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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung
Former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville
The UN’s Olga Cherevko, live from Gaza City
The Revs Irene Monroe & Emmett G. Price III
Recent segments
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New coalition wants Boston to give ranked choice voting another shot
Ranked Choice Boston says the system can elect candidates that build consensus. -
Tired of dinner and drinks? Try date night at a pop-up sauna.
In light of National Sauna Week, GBH News hosted a discussion with Mark Babson, owner of Got Sauna, and Mark Peloquin, owner of Moki Sauna. -
Alexei Navalny's sudden death was a "mob message," says journalist Charles Sennott
Longtime foreign affairs journalist Charles Sennott of the GroundTruth Project says the death of Russian dissident and Putin opponent Alexei Navalny was meant to send a message. -
Grammy-winning Takács Quartet will perform universe-inspired composition in Boston
The group will perform "Flow" a piece by American violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama co-commissioned by the series and inspired by the natural world. -
Dartmouth brings back SAT requirement, joining elite schools reinstating tests
The university cites new research finding SAT scores can predict a student's success and help disadvantaged students gain admittance. -
Boston Teachers Union supports teachers' right to strike and Thrive Act
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang supports legalizing a teachers right to strike and ridding MCAS as a high school graduation requirement.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur. -
Best Of BPR 2/20: Adam Conover On Masculinity & Rick Steves Wallops Our Ethno-Centrism
Today:Comedian Adam Conover calls into the show ahead of a stop at the Wilbur on his "Nihilism Pivot" tour.And, travel guru Rick Steves discusses his new memoir "On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer." -
Best Of BPR 2/19: We Are 'Alive And Unwell' With Nikki Glaser & Making Good With Bright Horizons' Linda Mason And Roger Brown
Today: Comedian Nikki Glaser calls in ahead of six shows at the Wang Theater this weekend.And, our latest iteration of “How Do You Two Know Each Other?” Husband-and-wife duo Roger Brown and Linda Mason – global aid workers, co-founders of Bright Horizons -- discuss the importance of community.