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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    'Where Food, Art, And Community Intersect': Restaurateur Nia Grace On Opening The Underground Cafe + LoungeIn the early days of the pandemic, restaurateur Nia Grace, known for her popular soul food restaurant Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen in Roxbury, happened…
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                    Boston's New Police Transparency Office Has An Important Public Meeting Thursday. But They Didn't Tell The Public.Jamarhl Crawford and Tanisha Sullivan, raised concerns about the slow pace of police reform during a Wednesday interview on "Boston Public Radio."
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                    ‘The Perfect Storm’: Central Mass. Hospital System Runs Out Of ICU BedsUMass Memorial Health Eric Dickson was insistent that people continue to seek the medical attention they need, saying "we'll find a way to take good care of you," on Thursday's "Boston Public Radio."
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                    Michelle Wu Wants To Change More Than Policies In Boston. She’s Aiming To Change Its Politics, TooOn staying positive, civilianizing the police and dealing with the Mass & Cass crisis.
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                    Brenda Cassellius Has An Idea For Increasing Diversity Of Mass. SuperintendentsThe BPS Superintendent weighed in on a host of issues, from equity among Mass. superintendents to how she plans to spend $400 million in federal funds.
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                    AG Maura Healey Hits Gov. Baker On Same-Day Voter Registration, Won't Say Whether She'll Run For His Job"Of course we should have same-day [registration]," Healey said. "This is an area I absolutely disagree with [Baker] on."
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 02/19: Don't Call Me ShirleyNational security expert Juliette Kayyem joins to discuss yesterday's meeting between Russia, Saudi Arabia and the US on ending the war in Ukraine...notably without Zelensky in the room. Also, the firing of FAA workers and Gov. Hochul's push to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office.Comedian Nikki Glaser, of Tom Brady Roast and Golden Globes fame, calls in to talk about her six upcoming shows at the Wang Theatre.A restaurant roundtable with chefs Jody Adams (La Padrona), Garret Harker (Eastern Standard) and Jimmy Liang (Mason's Steakhouse). We talk about their new restaurants and the state of the hospitality industry.It's the third iteration of our mini series "How do you two know each other?" with husband and wife duo Linda Mason (Chair Emerita at the Boston Foundation and co-founder of Bright Horizons) and Roger Brown (former President of Berklee College and founder of Salt Lick Incubator).
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                    BPR Full Show 2/18: Have A Nice DayNBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses the NBA All Star game, booing at the Four Nations hockey tournament and the latest with White Stadium.Michael Curry of the League of Community Health Centers discusses major health cuts to NIH and here at Mass General Brigham, plus the NAACP's Black Consumer Advisory.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on Boston mayoral candidates already trading barbs around housing and conflicts of interest.CNN's John King joins remotely for the latest national political headlines.
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                    Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One.
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                    Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
