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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Transit panel with Bill Straus and Chris Dempsey
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Linda Bilmes, coauthor of “The Three Trillion Dollar War,” about the cost of war with Iran
Recent segments
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'Anyone Who Thinks It Couldn’t Happen Here Is Wrong,' Warns Political Expert Rosa Brooks
"Every horrific thing that has ever happened anywhere could happen here," the Transition Integrity Project said. -
Questions About Pet Care During The Pandemic? A Boston Vet Covers The Whole Kitten Caboodle
Dr. Virginia Sinnott-Stutzman joined "Boston Public Radio" on Wednesday for our first-ever edition of "Ask The Vet." -
Amid Rollout 'Fumbles,' Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett Calls For 'Wartime' Vaccine Prioritization
Gergen Barnett returned to Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to discuss the underwhelming number of Americans who've received their initial COVID-19 vaccinations. -
'This Is No Progress,' Revs Say Of Boston Police Sgt. Clifton McHale
The "All Rev'd Up" hosts reflected on the chaos of 2020 and the path forward for racial equity. -
'Billionaire Supremacy Is Like White Supremacy Or Male Supremacy,' Anand Giridharadas Says
As the world's billionaires get richer, American legislators are still fighting over COVID-19 relief. -
Biden's Climate Team Prepares To Tackle A Crisis 'Made Worse By Trump,' Says Environmentalist Bill McKibben
How will the upcoming Biden administration's address climate policy?
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 11/21: Quiet Piggy
Jinx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme return to preview their “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show” tour, which stops at the Wang Theater on Nov. 22ndLyndia Downie & Judge Kathleen Coffey join for a Thanksgiving check-in. Coffey is the founder & retired judge for the Homeless Court, which helps low-level offenders clear their records in order to get their life back on track. Lyndia of course is Executive Director of the Pine Street Inn.Hayley Reardon & Judit Neddermann are our guests for Live Music Friday, ahead of a show tonight at City Winery Boston. Reardon is a Marblehead native, Judit is visiting from Barcelona. Alex Green, vice-chair of the Massachusetts Special Commission on State Institutions and a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, on the latest on a bill sent to Governor Healey's desk that would make it easier for family members to obtain records of their disabled loved ones who lived in institutional housingSue O’Connell on Larry Summers/Harvard/Epstein fallout, a proposed Boston city hall merch line, and the Brian Walshe trial. -
Best Of BPR 11/21: Live Music Inspired By The Sea & Disability Advocates Prevail In Transparency Fight
Today: Singer-songwriters Haley Reardon and Judit Neddermann perform tonight at City Winery in Boston. They perform for us at the library accompanied by Pau and Arnau Figueres.And, Harvard Lecturer and vice-chair of the Massachusetts Commission on State Institutions, Alex Green, discusses new legislation that would allow families and researchers access to records involving people with disabilities who lived in state institutions. -
BPR Full Show 11/20: The Right Lightbulb
Chuck Todd discusses the latest national politicsJonathan Van Ness zooms in ahead of their stop in Boston on their "Hot and Healed" tourAlejandra Caraballo, lawyer, clinical instructor at Harvard's cyberlaw clinic, and trans rights activist, joins to discuss the attacks on transgender people from the federal government this yearKelly Beatty of Sky & Telescope and Mario Motta discuss light pollution in Massachusetts. Mario Motta is a retired cardiologist and specialist on the medical effects of lights on humans -
Best Of BPR 11/20: Jonathan Van Ness Is Hot And Healed & Alejandra Caraballo On Trans Rights In 2025
Today:Jonathan Van Ness of Netflix's 'Queer Eye' fame joins ahead of a stop on their "Hot and Healed" tour in Boston this weekend.Then, civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses attacks on trans people in today's political climate, and the fallout at Harvard -- where she is a clinical instructor of cyberlaw -- over the school's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. -
Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org