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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play" media analysis with Media Matters VP Julie Millican
Live Music Friday: Irish rockers Solas
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Congressman Jake Auchincloss and MIT’s Jon Gruber
Recent segments
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Sue O’Connell Weighs In On Schools As ‘Essential Lifelines’ For LGBTQ, Underprivileged Kids
The media maven said she’s worried students won’t have the infrastructure and support many rely on, should schools remain closed in the fall. -
Callie Crossley On Man Harassed For Holding 'Black Lives Matter' Sign
A white man was harassed for holding a 'Black Lives Matter' sign in Harrison, Arkansas. -
Brian O'Donovan On What Boston Will Lose As Live Entertainment Venues Close Amid Pandemic
The longer businesses remain closed, the more likely they are to buckle under financial hardship. -
Chuck Todd: Republicans Voting Against New Round Of Stimulus May Signal They've Lost Faith In Trump's Re-Election Prospects
Todd says some Republicans are starting to re-establish themselves as deficit hawks. -
Mike Connolly: Building More Multifamily Homes Doesn't Mean They'll Be More Affordable
The legislature signaled approval for a Gov. Baker-backed proposal that makes it easier for municipalities to zone for multifamily housing, but Connolly says the bill lacks measures to protect vulnerable populations. -
Corby Kummer: Meat Industry Misconduct Amid COVID-19
Slaughterhouses won't release the number of employees who are infected by COVID-19, Kummer says.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 3/20: Mahmoud Khalil's First Amendment Case & Tesla's Market Slump
Today:Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil is being held in Louisiana, awaiting his fate after the federal government targeted him for his pro-Palestine advocacy – We speak with one of the members of his legal team, the head of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Donna Lieberman.Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios. He discusses the latest on interest rates and the fed – holding steady at least for now -- and the fate of Tesla. -
BPR Full Show 3/20: Are we unhappier than ever?
Political analyst Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundupFormer secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral weighs in on the deportation of RI doctor Rasha Alawieh. She also discusses the Trump administration's attempts to bypass the judiciary.Dan Primack, business editor over at Axios, talks about the Fed's latest decision to keep interest rates steady because of ongoing economic uncertainty.Donna Lieberman leads the New York Civil Liberties Union. She joins us to talk about her role defending detained Colombia University student and green card-holder Mahmoud Khalil. -
BPR Full Show 3/19: Pump the Brakes? Boston’s Bike Lane Dilemma
BPR Full Show 3/19: Pump the Brakes? Boston’s Bike Lane Dilemma -
Best Of BPR 3/19: Marc Dunkelman Asks 'Who Killed Progress?' & Sy Montgomery Talks Homosexual Humpbacks
Today:Marc Dunkelman argues the abject failure of progressive politics to get things done played a role in the rise of Trumpism. He joins to discuss his book “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress – and How to Bring It Back.”And, despite their name, there’s actually very little that we know about the mating habits of the majestic humpback whale. We talk about the first recorded mating observance of the humpback, between two male whales, with naturalist Sy Montgomery. -
BPR Full Show 3/18: Massachusetts Women's Hall Of Fame
BPR Full Show 3/18: Massachusetts Women's Hall Of Fame