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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    The Brian O'Donovan Legacy Artist Grant will be awarded for the first time at BCMFestThe 22nd Annual Boston Celtic Music Festival is set to take place from Jan. 16-19 with performances across various venues in Cambridge and Somerville.
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                    Healey: Zero tolerance in state shelters for dangerous behaviorThe governor also backed banning the practice of renter-paid broker fees.
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                    Toad bar to reopen in Porter Square this monthToad re-opens under the same ownership as The Burren.
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                    Former White House deputy counsel recalls working with Jimmy CarterMargaret McKenna remembered the former president as "whip smart" and determined to do the right thing.
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                    Is the U.S. prepared for the next pandemic? 'Absolutely,' says former COVID czarThe former White House COVID-19 response coordinator reflects on pandemic preparedness, past and future.
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                    "Do what you can ... don't just be idle"Leaders of the Greater Boston Food Bank and Globe Santa are encouraging people to donate money or time this holiday season to support people in need.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled PeopleToday: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration.
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                    Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas FestivalToday:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive.
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                    Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of MeritocracyToday:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
