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Coming up Monday on BPR:
USA Today’s Susan Page on her new book, "The Queen and Her Presidents"
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Tufts international affairs expert Daniel Drezner
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen
Recent segments
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Remembering Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Looking at the relevance of former President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation today. -
Ryan Landry On Fred Rogers: 'I Love That Old Queen'
The Gold Dust Orphans founder discussed the late host’s legacy in light of a recent biography. -
Andrea Cabral On 3 Maryland Men Who Were Exonerated After 36 Years In Prison
Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison. They were exonerated Monday. -
Don't Wash Your Turkeys On Thanksgiving, Says Corby Kummer
No turkeys were washed during the making of this radio segment. -
Trenni Kusnierek Doesn't Blame Colin Kaepernick For Holding NFL Workout On His Terms
The player has not been signed to an NFL team since 2016, when he knelt in protest during the national anthem. -
John King: Impeachment Hearings Didn't Incite More Americans To Favor Impeachment
Fifty percent of Americans favored impeachment both before and after the impeachment hearings, according to a CNN poll.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy. -
BPR Full Show 6/6: The Trump & Musk Feud
WSJ Callum Borchers & GBH Adam Reilly for Press Play this week. They’ll discuss the latest efforts to defund PBS & NPR. The Light in the Piazza is the latest musical at the Huntington Theatre Company. We’ll hear performances from leads Sarah-Anne Martinez and Josh Grosso for this week’s edition of Live Music Friday.Dan Primack, business editor at Axios, joins to talk about steel tariffs, the latest re: the GOP megabill.Parke Wilde, Julia Hansen, and Peter Watson were arrested last year protesting the expansion of Hanscom airfield. Their cases are winding their way through court now, they join to talk about the case. -
Best Of BPR 6/06: Protesting Hanscom AFB Expansion & Live Music With 'The Light In The Piazza'
Today:Last year, climate activists Parke Wilde, Julia Hansen, and Peter Watson were arrested protesting the proposed expansion of Bedford’s Hanscom Field – the second busiest airport in New England, behind Logan. They join to discuss the importance of civil disobedience, and standing up for the climate.And, Live Music Friday with the lead love interests of Huntington Theatre Company's production of 'The Light in the Piazza' - Sarah-Anne Martinez and Josh Grosso. -
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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.