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Thursday on BPR:
Hennepin County Minnesota DA Mary Moriarty
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Environmentalist Bill McKibben
Recent segments
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Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen On What Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Gets Wrong
The Pulitzer-prize winning author explained how Vietnamese people have repeatedly been short-changed in the way they’re depicted in Hollywood portrayals of the Vietnam War. -
Juliette Kayyem: America Will See 'As Close To A National Masking Standard As We'll Get'
With more than half of American states seeing COVID-19 increases, will governors let the virus set the pace of reopening? -
Christopher Muther on New England Travel Restrictions: 'It's So Confusing Right Now'
The Boston Globe travel writer said Mass. residents looking to visit Maine should be wary of a potential $1,000 fine. -
Suffolk DA Rollins: We Need To Hear More Rank And File Officers Condemn Police Brutality And Systemic Racism
Rollins says everyone in law enforcement, from management down to rank and file officers, need to speak up and hold each other accountable. -
Trenni Kusnierek Talks ‘Bargain Value’ Cam Newton, And What's Next For The Post-Brady Patriots
The NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor said the Patriots could get far more than they allegedly paid for with the new quarterback. -
The Revs Talk Religious Iconography, Antisemitism, And White Jesus
The conversation followed a recent assertion from President Trump, who claimed that Black Lives Matter protesters want to tear down statues of Jesus.
Listen to previous shows
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Full Broadcast 10/23/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018. Donald Trump has gone from calling Ted Cruz a liar and accusing his father of helping assassinate JFK during the campaign to praising him now during the midterms. Despite Trump's previous comments, Ted Cruz has not hesitated to take his endorsement. We opened the lines to hear if you have ever had to accept help from someone who has publicly humiliated you. NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Kusnierek previewed game one of the world series and the Red Sox's legacy. Frontline's Martin Smith discussed his new documentary, The Pension Gamble. Food Critic Corby Kummer joined us to talk about how major tuna companies became involved in a tuna price fixing scheme. We opened the lines asked you what you would do if you won the lottery. CNN's John King called in to talk about the top political headlines. Film critic Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. -
Full Broadcast 10/22/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 22nd, 2018 -
Corby Kummer | Climate Change Could Raise The Price Of Beer
Food critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to talk about a study that says climate change could cause the price of beer to rise. -
Full Broadcast 10/19/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 19th, 2018. -
Full Broadcast 10/18/18
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 18th, 2018. Will former deputy DNC chair and Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison lose his bid for Minnesota attorney general due to allegations of dishonesty, infidelity and emotional abuse by an ex-girlfriend? We discuss with New York Times reporter Farah Stockman. If you missed last night's gubernatorial debate with incumbent Charlie Baker and his challenger Jay Gonzalez, we caught you up and got your take on Baker’s stance on U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl, who Baker first waffled on and then said he would vote for in a post-debate media scrum. Then, don’t mess with Texas. Getting schooled on how to interact with police is now a high school graduation requirement for teens in the Lonestar state — former sheriff and Mass. Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral joins us for that and more on this week’s edition of Law and Order. Then, a break from the doom and gloom with a more uplifting topic — all about the transcendent powers of music with Mark Volpe, president and chief executive officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and BSO’s Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg. Then, it’s Harvard on trial. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville joins us to talk about claims that the university’s admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants. Boston Globe Columnist Alex Beam joins us for his famous explainer — and why he’s mad at millennials for “killing” American cheese.