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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
“Ask the GM" with MBTA general manager Phil Eng,1-2pm
"Press Play" media analysis with Ron Mitchell from the Bay State Banner + Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi
Live Music Friday: flamenco band Alba Musik
David Weil, former administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
Recent segments
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Mass. Gov. Candidate Downing Derides 'Complacent' And 'Comfortable' Political Culture, Touts 'Clear-Eyed' Ambition
Former State Senator Ben Downing criticized Democrats and Republicans alike and called for a more thorough investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. -
All Rev'd Up: Diversity Of Thought, Not Facts, Needed In Mass. Classrooms
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III weighed in on the emergence of the Boston-based parent action group Parents United. -
Amid Chorus Of Skeptics, Former Secretary Of Public Safety Weighs In On Mass. Plan To End Solitary Confinement
Cabral agrees with cynics but also speaks to challenge of sustaining prison reforms across governors’ tenures. -
State Sen. Chang-Díaz Says She’ll Lean On Years Of Legislative 'Coalition-Building' To Fuel Bid For Governor
"Families have been asked to wait too many times by Beacon Hill," she said on Greater Boston. -
All Rev'd Up: The History Of Black Sovereignty Groups Like 'Rise Of The Moors'
The group has ties to organizations that date back to the early 1900s. -
Indoor Venue Safety Is A 'Two Way Street,' Says ArtsBoston Executive Director Catherine Peterson
Peterson also spoke to the critical need for funding to support small and local arts spaces.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/27: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu On Immigration Raids, Tax Rates, And Josh Kraft
Today: Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung fills in for Margery.She and Jim talk with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for an abbreviated Ask The Mayor on January 27, 2025. -
BPR Full Show 1/24: Man, Just Use Your Fine China!
Kat Wallace, singer/songwriter, performed in honor of her debut album “Grand Design” coming out.Callie Crossley weighed in on the GOP’s DEI witch hunt, and new fear over ICE agents at school bus stopsNancy Gertner on how SCOTUS is likely to rule on new Trump ordersIrene Li & Tracy Chang discussed some Lunar New Year goings-on next week for their award-winning restaurants Mei Mei Dumplings and Pagu. -
BPR Full Show 1/23: Executive Orders
Chuck Todd on Sean Hannity's interview with Trump.Andrea Cabral on the role of the DOJ in carrying out Trump’s first-round of executive orders, and reaction from police groups to his pardoning of J6 rioters.Phillip Martin & Denise Jillson on a billionaire’s grip on real estate in Harvard Square, off of Phillip’s recent reporting. Denise is Executive Director at the Harvard Square Business Association.Jon Gruber talked about what’s (likely) to come for Medicaid, Inflation Reduction Act funding and more -
Best Of BPR 1/22: Immigration Raids In Schools And Churches & Bug Pain
Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain. -
BPR Full Show 1/22: To Squash or Save?
President Donald Trump issued several executive orders that roll back climate progress. We take listener reactions on his energy policies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a photography exhibit, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), at the Hood Museum in Dartmouth, NH. National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses Trump's border executive orders and J6 pardons.Mark Pothier and Walter Robinson of the Plymouth Independent discuss local news efforts and clashes with town officials.Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss chimpanzees sharing familial language, insects feeling pain and animals struggling in the LA fires.Now that we know bugs feel pain, will we stop killing them? We ask listeners.
