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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday with Wompanoag singer/songwriter Thea Hopkins
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Chef Tracy Chang and local civil rights trailblazer Marvin Gilmore
Democratic strategist James Carville
Recent segments
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Reform Advocate Makes Case Against Defunding Police, Argues For Fixing Problems From Within
Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said the Boston Police Department needs sustained internal pressure, along with increased funding, to become the force that the city deserves. -
Boston Book Shop Owner Recounts ‘Wonderful’ Bible Eater And The Voracious Readers Who Kept His Business Afloat Through COVID-19
Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston's Brattle Book Shop, said he wasn't sure what became of the woman who would eat pages out of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible. -
Embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White Faces Wednesday Removal Hearing
New video affidavits from White's daughter and sister-in-law allege White's wife was the aggressor in alleged domestic violence. -
Brood X's Cicadas, Undeterred By A Fungus That Causes Their Genitals To Fall Off, Are Sex-Obsessed
A fungus that affects 10 percent of the cicada brood causes the insects to lose their genitals and become hypersexual. -
Healey Defends Campaign-Finance Record, Declines To Back Independent Investigation Into Mikayla Miller's Death
The attorney general also said embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White "should not have been put into this position." -
All Rev'd Up: Reflecting On One Year After George Floyd's Murder
The Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III speak about Floyd's legacy and whether the country has changed.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/03: Claudine Gay, Culture Wars, And The Conservatives Weaponizing DEI Efforts
Best Of BPR 1/03: Claudine Gay, Culture Wars, And The Conservatives Weaponizing DEI Efforts -
BPR Full Show 1/3: Claudine Gay Resignation
BPR Full Show 1/3: Claudine Gay Resignation -
Best Of BPR 1/02: Steve McQueen's 'Lynching Tree' & John King On Claudine Gay's Resignation
Best Of BPR 1/02: Steve McQueen's 'Lynching Tree' & John King On Claudine Gay's Resignation -
BPR Full Show 01/02: Left Side Lying
BPR Full Show 01/02: Left Side Lying -
BPR Full Show 12/22: Happy Fruitcake
BPR Full Show 12/22: Happy Fruitcake
