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BPR is on tape Aug. 11-15. We'll be back live on Monday, Aug. 18 with:
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans
Film critic Odie Henderson
Political commentator and author Robert Reich
The Revs Irene Monroe + Emmett G. Price III
Recent segments
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There's more to do for Boston's water quality, say watershed advocates
Boston Harbor is an environmental success story, but watershed advocates say infrastructure upgrades can improve water quality even more. -
What's the Harris campaign got? Money, says former DNC finance chair
Alan Solomont says potential FEC challenges to Biden-Harris campaign funds amount to "mischief" from a Republican appointee to the commission. -
No Boston Olympics reflects on its victory nine years ago
Nine years ago Boston cancelled its bid to host the 2024 Olympics. No Boston Olympics is one group that helped make that happen. -
Bill Kristol reflects on the Republican Party's deep transformation
The editor-at-large of The Bulwark discussed how the Republican Party is now dominated by Trumpism. -
Meet Republican Senate candidate John Deaton
The Republican challenger to Sen. Warren made his pitch for why people should vote for him this election. -
Harvard professor says calls for unity after Trump attack are ‘boilerplate political speech’
“We are a bit in uncharted waters when it comes to, like: what do you actually say?” said
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/04: "A Heavier Silence" For Palestinians This Eid & Local Aid Groups Supporting Ukrainians
Today:Ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice holiday, we talk with the Palestinian owners of two local bakeries: Abdulla Awad of Yafa Bakery in Somerville and Sami Herbawi of Andala Coffee House in Cambridge. And, we talk with two the leaders of two New Hampshire-based aid groups for Ukraine: Alan Himmer of the Ukraine Crisis Aid Group, and Susan Mathison of the New Hampshire-based Common Man for Ukraine. -
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Best Of BPR 6/03: Carol Rose On 1,500 People Deported From Mass & Lee Pelton On Higher Ed Attacks
Today:Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the impacts of federal immigration actions in the state -- including the detainment of an 18 year old.Lee Pelton, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation, former president of Emerson College, discusses the state of higher education. -