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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Food policy expert Corby Kummer
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart
The Long Run: Rachel Binstock from Wasted*
Recent segments
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Brattle Theatre Executive Director: Outpouring Of Community Support Was Like 'It's A Wonderful Life'
Ned Hinkle and Ivy Moylan joined Boston Public Radio to talk about making it through COVID-19 and the programming they have scheduled for the year ahead. -
Revs Call Winthrop Shooting An Example Of 'Whitelash'
"There's still a sense to normalize him [the shooter], and make him whole, even when he's done such a despicable act," said Rev. Emmett G. Price III. -
Senate President Spilka: Baker's Two-Month Tax Holiday 'Probably' Not Happening
"We probably will defer to take up the Governor's bill on the two-month" proposal, Senate President Spilka says. -
'We Should Be Making Strategic Investments': Democratic Gov Hopeful Danielle Allen Pans Baker's Sales Tax Holiday Pitch
Allen also backed mandatory vaccinations for some public-facing state employees. -
'No Logical Reason' Why Line 3 Pipeline Should Be Expanded, Says Bill McKibben
President Biden is being criticized for not taking action against the Line 3 pipeline. -
Gov. Baker Defends Handling Of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Tragedy, Counters Criticism
Baker acknowledges “there was nowhere near enough supervision of Bennett Walsh,” but denies closer involvement in mismanagement at the home.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show Jan. 14, 2026: Dr. Atul Gawande On The Lives Lost From Ending USAID
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen on a new PBS series “Breaking the Deadlock,” that explores the role of government in life and death decisions. Plus, we’ll get his thoughts on the new Bradley Cooper movie “Is this thing on?” and other arts headlines.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses her calls for an independent investigation into the ICE killing in Minnesota, and for extended ACA subsidies.Tufts international affairs expert Daniel Drezner on violence in Iran – where the death toll of protesters against the regime has soared past 2,500.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the closing of Time Out Market in Fenway, the environmental impact of the new dietary guidelines and how restoring wild oyster reefs in Massachusetts is a win for conservationists and seafood bars. Dr. Atul Gawande is the former assistant administrator for global health at USAID. He explains how the shutdown of the aid organization has had ripple effects around the world…including contributing to the deaths of over half a million people worldwide, most of them children. It’s the topic of his Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Rovina’s Choice.” -
BPR Full Show Jan. 13, 2026: Hygge Season
MA Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask the AG.Andris Nelsons of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joins to preview their special America250 programming.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest column on the impact of Boston's liquor license expansion and what Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve mean for businesses in Massachusetts.Retired judge Nancy Gertner on the resignation of several top Minnesota attorneys, the Supreme Court trans athlete case, and Trump's push to change how the midterms are conducted, through redistricting, tighter voter registration rules and by gutting cybersecurity protections. -
BPR Full Show 1/12: Tote Bag Checks And Balances
We talk to former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, about what President Trump's continued threats of taking over the Danish territory of Greenland would it all mean for Europe, NATO and beyond.Chris Dempsey, former assistant transportation secretary, and former state Rep. Bill Straus, join for a transportation panel. They discuss the FIFA World Cup coming to Gillette Stadium and whether our transit system is capable of handling the influx of riders.Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explains this year's brutal flu season. Plus, HHS secretary RFK Jr.'s new guidelines for nutrition and childhood vaccine schedule updates. Princeton University scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad on President Trump's saying he thinks Civil Rights-era protections have led to white people being “very badly treated.” And we talk about the administration’s continued war with Harvard University. -
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