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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Mas GOP chair Amy Carnevale and Mass Dems chair Steve Kerrigan
Ali Noorani of the Barr Foundation
Princeton’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Recent segments
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‘Culture change needs to start from a governor’: Sonia Chang-Díaz on her bid for governor
The state Senator joined Boston Public Radio ahead of the state Democratic Convention in June. -
Dr. Anthony Fauci hopes 'tragic landmark' of 1 million COVID deaths will spur action
Fauci joined GBH’s Boston Public Radio to reflect on lessons learned throughout the pandemic, and to press for more COVID-19 funding. -
Former Mass. Chief Justice Marshall 'shocked' by draft Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe
"[It] wipes out everything that we have achieved," says Massachusetts' former chief justice. -
Why some of the richest Americans pay no federal income taxes, according to ProPublica's IRS data trove
ProPublica reporter Paul Kiel shares takeaways from his reporting on the tax files of the richest Americans. -
Ask the Vet: How to train your dog to stop barking, brush your cat's teeth, and more tips
Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman of MSPCA joined Boston Public Radio to take listener questions. -
Former U.S. District Court judge on what the SCOTUS leak means for abortion law
Judge Nancy Gertner shares key takeaways from the draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/11: Political Violence & Charlie Kirk
Chuck Todd, political commentator, opens the show with reactions and updates from the killing of Charlie Kirk.Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral reactions to Kirk news. Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses how young conservatives on college campus are responding to the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the reality for BPS and schools across the state around ICE family separations.National security expert Juliette Kayyem joins to discuss the increasing normalization of political violence.Lindsay O'Donovan, Maeve Gilchrist and accordion player Diarmuid Ó Meachair discuss the Rockport Celtic Festival, starting tomorrow. -
BPR Full Show 9/10: Artie T. Is Ousted And Nonna Hides Her Recipes
BPR Full Show 9/10: Artie T. Is Ousted And Nonna Hides Her Recipes -
BPR Full Show 9/09: ICE Raids...Again
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political news.Media maven Sue O'Connell discusses the sheriffs turning their jails over to ICE for detention centers, and the $850k the state spent on outside experts for prosecuting Karen Read.Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther zooms in from Ireland to discuss some of his recent pieces ... Amtrak's Acela upgrades and his ranking of New England rest stops.Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses the start of World Cup ticket sales, and the young Phillies fan who had his home run ball taken by an adult woman, now dubbed "Phillies Karen." -
Best Of BPR 9/08: BlueHub Capital Violated Predatory Lending Laws. CEO Elyse Cherry Defends The Practice.
In 2020, a handful of Massachusetts homeowners sued BlueHub Capital -- the only lender in the state who provides shared appreciation mortgages -- alleging predatory lending practices.Today: We hear from two sides of the lawsuit, on the heels of a Superior Court judge ruling that found BlueHub did violate consumer protection and predatory lending laws.First, Bruce Marks from Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a housing group which supports the lawsuit, joins Jim and Margery in Studio 3 with two of the defendants, to discuss their claims of predatory lending and deception by the nonprofit.Then, Elyse Cherry, BlueHub's CEO, tells us the judge's ruling is wrong. She joins with Rose Webster-Smith, director of Springfield No One Leaves -- a housing advocate herself who says she saved her own home from foreclosure with a BlueHub mortgage. -
BPR Full Show 9/8: Little White Lies
NAACP's Michael Curry discusses Governor Healey's vaccine prescription for Massachusetts residents, and the hardest hit among Trump's federal workforce cuts: Black women.Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic on the failure of the Democratic party to respond to Trump.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the newest longevity craze: micro-dosing GLP-1s.Elyse Cherry, CEO of BlueHub Capital, joins with housing advocate Rose Webster-Smith to discuss the recent court ruling on BlueHub's shared appreciation mortgage practices.