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GBH arts editor Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Arielle Foxman & Brandon Cardet-Hernandez
Owners of La Saison bakery in Cambridge
Recent segments
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Pine Street Inn president says opposition to supportive housing is 'mostly based in fear'
Pine Street Inn plans to redevelop the 130-room Comfort Inn on Morrissey Boulevard into permanent, supportive housing. -
Healey pledges to veto attempts to divert millionaires tax revenue
Though the ballot question directs funds to education and transportation, critics argue the money is at the whims of the Legislature. -
Gov. Baker's only ballot question 'yes' is for liquor license reforms
Baker plans to vote against new tax, dental benefits and immigrant license questions. -
GBH reporters detail the story of forced labor in Massachusetts
Reporters Jenifer McKim and Sarah Betancourt discuss their series Trafficking Inc. with Boston Public Radio. -
Want to help save democracy? Stop attacking people and find common ground, journalist says
Journalist Anand Giridharadas says some Americans have “succumbed to really outlandish fantasies." -
Rep. Pressley touts Dems' efforts on student loan forgiveness, economic relief ahead of the midterms
Pressley says the party can do a better job of spreading its message to voters.
Listen to previous shows
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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 -
Best Of BPR 3/17: The Case Of Mahmoud Khalil & Republicans Love Electric Vehicles Now?
Today:Princeton public affairs professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad warns that the Trump administration’s actions against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil puts higher education on the front lines of authoritarianism, right here in America.Plus, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss what the majority of Americans who support a transition away from fossil fuels can do during Trump 2.0. -
BPR Full Show 3/17: Buttermilk Public Radio
Environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses EPA rollbacks, despite the majority of Americans supporting policies to protect the climate.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers and the NAACP discusses the reshaping of our reality through selective data sharing by the federal government. Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the RFK Jr.-backed proposal to cut certain foods from SNAP benefits.Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad focuses in on the detention of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, and the threat to academic freedom and free speech on campus and beyond. -
Best Of BPR 3/15: "A Man Of No Importance" & Gasp ... Even More Corporate Media Capitulation
Today:“A Man of No Importance” is the latest musical from SpeakEasy Stage Company. We move the show to GBH’s stunning Fraser Performance Studio to hear performances from the cast and speak with some of the actors for this week’s Live Music Friday. Watch the performance here.Then, our media analysis segment Press Play features Chuck Todd this week. We talk about the latest spat between the White House and Associated Press – all because the AP dared to present the facts. And, the oligarchic obedience of media moguls to Trump fueling mistrust of the media.