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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Recent segments
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Somerville's Curtatone Insists He's Not Running For Governor, Blasts Baker On Vaccine Rollout
"You wanna leave before you wanna leave," the mayor said in reference to his Monday announcement that he won't be seeking a tenth term. -
John Barros On Why He Is Running For Mayor Again
The city's chief of economic development says he wants to help Boston confront its racial identity. -
Black And Brown Communities 'Are Dying,' Says Community Health Centers Head
Michael Curry doesn't know what will come of Gov. Charlie Baker's promise to allocate 20% of vaccines to hard-hit communities. -
'Republicans Can't Get Elected Unless They Suppress Votes,' Says Former Suffolk County Sheriff
Andrea Cabral speaks about the rise in restrictive voting laws being passed by Republican-controlled legislatures. -
Mayoral Candidate Warns Of 'Generational' Learning Loss In Boston Schools, Disproportionate Toll On Poor And Nonwhite Students
Annissa Essaibi-George also spoke about her push for mobile vaccine clinics and commended Gov. Charlie Baker for allowing businesses to expand capacity limits as COVID-19 infections drop. -
All Rev'd Up: Senate Unlikely To Pass Equality Act Due To Conservative Faith-Based Tensions
The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act last Thursday, but the bill's future in the Senate remains uncertain.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Has The Jitters
Today is national coffee, so we opened the lines to hear about your favorite brews. Plus, Emily Rooney's famous list, Callie Crossley, tech news with Andy Ihnatko, and WGBH's great Eric Jackson. (Full Show 9/29/17) -
Patti Smith On Her New Book 'Devotion'
Patti Smith joined us in the studio to talk about her new book, Devotion. Plus, Attorney General Maura Healey joined us to take our questions and yours, Andrea Cabral, and we opened the lines to get your thoughts on the passing of Hugh Hefner. (Full Show 9/28/17) -
Cinema Classic Challenge: 'Easy Rider'
Film critic Garen Daily joined us to discuss this month's cinema classic challenge, Easy Rider. Plus, Juliette Kayyem on the crisis in Puerto Rico, Shirley Leung on Amazon's new headquarters, and Art Caplan on bringing vegetative patients out of their brain-dead state. (Full Show 9/27/17) -
Ken Burns On The Vietnam War
Ken Bruns and Lynn Novick joined us to talk about their new documentary series, The Vietnam War. Plus, John Gruber on the newest health care news, Nancy Koehn on the bids for Amazon's new home city, Corby Kummer on smart fridges, and CNN's John King. (Full Show 9/26/17) -
Fire That SOB
We went to the phones and asked you about your thoughts on Trump's comments calling for NFL owners to fire "the son of a bitch," who kneels for the national anthem. Plus, All Revved Up on Trump's comments, Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O'Brien on local and national politics, Bob Thompson on the best and worst of TV, Richard Blanco for out weekly poetry reading, and Charlie Sennott on the situation in North Korea. (Full Show 9/24/17)