Episodes
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Corby Kummer: The next subscription service? A restaurant near you.
For those of you out there who’ve already signed up for every TV streaming service, there’s a new subscription model to sink your money into: restaurants. Corby Kummer discusses with Boston Public Radio the different ways restaurants have reinvented themselves and evolved to stay in business since the start of the pandemic. Corby Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy -
BPR Full Show: A National Divorce
Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC's Chuck Todd discussed the latest national political headlines, including statements from the Georgia grand jury foreperson about their inquiry into former president Donald Trump's interference in the 2020 election in that state. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's statements that red states and blue states should engage in a "national divorce," essentially separating the United States into two political factions. Food policy writer Corby Kummer discussed how restaurants have pivoted since the start of the pandemic, like by offering subscriptions to receive certain perks. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed the rollout of Microsoft's revamped Bing search engine, powered by AI. Author Karen Baum Gordon discussed her new book "The Last Letter: A Father’s Struggle, A Daughter's Quest, And The Long Shadow Of The Holocaust.” Sue O'Connell, co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN, discussed the legacy of former president Jimmy Carter, who has entered hospice care at age 98. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about a proposed law in Florida that would prohibit dogs from sticking any part of their bodies out of the window, riding in the driver's lap or on motorcycles. -
BPR Full Show: A Mass. Exodus
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the show by hearing from listeners about a Mass. exodus, based on a Boston Globe report that more than 100,000 residents have left the state since the start of the pandemic. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses the “pure blood” movement, grown out of anti-vaccine groups who say receiving blood transfusions from people who have had the COVID vaccine contaminates their body. He’s the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson joined for a transit panel to discuss slowdowns and service disruptions on the MBTA. Jim Aloisi is former transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters Board, and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Stacy Thompson is executive director of the Livable Streets. Nadia Alawa and Onur Altindag joined to discuss relief efforts for people affected by the earthquakes along the Syria/Turkey border. Nadia Alawa is the founder of NuDay Syria, which focuses on Syrian women and children. Onur Altindag is a Turkish-American economics professor who’s raising money through the Turkish Philanthropic Funds and has conducted research in Gaziantep. Jenna Schlags, director of finance and operations for Kendall Square's new makerspace The Foundry, joined with Georgia Lyman, executive director of Liars and Believers, a theatre company performing at the Foundry this week. We ended the show by hearing from listeners about the T's dysfunction. -
BPR Full Show 2/21/23: Bad (February) Break
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened phone and text lines to check in with parents and teachers about school vacation week, and the struggle balancing work and childcare. Trenni Casey discussed sexual assault allegations raised by local Olympic runner Lynn Jennings against her former coach. She also spoke on Joe Mazulla becoming the Celtics’ new head coach, and blowback to a sexist joke made by golf star Tiger Woods. Jared Bowen reacted to a recently shattered dog balloon sculpture by acclaimed artist Jeff Koons. He also talked about a coffee shop-slash-motorcycle art exhibit in Roxbury, and some other local happenings in the world of arts & culture. Jack Lepiarz spoke about transitioning from the world of radio host to Guinness record-holding whipper and Tik Tok star. He also demonstrated his talents on a piece of pasta held by host Jim Braude. Susan Goldberg spoke about her vision for the future of GBH as a news and public media organization, two months into her tenure as President and CEO. John King discussed Biden’s speech in Warsaw, Poland, marking a year of war in Ukraine. He also spoke about Fox News host Tucker Carlson getting access to hours of January 6th security camera footage. We closed out Tuesday’s show by opening phone and text lines to hear listener’s thoughts on war in Ukraine, one year into the conflict. -
BPR Full Show: Indictment Watch
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened the lines to get listener reactions to a Georgia grand jury report unanimously finding no evidence of fraud in the state's election, repudiating Donald Trump's claims to the contrary. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed new Black-owned businesses in Seaport. GBH's Callie Crossley discussed the sentencing of the Buffalo grocery store mass shooter, and comedian Chelsea Handler facing backlash for her satirical sketch riffing on the freedom of being a childless woman. Restaurateurs Tracy Chang of Pagu, Rachel Miller of Nightshade Noodle Bar, and Maria Rondeau of La Royal. All three have been named semifinalists for this year's James Beard awards. Roger Kabler is a Robin Williams impressionist. He joined to discuss his role in the film "Being Robin," screening at The Cabot in Beverly this weekend. Kim Kashkashian, a grammy winning musician and founding member of Music For Food, and Jennifer Hanlon Wigon, executive director of Women’s Lunch Place, joined for Live Music Friday, to discuss Music For Food's ongoing 13th season. Performances by violists William Coleman, Sarah Darling, Kim Kashkashian, Samuel Zacharia, and violinist Meesun Hong Coleman. We closed the show by opening the lines again to hear from listeners about AMC's new seating policy charging different prices depending on the seat's location in the theater. -
BPR Full Show: Bot Public Radio
Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC Political Director Chuck Todd discussed Nikki Haley jumping into the 2024 Presidential race, and other news as twe head into election season. Then, we opened the lines to discuss Bing's new search engine, powered by Chat-GPT, off of Kevin Roose's reporting in the New York Times. For the remainder of the show, we replayed conversations with: author Ben Shattuck; comedian Jenny Slate; naturalist and author Sy Montgomery; Mona Haydar & Sebastian Robins on their PBS show The Great Muslim American Road Trip; and musician Red Shaydez. -
BPR Full Show: Feb. 9, 2023
NBC Political Director Chuck Todd on the latest political headlines, including the State of the Union address from President Joe Biden. Andrea Cabral contrasts media coverage of Lindsay Clancy with a similar case involving a Black woman, Latarsha Sanders. Cabral is former Suffolk County Sheriff and former secretary of Public safety. Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui joins to answer questions related to the Cambridge police killing of Sayed Faisal. Arthur C. Brooks writes about happiness for the Atlantic. He joined to talk about a few of his latest columns. -
BPR Full Show: Orca Moms Speak Out Against Their Needy Sons
Today on Boston Public Radio: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program joined to discuss Kidder’s new book “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People.” We opened the lines to get listener reactions on the mass shooting at Michigan State University. Juliette Kayyem discusses what we know about the Michigan State University shooting, recent swatting at multiple school districts in Mass, and her latest column in the Atlantic about the unidentified flying objects. Kayyem is former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, and the faculty chair of the homeland-security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Jared Bowen discusses the American Heritage Museum’s Hanoi Hilton exhibit, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars by the Actor’s Shakespeare Project, and the Last Dance of Magic Mike. Bowen is GBH's Executive Arts Editor and host of Open Studio. Sy Montgomery discusses new research that finds orca mothers are so drained after raising one male calf that it drastically reduces their chances of having another one. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a BPR contributor. We ended the show by talking to listeners about the toll parenting has. -
BPR Full Show: Valentine's Day
Today on Boston Public Radio: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask the Mayor, discussing her new rent control proposal and taking listener calls. NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni Casey discussed the Super Bowl. Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein discussed Valentine's Day and her Love Letters columns and podcast. Attorney General for Massachusetts Andrea Campbell joined for Ask the AG, discussing a new abortion legal hotline which can be reached by calling or texting (833) 309-6301, and taking listener calls. -
BPR Full Show: Up In The Air
Today on Boston Public Radio: We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace. Michael Curry discussed a new study that finds childbirth is deadlier for Black families even when they’re wealthy; and a 15-year-old in Massachusetts staying in a hospital for 40 days because DCF couldn’t place him. Curry is President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. He’s also a Member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, where he chairs the board’s Advocacy & Policy Committee. Charlie Sennott discussed the string of unidentified objects shot down in US airspace; and the latest with the earthquake on the border of Turkey and Syria. Sennott is the founder and editor-in-chief of The GroundTruth Project. Retired judge Nancy Gertner discusses the Supreme Court weighing an ethics code; and former vice president Mike Pence getting subpoenaed related to the events on January 6, 2021. Gertner is a retired federal judge and a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed the Super Bowl, which made history for both quarterbacks being Black. Reverend Irene Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail. Emmett G. Price III is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together they host the All Rev'd Up podcast. We closed the show with listener comments on whether restaurants should ban children, as one New Jersey establishment has just done.
