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Thursday on BPR:
Hennepin County Minnesota DA Mary Moriarty
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
Environmentalist Bill McKibben
Recent segments
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'At Best, It Was Disappointing. At Worst, It Was Damaging': National Security Expert Kayyem Pans Tuesday's Insurrection Senate Hearing
The Harvard professor and CNN analyst said the questioning left her "no smarter," and reinforced the need for an investigatory commission into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
Fit, Filtration, And Other Things To Know When Masking Up
A personal protective equipment provider shares how to tell a mask is the real deal, the value in double masking and more. -
COVID-19 Committee Will Receive Testimony From Baker To Keep Administration 'Accountable', Says Rep. Bill Driscoll
Baker will testify this Thursday before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness. -
All Rev'd Up: Hostile Work Environment Case Could Be Headed To The Supreme Court Over Use Of N-Word
A former hospital aide has filed a discrimination lawsuit over the n-word being scratched into an elevator at his prior place of work. -
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu Calls For Census-Level Commitment To Vaccination, Laments 'Lacking' Leadership
The mayoral candidate also spoke about the state of her mayoral race, saying she's anticipating a 'very exciting year' for the city of Boston. -
Mayoral Candidate Andrea Campbell Promises 'Timelines And Accountability'
The city counselor and Roxbury native said she believes that, with the right leadership, Boston has the resources and expertise to become an international leader on issues of racial equity.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/27/26: Is Political Violence the American Way?
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses SCOTUS' hypocrisy on trans student rights and other legal headlines.USA Today's Susan Page was at the White House Correspondent's Dinner over the weekend when an gunman tried to rush the event. She shares her experience, and talks about her new book on Queen Elizabeth.Tufts Fletcher School professor Daniel Drezner discusses the state of conflict and diplomatic attempts in Iran.Then we look at the British monarchy through rose-colored glasses. -
BPR Full Show 4/24/26: Pre-Gaming Good Bread
For this week's Press Play media analysis, GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley discuss the backlash from journalists on McClatchy's new AI news tool and the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Live Music Friday with Jackie O’Riley and Seán Clohessy, organizers of the Tunes on the Charles festival.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses the "angry young women" driving men into the arms of cougars, and Lesbian Visibility Week.Boston Globe reporter David Abel discusses his new short film, The Petal Pusher, an ode to NYC's Penn Station and one of its longest-running businesses. -
BPR Full Show 4/23/26: Knives And Tools Dot Com
Political correspondent Chuck Todd; Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral; Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung; GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen. -
BPR Full Show 4/22/26: Sick With Hurry
MIT's Jon Gruber discusses 20 years of Romneycare, of which he was a key architect.ACLU of Mass' Carol Rose discusses their lawsuit challenging Trump's efforts to get unredacted voter rolls in the state.Marc Morial of the National Urban League and Rahsaan Hall of Urban League of Eastern Mass join to discuss their organization's support of "clean slate" legislation — criminal justice reform that would automatically seal records for eligible candidates.Judy Pitasi joins us for today's Long Run segment; she oversees a team of 200 volunteers cleaning up after Boston Marathon runners. -
BPR Full Show 4/21/26: Secrets Secrets
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey gives a Marathon recap and updates us with the latest on the Pat's coach Mike Vrabel drama.Rich Davey, CEO of Massport, discusses how the war with Iran is impacting local travel costs around jet fuel and flight prices.CNN's John King joins us for the latest national political headlines, including Senate primaries and Kash Patel suing The Atlantic for an article about his heavy drinking and absences.Nicole Nguyen, personal tech columnist at the Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss her latest reporting on what AI really knows about you, and an onslaught of software updates you don't want to ignore.