stove. Plus:MassDems chair Steve Kerrigan and MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale join us for our regular political check-in.Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of Black voter support for the Trump administration, and corporate DEI efforts.Ali Noorani, the Barr Foundation’s new president, joins to share his hopes and goals for the philanthropic organization under his leadership.We dedicate hour three of the show to special snow coverage, talking with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston mayor Michelle Wu, meteorologist David Epstein, NBC 10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, GBH's Jeremy Siegel, CAI's John Basile, MassDOT's Jonathan Gulliver, the MBTA's COO Ryan Coholan, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. -
BPR Full Show 2/20: Beam Us Up
For Press Play media analysis we talk to NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and GBH's Callie Crossley. Live Music Friday with saxophonist Zishi Liu. He's headlining a Lunar New Year concert at Regattabar later this month.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses today's SCOTUS ruling that bars President Trump from enacting sweeping tariffs. We play our conversation with Andy Freed, author of “Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership.” -
BPR Full Show 2/19: Speed No More
Juliette Kayyem on Democratic mayors across the country moving to limit ICE action in their citiesAndrea Cabral on the Colin Gray case, father of a school shooter.Federico Rossano on a GBH event screening NOVA’s “Can Dogs Talk?” -
BPR Full Show 2/18: Cheating To Win
We remember documentarian Frederick Wiseman and actor Robert Duvall with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen. And he reviews the new Wuthering Heights movie.Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray discusses why more people are turning to AI for health-related questions (and what it means for their health). Plus, why Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill battle.NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey gives us a dispatch from the winter Olympics: on how a cheating scandal is upheaving the friendly sport of curling, and how, per usual, the Olympic Village has already run out of condoms.