EXPLORE MORE
BPR will be back live on Monday, July 6 with:
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Transportation panel: Chris Dempsey and Bill Strauss
Recent segments
-
At-home abortions may be the future of reproductive care
Reproductive rights advocate Susan Yanow explains why more people are turning towards self-managed abortions. -
Why COVID-19 antiviral pills have gone underutilized
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses what more can be done to prevent coronavirus deaths. -
BenDeLaCreme explores connection and loneliness in ‘READY TO BE COMMITTED’
The drag icon talks about her solo tour, her time on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and more. -
'We could never go back': Bobbi Gibb recalls making Boston Marathon history
Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. -
In ‘Solo(s) Together,’ music and the Greater Boston community intertwine
Robin Baker with Celebrity Series of Boston and violinist Tony Morales share their musical outreach. -
Valerie Biden Owens shares memories growing up with Joe Biden
Owens joins Boston Public Radio to discuss her memoir, "Growing Up Biden," released this week.
Listen to previous shows
-
Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org -
-
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition -
Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -
