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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Marty Martinez, head of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery
Olga Cherevko from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the ground in Gaza
Recent segments
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Brood X's Cicadas, Undeterred By A Fungus That Causes Their Genitals To Fall Off, Are Sex-Obsessed
A fungus that affects 10 percent of the cicada brood causes the insects to lose their genitals and become hypersexual. -
Healey Defends Campaign-Finance Record, Declines To Back Independent Investigation Into Mikayla Miller's Death
The attorney general also said embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White "should not have been put into this position." -
All Rev'd Up: Reflecting On One Year After George Floyd's Murder
The Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III speak about Floyd's legacy and whether the country has changed. -
Rep. McGovern: If Jan. 6 Commission Fails, 'Chances Of Another Attack Are That Much Greater'
Rep. Jim McGovern said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has a "spine of jellyfish" for voting against the commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riots. -
'You Can Trust People To Give Them Cash': Why Skeptics Of Universal Basic Income Are Wrong
Jill Shah has been instrumental in the launch of Chelsea's universal basic income pilot program, which shows early signs of success. -
'You Don’t Want To Give Us The Money' For Reparations, Revs Say
The Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III doubt white America is ready to grapple with the horrors of slavery.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 8/16: Boston Lyric Opera & Private Equity Coming For Your Pets
Today:Live Music Friday with Boston Lyric Opera, ahead of a free pop-up "Street Stage" show in Roxbury this weekend, in partnership with Hibernian Hall.And later in the show, the Globe’s Marcela Garcia discusses private equity’s hold on the pet industry. -
BPR Full Show 8/16: Influencers And The Election
What influences you in your daily life? Celebrities, influencers, late night show hosts? We opened the lines to discuss. It was Live Music Friday with the Boston Lyric Opera, ahead of a free pop-up "Street Stage" show in Roxbury this weekend. Bradley Vernatter, CEO and General Director of BLO, Haris Lefteri, creative director of Hibernian Hall, and musicians Angela Yam, Brett Hodgdon and Cornell Coley.GBH's Callie Crossley discussed the Tim Walz & JD Vance debate, and the call to bring back speeding tickets if we really want safer roads.Marcela Garcia, associate editor and columnist for the Boston Globe, discussed the private equity coming for your cats & dogs. NAACP's Michael Curry discussed how DEI pushback is coming to medical care, and the legislature moving on maternal health.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discussed how two mules sold at auction are actually endangered Przewalksi's horses (the last remaining truly wild horses on earth). We ended the show by talking about summer jobs and the memories that came from them with listeners. -
Best Of BPR 8/15: Imari Paris Jeffries On Hope & JG Wentworth On Your Mind
Today:Andrea Cabral fills in for Margery. We talk with Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston about the politics of hope, and a need to fundamentally change our political habits – if you want to start eating better, you’ve got to stop buying potato chips.And, we subject you all to the New England jingles that live rent free in our brains. Who even gets those cars for kids? And what about Wachusett? -
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Best Of BPR 8/14: "Another Appalachia" & Are You More Farm Or More Wilderness
Best Of BPR 8/14: "Another Appalachia" & Are You More Farm Or More Wilderness