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Wednesday on BPR:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Bipartisan panel on MA Legislature reform with Jennifer Nassour & Jay Kaufman
GBH’s Jared Bowen
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Recent segments
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Canteen Restaurant Expects One Of Its Busiest Summers Ever But Faces Understaffing And A 'Housing Calamity' In Provincetown
Rob Anderson, chef and co-owner of The Canteen, talks about how the pandemic has affected business. -
13 Mass. School Districts Propose Offering An All-Virtual School Option Next Year
An all-virtual option may benefit students with a health condition or who have thrived during remote learning at home. -
How To Help Your Pet's Separation Anxiety, According To A MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center Behavioralist
Dr. Terri Bright gives tips on how to ease pet anxiety as we begin to return to the workplace. -
‘There Are No Words For It’: Husband And Wife Duo Behind Frugal Bookstore Reflect On Their Whirlwind 2020
Leonard Egerton and Clarrissa Cropper, who own the Roxbury business, said they were flooded with tens of thousands of book orders during the peak of last summer's Black Lives Matter protests. -
Chuck Todd: Rep. Cheney's Ousting Mirrors Famous 'Star Wars' Moment
Todd, who moderates NBC's "Meet the Press," said Wednesday's vote against Cheney stands to massively boost her platform. -
Activist Michael Curry On Setting A 'Higher Bar' For Vaccine Equity
Curry, who's advised Gov. Charlie Baker throughout the vaccine rollout, offered some praise for the state's equity efforts but urged more work ahead of future health crises.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 6/17: Copley Square Will Be Greener
A call-in segment asking listeners: If Democrats need the working class to win big, do they need to drop the purity tests and some hardlines on social issues?Ken Burns zooms in on the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to talk about the American Revolution, 250 years, and speak out in defense of public media.Ken Rapoport, CEO of Azuluna Foods & Christopher Grallert CEO of Green City Growers, join for a panel on urban farming.Trenni Casey discusses the Sox trading Raphael DeversGBH's Susan Goldberg on the funding threats to public media.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for the final hour of the show for Ask The Mayor. -
BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day?
BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day? -
Best Of BPR 6/13: 'My Life As Boston's Most Famous Stripper' & Massachusetts Is Backsliding On Youth Justice Reform
Today:Lucy Wightman joins Jim and Margery ahead of this week's release of her memoir, "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."And, a new report shows Massachusetts is backsliding on some aspects of juvenile justice reform. We speak with Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Cambridge-based nonprofit Strategies for Youth. -
BPR Full Show 6/16: No Kings, Just Princesses
We start the show by asking listeners about a weekend of demonstrations, including 'No King' rallies and the military parade. Anand Giridharadas, political commentator, discusses the shut-down of protests Saturday in LA, Trump's military parade and the political violence in Minnesota.Lucy Wightman discusses her new memoir "Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper."Lisa Thurau and Kristen Wheeler of Strategies for Youth, a Cambridge-based nonprofit, discuss the increase in pretrial detention for youths last year that are the result of law enforcement's decision to arrest young people for misdemeanors. The Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price join for All Rev'd Up x BPR, discussing the clergy who played a pivotal role 250 years ago in the American Revolution and how they are navigating us through political turbulence today. -
BPR Full Show 6/13: Papa's Time To Shine
Joan Donovan on misinformation in the digital age, she’ll talk about media coverage of the LA protests and discerning real news accounts from AI slop. BAMS Fest returns to Franklin park on June 28th, with a whole slate of sister events during June. We’ll talk with founder Catherine T. Morris, with a Live Music Friday performance from Boston reggae band Roots Alley Collective.Boston Pride for the People holds their annual Pride parade tomorrow, we’ll talk about goings-on and the state of the world for queer folks with BP4TP president Adrianna Boulin & Gary Daffin – who sits on the event leadership committee in addition to leading Boston’s Multicultural AIDS Coalition.