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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Joe Knowles from Family Health Project, a Boston-based nonprofit that gives direct cash payments to first-time mothers, and Dahlia, one of their recipient mothers
Recent segments
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Former Suffolk County Sheriff Cabral On Impeachment: I Have Never Seen A Case 'Put Together As Well' As House Impeachment Managers
Cabral said it was "indisputable" that Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol but acknowledged that the former president will likely be acquitted. -
Lincoln Project Co-Founder On Why She Left The Organization — And The Republican Party
"It's outrageous there are Republican senators who have already decided they will not convict," Jennifer Horn said. -
'You Are Either A Patriot Or A Traitor,' Rep. Pressley Says
Pressley called on senators to convict Trump during the impeachment trial and said that to not speak out is to be complicit in his actions. -
Harvard's Danielle Allen On The 'Re-Knitting' Of America: 'We Don't Have An Alternative But To Put In The Work'
A scholar of democracy, Allen also spoke about her potential run for governor of Massachusetts in 2022. -
Former U.S. Sen. Flake Would 'Likely Vote To Convict' Trump For Inciting Insurrection
"The only way forward for Republicans" is to denounce Trumpism, Flake said. -
Expecting The Expected At This Week's Senate Impeachment Trial? Constitutional Law Expert Laurence Tribe Thinks You're 'Dead Wrong'
The Harvard Law professor emeritus predicted that this week's impeachment hearings will be "spell-binding" and "terrifying" enough to sway a handful of pro-Trump senators.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 3/20: Are we unhappier than ever?
Political analyst Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundupFormer secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral weighs in on the deportation of RI doctor Rasha Alawieh. She also discusses the Trump administration's attempts to bypass the judiciary.Dan Primack, business editor over at Axios, talks about the Fed's latest decision to keep interest rates steady because of ongoing economic uncertainty.Donna Lieberman leads the New York Civil Liberties Union. She joins us to talk about her role defending detained Colombia University student and green card-holder Mahmoud Khalil. -
BPR Full Show 3/19: Pump the Brakes? Boston’s Bike Lane Dilemma
BPR Full Show 3/19: Pump the Brakes? Boston’s Bike Lane Dilemma -
Best Of BPR 3/19: Marc Dunkelman Asks 'Who Killed Progress?' & Sy Montgomery Talks Homosexual Humpbacks
Today:Marc Dunkelman argues the abject failure of progressive politics to get things done played a role in the rise of Trumpism. He joins to discuss his book “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress – and How to Bring It Back.”And, despite their name, there’s actually very little that we know about the mating habits of the majestic humpback whale. We talk about the first recorded mating observance of the humpback, between two male whales, with naturalist Sy Montgomery. -
BPR Full Show 3/18: Massachusetts Women's Hall Of Fame
BPR Full Show 3/18: Massachusetts Women's Hall Of Fame -
Best Of BPR 3/17: The Case Of Mahmoud Khalil & Republicans Love Electric Vehicles Now?
Today:Princeton public affairs professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad warns that the Trump administration’s actions against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil puts higher education on the front lines of authoritarianism, right here in America.Plus, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss what the majority of Americans who support a transition away from fossil fuels can do during Trump 2.0.