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Rachel Hartigan, author of Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life
Live Music Friday with Safiya
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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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 Residents
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price III said more needs to be done to compensate victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre and their families. -
‘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. -
Reform Advocate Makes Case Against Defunding Police, Argues For Fixing Problems From Within
Chuck 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. -
Boston Book Shop Owner Recounts ‘Wonderful’ Bible Eater And The Voracious Readers Who Kept His Business Afloat Through COVID-19
Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston's Brattle Book Shop, said he wasn't sure what became of the woman who would eat pages out of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible. -
Embattled Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White Faces Wednesday Removal Hearing
New video affidavits from White's daughter and sister-in-law allege White's wife was the aggressor in alleged domestic violence. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/6: Robert Putnam On Bowling Alone
UMass President Marty Meehan joins us in studio to talk about school tuition, federal research cuts and their impact on scientific advancement.Former Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Chris Dempsey, and former Rep. Bill Straus join for a transit panel. Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, discusses growing social isolation and what to do about it.Paul Dama and Cecilia Lizotte of the Roxbury restaurant Suya Joint recap Dama's months-long ICE detention and his eventually successful asylum claim. -
BPR Full Show 10/3: Who Goes To Coffee Shops Anymore?
BPR Full Show 10/3: Who Goes To Coffee Shops Anymore? -
BPR Full Show 10/2: The Government Shutdown Continued...
BPR Full Show 10/2: The Government Shutdown Continued... -
Best Of BPR 10/02: Living In Pryde & Government Shutdown Impacts Local Food Assistance
Today:GBH News’ latest documentary “Living in Pryde” follows residents in "The Pryde" senior living facility at a time when queer rights are under attack. We speak with producer Rob Tokanel, Pryde executive director Gretchen Van Ness, and resident Eddie Whitman.And, Catherine D'Amato of the Greater Boston Food Bank walks us through impacts to food assistance during the government shutdown. -
Best Of BPR 10/01: Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner & Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Today:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses a judge's ruling that federal officials unconstitutionally violated the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian protesters.Plus, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses the government shutdown.