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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    Five-time 'Jeopardy!' champion: Bring back old rules or retire the showThe five-time "Jeopardy!" champion says it may be time for the beloved American game show to end.
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                    ‘We never heard anything back’: Adoptive father of Harmony Montgomery’s sibling speaks out about missing child caseMontgomery’s case illustrates a too-common mistake in the state courts and child protective services, child advocate says.
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                    Restaurateur Tiffani Faison is taking things 'one week at a time'The "Chopped" judge and "Top Chef" alum shares her upcoming restaurants.
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                    Wu touts smooth vaccine mandate rollout, says protests at home reflect 'fragile state of democracy'Boston vaccination rates jumped in the week ahead of vaccine mandate.
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                    Pressley to Biden: Forgive student loans immediatelyThe U.S. representative also criticized Gov. Charlie Baker’s pandemic response, calling for stronger state action.
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                    Bike lane backlash pushes Cambridge to consult with small business ownersAfter installing bike lanes along Mass. Ave. in November, the City Council is analyzing future bike installations.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 9/13: Honda CivicsIs our country in a civics education crisis? We got your thoughts. Fabiola Mendez & Elsa Mosquera are our guests for Live Music Friday this week, ahead of the free Fiesta en la Plaza taking place throughout Latinx Heritage Month in Boston. Ela is the co-founder of Agora Cultural Architects, who organized the festival. Fabiola is an award-winning cuatro player.Boston Globe reporters Jessica Bartlett & Mark Arsenault talk about their latest Spotlight reporting on Ralph de la Torre and the collapse of Steward Health Care.Transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt joins for her first-ever interview on BPR. She talks about ongoing projects for MassDOT like the East-West Coast Rail, Cape Cod Bridges, the Allston Multimodal project and more. Then we read your texts on the court case between an estranged couple fighting over who gets to keep the $70,000 diamond engagement ring. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins us from her "she-shed" in the woods and reacts to new GOP efforts to block mail-in ballots in swing states, a New York appeals court rejecting two new attempts by Trump to lift his gag order in his hush money case. And, she has thoughts on the engagement ring case. Then we opened the phone lines to debate the merits and pitfalls of kids getting cut during sport tryouts.
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                    Best Of BPR 9/12: So ... Are We Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago?MIT Economist Jon Gruber breaks down each candidate's economic plans and concepts, and former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral offers her debate reactions.
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                    BPR Full Show 9/12: Handshakes Are OverChuck Todd joined for his weekly D.C. roundup, focusing on Tuesday’s debateThen we opened the lines to discuss the dying art of the handshake... if it is dying?Andrea Cabral on debate fact-checkingPaul Reville on how to optimize free community college in Mass.Jon Gruber offered an expert’s perspective on Trump vs. Harris as it relates to the economyAITA for charging guests for my wedding? We opened the lines to discuss
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                    Best Of BPR 9/11: Trump Praises Dictators & Harris Gives Him A "Mollywhopping"Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discuss last night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.
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                    BPR Full Show 9/11: Harris-Trump DebateHarris & Trump took to the stage last night in a presidential debate. We opened the lines to hear reactions from listeners throughout the show. Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed Taylor Swift's endorsementNational security expert Juliette Kayyem on the multiple mass shootings in America recentlyFood policy analyst Corby Kummer on how cooking smoke is bad for our health and the environmentCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley called in with her reaction to the debate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
