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Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
CNN’s John King
Sports authority Trenni Casey
Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Immigration lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai
Ask the Mayor with Michelle Wu, 1-2pm
Recent segments
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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. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 8/5: The Sports Bra (Women's Sports Bar)
CNN's John King with the latest political headlines from Washington. ACLU of Mass Carol Rose on an update on their first birthright citizenship case in federal appeals courtLydia Coverdale-Perez and Whitney Edwards, two of the women behind Watch With Us Boston, the group that just purchased rights to open a Boston franchise of The Sports Bra, a sports bar dedicated to women’s sports. NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the deal to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston -
BPR Full Show 8/04: Frolicking in Ogunquit
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell guest hosts with Jim. NAACP's Michael Curry on how Trump is replacing "woke" with his own version of diversity, plus a mini-lesson on the history of white supremacy, in today’s context. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on whether Mayor Wu has paid enough attention to the city center and the Connecticut Sun WNBA team potentially moving to Boston.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on the return of the presidential fitness test, CVS and Mass General Brigham expanding primary care in Mass., and what's needed to actually expand IVF access. Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the vodka-energy drink mix up, how food stamp cuts could hurt local grocers, and where to find the best ice cream in the state. -
BPR Full Show 8/01: Rhinestone Pink Guitar
GBH's Callie Crossley and The Bay State Banner's Yawu Miller join for this week’s round of Press Play media analysis. They discuss media coverage of Epstein developments, an incident where two Boston Globe reporters were attacked at Mass & Cass., WEEI host Mike Felger’s outsized influence in Boston media and what Margaret Sullivan has dubbed “the media capitulation index.”John Davidson once hosted of shows like Hollywood Squares and That’s Incredible!, and served as Johnny Carson’s go-to fill-in host on The Tonight Show. Now, he’s celebrating an encore season of shows at his Club Sandwich in Sandwich, New Hampshire. He joins for Live Music Friday and talks about a life in show business, songwriting and falling in love late in life.NBC10 Boston's local woman Sue O’Connell discusses 50 years of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, efforts to put President Trump on Mount Rushmore, and other assorted news of the day.Olga Cherevko is a UN aid worker in Gaza. She joins to talk about what she’s seeing on the ground as the humanitarian crisis worsens.Meredith Goldstein recounts some of her latest and greatest Love Letters advice columns, and gives her take on the Coldplay jumbotron scandal. -
BPR Full Show 7/31: Drop That Lobsta
Dan Primack, business editor with Axios, talks about the state of the Fed, Trump tariffs and global trade.Andrea Cabral on DOJ chair Tulsi Gabbard winning over Trump with claims about Obama engaging in criminal conspiracy.James Jacoby joins to talk about his latest film for FRONTLINE, “Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran.” -
Best Of BPR 7/30: Spy On Sy (And Puffins) At Eastern Egg Rock & Marty Martinez Of United Way
Today:Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss her trip with producer Zoe Mathews to a puffin colony in Maine.And, Marty Martinez is the new CEO and President of United Way of Massachusetts Bay. He joins to discuss the nonprofit and social services.