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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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                    Former Suffolk County Sheriff Cabral Wrestles With Question Of Reform For BPDAmid scandals concerning overtime fraud and domestic abuse allegations against the city's now-former police commissioner, Andrea Cabral called any hopes of quick-fix reform to Boston's police department "a pipe dream."
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                    New Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chair On Casino Reassessment And Improving Some Of The 'Worst Waters In The Commonwealth'Brian Moskwetah Weeden is the youngest person to hold the position of tribal council chair.
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                    MIDA's Chef-Owner On 'Re-Engineering' Food, Reopening, And Expanding Businesses Amid COVIDDouglass Williams speaks about his restaurant, MIDA, coming out of the pandemic.
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                    'Are We Serious About It, Or Are We Just Talking About It?': 'All Rev'd Up' Hosts Talk Reparations For Tulsa's Black ResidentsRevs. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price III said more needs to be done to compensate victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre and their families.
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                    ‘Astonishing’ And ‘Insane’: Former Suffolk County Sheriff Talks Division Among Senate Democrats“It stands in the way of anything getting done,” Andrea Cabral said about weaknesses within the Democratic Party.
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                    Reform Advocate Makes Case Against Defunding Police, Argues For Fixing Problems From WithinChuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said the Boston Police Department needs sustained internal pressure, along with increased funding, to become the force that the city deserves.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/11: We Love A TerrierIt's Live Music Friday with the Music Inclusion Ensemble, ahead of their year-end show at the Berklee Performance Center. We talk with founder Adrian Anantawan, singer/songwriter/disability rights advocate Gaelynn Lea and violist Connor Valcy.NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the second Karen Read trial jury selection and the toxic online discourse that still surrounds the case.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn joins to celebrate the opening of a new affordable housing center aptly named… “The Lyndia.” She's joined by the building's architect, Eric Robinson, to talk about Beacon Hill’s latest efforts to boost the shelter system and combat homelessness as federal funds dry up.BU disinformation researcher Joan Donovan talks about how billionaires like Zuckerberg and Musk are laying the groundwork for oligarchy, AI’s promise and pitfalls and her role in recent peaceful Tesla protests.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/10: AITA For Not Sharing My Location?BPR Full Show 4/10: AITA For Not Sharing My Location?
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                    Best Of BPR 4/09: Juliette Kayyem's Risk Assessment For Travel Abroad & Auditor DiZoglio Is Still Singing Her TuneToday:National security expert Juliette Kayyem offers a risk assessment for international college students – and anyone planning on traveling outside the country – as the Trump administration ramps up visa revocations. Plus, auditor Diana DiZoglio is still trying to deliver on the overwhelmingly voter-supported legislation that would authorize her to audit the legislature.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/09: Primitive Lemon SqueezersGBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "It's A Motherf**king Pleasure" at ArtsEmerson and "Don't Eat The Mangos" at the Huntington. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants and the crusade against free speech concerning Palestinian support on college campuses.It's a Passover panel with Mamaleh's co-founders Rachel Miller-Munzer and Rachel Sundet, plus Lehrhaus co-founder Rabbi Charlie Schwartz.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses constitutional concerns about the voter-backed legislation that would let her office audit the legislature.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/08: Ask The Mayor with Michelle WuBoston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Then NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses an NCAA $2.8 billion settlement, the Red Sox Mookie Betts trade getting Trump's attention and the Women's Final Four. CNN's John King zooms in for the latest national political headlines.Plus, Andris Nelsons & Chad Smith of the Boston Symphony Orchestra join ahead of a Friday Yo-Yo Ma performance of the works of Shostakovich.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
