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Coming up Friday on on BPR, live from the BPL:
Wall Street Journal’s Callum Borches
GBH’s Adam Reilly for our media analysis segment “Press Play"
Live Music Friday with the Huntington Theater Company’s production of The Light in the Piazza
Axios business reporter Dan Primack
Lead protesters against the expansion of Hanscom Field
Recent segments
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The Urban Grape Owners Talk Wine, Social Justice And Thrill Of Welcoming Patrons Back To Shop
The couple also offered updates on the Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, which they launched with Boston University in June of 2020. -
Rep. Seth Moulton On Bringing The 'Vast Majority' Of Troops Home From Afghanistan
President Joe Biden will announce his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year. -
Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 'Very Wise Idea' Says Boston Medical Center Doctor
Federal scientists will look into why six recipients of the vaccine developed a rare blood clotting disorder. -
'A Horrible Day': All Rev'd Up Co-Hosts Reflect On Minnesota Killing Of Daunte Wright
Rev. Irene Monroe and Rev. Emmett Price spoke about the generational impact of police violence on mental health in the Black community during their Monday interview on Boston Public Radio. -
Dolores Huerta On The Pressing Fight For Labor Rights In The COVID Era
"We know labor unions are essential to our democracy, because labor unions create the middle class." -
With Officers Testifying Against Chauvin, Is The 'Blue Wall Of Silence' Crumbling?
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral weighs in on the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/24: Anand Giridharadas On Protective Politics & Andy Ihnatko On Tech Bros Gone Wild
Political commentator behind The.Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here.Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information. -
Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur. -
Best Of BPR 2/20: Adam Conover On Masculinity & Rick Steves Wallops Our Ethno-Centrism
Today:Comedian Adam Conover calls into the show ahead of a stop at the Wilbur on his "Nihilism Pivot" tour.And, travel guru Rick Steves discusses his new memoir "On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer."