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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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                    Lynn Just Allocated Half A Million Dollars Towards A Policing Alternative For Mental Health Crises. Now What?Lynn Mayor Thomas McGee joined "Boston Public Radio" on Wednesday to talk about the ALERT program, which would be the first of its kind in Massachusetts.
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                    Boston Mayoral Candidate Essaibi George Would Avoid A Vaccine Mandate 'As Much As Possible'Essaibi George dismissed allegations around her developer husband, suggesting they were politically motivated.
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                    The Pandemic Worsened Food Insecurity In Massachusetts. More Than 1 Million Residents Still Face Hunger.The rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 is instilling fear and “stabilizing the need” of nutrition assistance programs.
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                    Michelle Wu: Mandating Vaccines For City Workers — And Others — 'Is Urgent'"The administration needs to catch up" on vaccine mandates, Wu said today on BPR.
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                    'Huge Plus,' But Not Enough: Pine Street Inn President Talks Federal Eviction MoratoriumDownie said the move, while only helpful in the short term, was likely to buy time for families working to get their hands on federal aid money.
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                    John Barros: 'I Believe I Have [Walsh's] Vote' For MayorBoston mayoral candidate John Barros joined Boston Public Radio for a wide-ranging interview about his candidacy.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 3/3: Zelensky and Trump Oval Office MisfortuneBPR Full Show 3/3: Zelensky and Trump Oval Office Misfortune
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                    Best Of BPR 2/28: Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao & Live Music With Castle Of Our SkinsToday:Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on Feb. 28, 2025.And, Live Music Friday with Castle of our Skins – a Black arts institution dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. They perform at the Bethel AME Church in JP this Saturday.
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                    Best Of BPR 2/27: On The Courts With Andrea Cabral & Oscars Preview With James Bennett IIToday: The chief justice of the supreme court has halted a lower court decision ordering Trump administration to pay State Department, USAID contractors. We talk with Andrea Cabral about a sole jurist acting alone rather than on behalf of the American people.And, GBH arts and culture reporter James Bennett II gives his Oscars previews.
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                    BPR Full Show 2/27: Embrace The Coffee RevolutionChuck Todd for his Thursday D.C. check-in.Andrea Cabral on federal court scrutiny of DOGEShirley Leung on her latest columns about White Stadium and Trump targeting “eds and meds” in MassJames Bennett talks about some of his favorite Oscar-nominated shorts films & Oscar-nominated long films.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
