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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
GBH arts editor Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Arielle Foxman & Brandon Cardet-Hernandez
Owners of La Saison bakery in Cambridge
Recent segments
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Rep. Jim McGovern On Defeating QAnon Challenger, What's Next For The Economic Stimulus
The congressman will serve his 12th term in Congress for the Massachusetts 2nd District. -
Irene Monroe And Emmett Price On Where We Go From Here
The "All Rev'd Up" hosts talked about the latest episode of their podcast. -
Deputy Campaign Manager Rufus Gifford: Biden Win Is Victory For Truth, Compassion And Empathy
President-elect Joe Biden's deputy campaign manager discussed the win, and what comes next. -
Mayor Walsh Again Declines To Say Whether He's Running For Re-Election
Walsh says he's focused on being mayor, not a Biden cabinet position, but won't say whether he's actually running. -
Andrea Cabral: 'Unprecedented' Voter Suppression In 2020 Election
Voter suppression has existed for decades, but Cabral says it has never been so blatant. -
All Rev'd Up: The Problem With 'Patriotic Churches'
President Trump has emboldened the rise of Patriotic Churches, which disrupt the separation of church and state, the Revs say.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/09: Assad's Regime Falls & The New Conservative Identity Politics (Same As The Old Conservative Identity Politics)
Today: Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung fill in for Jim and Margery.Charlie Sennott of The GroundTruth Project and Frontline's Martin Smith update on the latest out of Syria.And, outgoing Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses DEI in retreat, and the right's original big lie -- about identity politics. -
BPR Full Show 12/09: Concepts Of A Plan...
Brian McGrory, head of Boston University's journalism department, discussed Trump's Meet the Press interviewRevs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discussed the young men leaving their churches in favor of 'masculine' Orthodox ChristianityFood policy analyst Corby Kummer on the reality behind a seeming rise in food recallsAcademic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the retreat of DEI initiatives by higher ed institutions ahead of Trump's inauguration -
Best Of BPR 12/06: Roundhead Brewing & LMF Ian Coury
Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer are the duo behind Massachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery – Roundhead Brewing. They stop by the library to talk Latino beer, and the state of craft beer in the state.And, Ian Coury is our guest for Live Music Friday, he’s a 22 year-old mandolin phenom carving his own path in the world of Brazilian Choro music, he joins ahead of a free show next week in Roxbury. -
BPR Full Show 12/06: Adieu
We open the lines to ask about the latest attempt by corporations to boost worker productivity by banning personal phones on the job. Ian Coury is our guest for Live Music Friday. He’s a 22 year-old mandolin phenom carving his own path in the world of Brazilian Choro music. Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett talks about the science behind gender affirming care, renewed conversation around medical debt in the U.S. and physician strikes in Boston.James Bennett II discusses a Village Person’s revisionist history of the ‘Y.M.C.A.' song, plus his reflections on 2024 music and movies.Then we asked folks to weigh-in on the news that 'Y.M.C.A.' is not a gay anthem.Roundhead Brewing Company is Massachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery. We’ll talk with co-owners Luis Espinoza and Craig Panzer about the upcoming Latino beer festival and sample some brews.We end the show with a Christmas tree potpourri. -
Best Of BPR 12/05: "It Started with the Hats" + Trump's Big Tariff Lie
Today:In the 1980s, the height of the crack epidemic, Paul Joyce was a Boston police officer. He’s now out with a new book about how the department struggled during that era, and the rise in gun and gang violence. He joins to discuss his new book “It Started With the Hats” – the life experiences of Boston’s founding street gang members.And, MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down Trump’s view on tariffs, and how changing policy would affect the global economy.