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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
'Press Play' with GBH's Callie Crossley & The Flipside's Yawu Miller
Live Music Friday: John Davidson
Media maven Sue O’Connell
Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein
Recent segments
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Maura Healey Calls Out Threats To Democracy In Wake Of FBI Uncovering Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor
Healey tied the threats to President Trump's statements about white supremacist groups and election fraud. -
Jonathan Gruber On Future Coronavirus Relief And America's $7.5 Trillion Blindspot
The M.I.T. economist said evidence shows that proper funding for the IRS could have substantial benefits to the nation’s financial health. -
All Rev'd Up: Zoom Funerals And Grieving During 'Twindemic'
The Reverends say they're helping their communities through a unique mourning process during both COVID-19 and police brutality protests. -
Andrea Cabral On Police Accountability, DA Rollins' LEAD List: 'There Has To Be Some Kind Of Balance'
The former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety said it's critical for prosecutors to know if a police officer has a problematic record. -
Andrea Campbell Says She Is The One To Lead Boston Through 'Profound Moment Of Reckoning'
Campbell spoke to Boston Public Radio about her bid to become mayor of Boston. -
Rep. Moulton: In Face Of 21st Century Warfare, US Is 'Already Losing'
The congressman spoke at length about a new report from the House of Representatives’ Future of Defense Task Force.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/19: Smoking Toad Venom & Kissing Rings
Today: Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses last Friday's fight night with Mike Tyson, and the plans for a soccer specific stadium in Everett for the New England Revolution.And, media maven Sue O'Connell talks about President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments and how to cover Trump without normalizing his fascistic tendencies. -
BPR Full Show 11/19: The Price Of Pet Care
Protesting under Trump's Presidency? We opened the lines to discuss how people feel about openly disagreeing with him.NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey on the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the G20 summit.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlinesNBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communitiesWe ended the show discussing the expensive costs of pet care and pet insurance -
Best Of BPR 11/18: DiZoglio Still Fighting To Audit Legislature & MIT Economists Win Nobel Prize
Today: Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins to talk about opposition to her Ballot Question One – not from the voters, who overwhelmingly supported her push to audit the legislature – but from the legislative leaders themselves.And, two MIT economists share the Nobel prize for their research on global inequality, and how technology shapes our societies. -
BPR Full Show 11/18: Release the Johns?
It's been nearly a year since authorities shut down a brothel ring operating in Cambridge and Watertown. We ask listeners whether they think the names of the Johns should be released by the Supreme Judicial Court. MIT Professors Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson discuss their Nobel prize-winning research on global inequality and AI in the workforce.Charlie Sennott of the GroundTruth Project discusses Biden authorizing Ukraine's use of long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, as Russia launches a major attack on Ukraine's power system.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses state legislators moving to have an outside firm conduct the audit that voters approved DiZoglio's office to do.For our text prompt of the day: should Massachusetts follow New York in ditching broker fees, and would that be enough to ease the pain for renters here?Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the intersection of academics, race, and politics. He'll discuss how white nationalism partly fueled Trump's election win and threats to the education system under another Trump presidency. Ahead of Black Friday, we ended the show to ask listeners about pros and pitfalls of online returns. -
Best Of BPR 11/15: Matt Gaetz As AG Is "Unbelievable And Reckless" & Rosemary's Baby Jesus
Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Sterling discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus"