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Monday on BPR:
Guest hosts Juliette Kayyem and Andrea Cabral will speak with:
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Authors of a new book, “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear"
Recent segments
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Former Suffolk County Sheriff Cabral Wrestles With Question Of Reform For BPD
Amid scandals concerning overtime fraud and domestic abuse allegations against the city's now-former police commissioner, Andrea Cabral called any hopes of quick-fix reform to Boston's police department "a pipe dream." -
New Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chair On Casino Reassessment And Improving Some Of The 'Worst Waters In The Commonwealth'
Brian Moskwetah Weeden is the youngest person to hold the position of tribal council chair. -
MIDA's Chef-Owner On 'Re-Engineering' Food, Reopening, And Expanding Businesses Amid COVID
Douglass Williams speaks about his restaurant, MIDA, coming out of the pandemic. -
'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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/13/26: Wine Tasting and Books
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on the prospect of Suffolk Downs being a gambling hub once more.Former MA education secretary Paul Reville discusses Healey's new law to overhaul early reading in the state, and the AI school pitched for Boston.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses cyclospora, and what the public is owed in terms of health transparency from public figures and politicians.Bertil Jean-Chronberg of Bonde Fine Wine Shop in Harvard Sq joins for a wine segment. -
BPR Full Show 7/10/26: Peruvian Tall Ships
Chris Vogel of Boston Magazine joins with Justin Power of the Red Fox and Michael Foley of JJ Foley's to discuss their Best of Boston list of best bars and restaurants in the city.Pumawari Tusuy joins for Live Music Friday, ahead of their performance at the Vessel Arrival Ceremony of the Peruvian Tall Ship. Sue O'Connell, BPR's unofficial Karen Read correspondent, discusses the latest disclosures in Michael Proctor's texts. Plus, the death of Club Cafe's founder, Frank A. Ribaudo.Kathleen Kelley and Jim McCarthy joins us to talk about the Brigham nurses strike -
BPR Full Show 7/9/26: Local Impacts on TPS Rulings
Tufts International Politics professor Dan Drezner discusses the latest news out of Iran.Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune and Randolph City Councilor Natacha Clerger join to discuss the local impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on TPS for Haitians specifically.Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary, discusses the disturbing revelations from ex-trooper Michael Proctor's texts ... and the NSPM-7 cases against "antifa."Brian Nolen of NH4Ukraine aid group discusses the state of humanitarian aid on the frontlines of Ukraine, ahead of his 9th trip to the region. -
BPR Full Show 7/8/26: July Edition of Ask the Mayor
Juliette Kayyem to discuss Iran.Patrick Roath discusses his challenge to Congressman Stephen Lynch.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask the Mayor, 12-1 -
BPR Full Show 7/7/26: Interviewing The White House Algae
Trenni Casey, on the USMNT out of the World Cup, and the C's trading Jaylen Brown.CNN's John King discusses the latest Graham Platner allegations, and more in national politics.ACLU MA's Carol Rose discusses the slate of recent Supreme Court rulings on trans kids in sports, mail-in ballots, the TPS revocation ... plus, the latest in the Prairieland anti-ICE cases, where a number of defendants are appealing their convictions.BPR has an exclusive with the algae bloom from the reflecting pool (playwright Ryan Landry joins in costume to answer some hard-hitting questions from J/M)
