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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard’s Danielle Allen and the American Prospect’s Bob Kuttner – they both have different ideas for the way we do primaries in Massachusetts, we’ll hear them debate
Live Music Friday with “Caio e Jess” – two professors at Berklee College of Music
Local woman and media maven Sue O'Connell
Northwestern University's Leah Gould will talk about women in the military
Recent segments
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Annissa Essaibi George Ramps Up Criticism Of Wu; Draws Distinction From Progressive Rival On Substance And Style
"If I thought she'd be a good mayor, I wouldn't be running for mayor," Essaibi George said today on Boston Public Radio. -
'Where Food, Art, And Community Intersect': Restaurateur Nia Grace On Opening The Underground Cafe + Lounge
In the early days of the pandemic, restaurateur Nia Grace, known for her popular soul food restaurant Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen in Roxbury, happened… -
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." -
‘The Perfect Storm’: Central Mass. Hospital System Runs Out Of ICU Beds
UMass 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." -
Michelle Wu Wants To Change More Than Policies In Boston. She’s Aiming To Change Its Politics, Too
On staying positive, civilianizing the police and dealing with the Mass & Cass crisis. -
Brenda Cassellius Has An Idea For Increasing Diversity Of Mass. Superintendents
The 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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 5/6/26: The Joy Of Gardening
Li Fung, the top UN human rights official in Sudan, discusses the humanitarian crisis there amid civil war and starvation.C.L. Fornari, aka The Garden Lady, joins us at the library to discuss her new book "Hydrangea Happiness" and all things in the garden this spring.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem joins at the library to discuss the latest in Iran. And, and how Trump's sons landed a massive Pentagon deal, flaunting corruption at the highest level of our government. -
BPR Full Show 5/5/2026: Trump's Economy and the Kentucky Derby
John King joins via zoom to discuss a cracking MAGA coalition over affordability and foreign wars, and the 4.3 million Americans no longer receiving food stamps.Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Mass, discusses the SCOTUS decision on voting rights act, their temporary stay on mifepristone in the mail.Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter NBC Sports Boston, discusses Cherie DeVaux's historic Kentucky Derby win and how the Celtics got knocked out of the first-round of the playoffs. Plus, the death of Yankees broadcaster John Sterling. -
BPR Full Show 5/4/26: Another Setback In Abortion Access
The Guardian's Margaret Sullivan discusses global press freedom ratings at their lowest in a quarter century.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers talks the mifepristone manufacturers petitioning SCOTUS to restore full access to the medication, and the millions of Americans dropping from Obamacare in the wake of subsidy expirations.Brandon Terry, author of "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement" discusses his work — a warning that we romanticize the battles of that era at our peril.Clementina Chéry of the Louis D. Brown Pease Institute zooms in ahead of the 30th annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace on May 10. -
BPR Full Show 5/1/26: May Day With Guest Host Ken Casey
Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey co-hosts with Jim and Margery today. With guests: Michael Patrick MacDonald, the author of "All Souls: Memoir of a Family From Southie."Live Music Friday with local Americana, folk and rock singer-songwriter Jesse Ahern.Michael Fanone is a former DC Metropolitan police officer who was injured in the J-6 attack on the Capitol. He joins us. And on this May Day, Chrissy Lynch, head of the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts, talks about working class politics. -