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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, 11am-12pm
Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Recent segments
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Rep. Mike Connolly To At-Risk Renters: 'A Notice To Quit Is Not An Eviction'
The Massachusetts legislator weighed in on current protections for tenants and small landlords as the state approaches the end of its months-long eviction moratorium. -
John Paul Moran, Republican Candidate For Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District
The openly gay Republican called the Green New Deal “actual insanity” during a Thursday interview on Boston Public Radio. -
Andrea Cabral Criticizes ICE Stop Of West Roxbury Jogger
The former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety joined other local leaders in voicing outrage over the stop. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.