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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Tufts' Fletcher School international affairs expert Daniel Drezner
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID
Recent segments
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DiZoglio eyes legal tactic to force Campbell’s hand in standoff with Mass. Legislature
The auditor has been publicly asking for the attorney general’s support for months. -
Comedian Nikki Glaser ‘really loves the level of fame’ she's at
Any plans this weekend? Comedian Nikki Glaser will be performing her tour “Alive and Unwell” at the Wang Theater until February 23, 2025. -
Mass League CEO warns funding cuts could impact health access
Any future funding pauses or reductions could have downstream effects on primary care access, says Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers. -
MIT economist explains the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What is the CFPB? And what would potentially eliminating it mean for American consumers? MIT's Jon Gruber weighs in. -
RFK Jr. is a ‘problem’ for everyone ‘including kids in Massachusetts,’ says Dr. Ashish Jha
Vaccine programs are just one piece that could be slashed under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who expressed vaccine skepticism during his confirmation hearings. -
Wu: Kraft is pitching 'fake rent control'
The mayor says her opponent’s plan wouldn’t stop the city’s greediest landlords from jacking up rents.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show Jan. 13, 2026: Hygge Season
MA Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask the AG.Andris Nelsons of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joins to preview their special America250 programming.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest column on the impact of Boston's liquor license expansion and what Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve mean for businesses in Massachusetts.Retired judge Nancy Gertner on the resignation of several top Minnesota attorneys, the Supreme Court trans athlete case, and Trump's push to change how the midterms are conducted, through redistricting, tighter voter registration rules and by gutting cybersecurity protections. -
BPR Full Show 1/12: Tote Bag Checks And Balances
We talk to former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, about what President Trump's continued threats of taking over the Danish territory of Greenland would it all mean for Europe, NATO and beyond.Chris Dempsey, former assistant transportation secretary, and former state Rep. Bill Straus, join for a transportation panel. They discuss the FIFA World Cup coming to Gillette Stadium and whether our transit system is capable of handling the influx of riders.Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explains this year's brutal flu season. Plus, HHS secretary RFK Jr.'s new guidelines for nutrition and childhood vaccine schedule updates. Princeton University scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad on President Trump's saying he thinks Civil Rights-era protections have led to white people being “very badly treated.” And we talk about the administration’s continued war with Harvard University. -
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BPR Full Show 1/07: We Signed Up For Soup
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the growing number of artists canceling their Kennedy Center appearances, his take on Marty Supreme and more cultural news from across the region. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on what President Trump's threats of military action beyond Venezuela mean for security at home. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on the Kraft Group finally striking a deal to open a new professional soccer stadium in Everett, just before the deadline. Eric Segal, Nastasia Lawton and Rev. Fred Small were all arrested when they tried to deliver care packages – with food, bedrolls and menstrual products – to detainees at an ICE processing center in Burlington. They join to talk about their arrest and why they’re standing up to the Trump administration’s gestapo. Then, it's soup season. We open the phone and text lines, and Jim reveals which soup is the most erotic.