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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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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. -
Restaurateur Tiffani Faison Is Looking To Do Right By Workers
Faison said she’s hesitant to “fling the doors open” at her four Boston restaurants, and risk sacrificing quality and service for the sake of eager Boston foodies. -
Former Secretary Of Public Safety Andrea Cabral 'Troubled By' Cosby's Conviction Reversal
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Cosby's conviction was wrongly obtained using testimony from a civil trial he only gave under the belief it would not be used to criminally charge him.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/2: AITA For Asking What's For Lunch?
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BPR Full Show 4/01: Joyeux Poisson D'Avril
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung and business reporter Jon Chesto join to discuss their recent stories at the paper: income tax cuts, Mass Pike rest stops, and the likelihood Boston will truly be a women's sports town.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the communities fighting against ICE's expanding detention footprint, and the recent IDF action against a CNN crew in the West Bank.Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses rising gas prices, the Pentagon's AI push, and Jeff Bezos seeking to buy up manufacturing companies and accelerate their automation.And we talk to Yuly Fuentes-Medel, executive director of The Footwear Collective, a non-profit devoted to building circular solutions for the footwear industry, and program director of MIT’s Climate Project, about how to make running shoes more eco-friendly. -
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BPR Full Show 3/30: Complaint Hotline
Princeton University professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, discusses the Trump admin's newest investigations into Harvard. And we check in on the broader higher ed crackdown.Tufts food policy expert Corby Kummer explains how the war in Iran is impacting your grocery bill, and how Big Food continues to push back against the MAHA food policy agenda. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner preview's the birthright citizenship case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this week, and weighs in on the case of a 98-year-old federal judge who won't give up her seat. -
BPR Full Show 3/27: Ask The Governor, March Edition
Gov. Maura Healey joins for "Ask the Governor," answering our questions and yours. Then, it's Live Music Friday with bassist Oscar Stagnaro and the band Triad.Finally, Rebecca Winter of 50501 previews the Boston No Kings rally this weekend.