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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Marty Martinez, head of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery
Olga Cherevko from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the ground in Gaza
Recent segments
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Plimoth Plantation’s Richard Pickering And Kate Sheehan On The Mayflower II’s Return
Pickering and Sheehan spoke about the museum’s ongoing effort to highlight the settlers' impact on the local Wampanoag tribe. -
Neil Gross: Reform The Police Force With New Generation Of Cops
Gross wonders what would happen if more people with progressive sensibilities joined the police force. -
Shannon O'Brien And Michael Curry On Kamala Harris As Biden's VP Pick
Kamala Harris, named Tuesday as Joe Biden's running mate, will be the first woman of color and the fourth woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. -
Art Caplan: Antigen Testing For COVID-19 May Be Having Its Moment
Antigen tests are less accurate than others, but can be administered more often and have a faster turnaround time. -
Filmmaker Oscar Guerra on 'Love, Life & the Virus,' And The Resilience Of Working Class Families
Guerra reflected on his experience documenting one immigrant family’s struggle to stay united through the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Ali Noorani: Immigration A Lower Priority For Voters
Noornai discusses the latest immigration headlines.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 3/28: Rep. Pressley Calls Trump Dictator Over Tufts Student Detention & Handel And Haydn For All
Today:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley calls into the show to discuss the detention of Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk.And, the Handel and Haydn Society join ahead of a show celebrating Boston’s LGBT community. We talk with violinist Carmen Levita Johnson-Pájaro and Alexandria Ebernhardt from the state’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce. -
BPR Full Show 03/28: An 'Assault' On Free Speech
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley reacts to ICE officials detaining Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk. Pressley represents the district that contains Somerville, which is where Ozturk was arrested.Live Music Friday with the Handel and Haydn Society, ahead of a show to celebrate Boston’s LGBT community. We’ll talk with violinist Carmen Levita Johnson-Pájaro and Alexandria Ebernhardt from the LGBT Chamber of CommerceNBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the latest fallout from the leaked Signal messages, the latest on Karen Read, and Ed Sheeran’s new pop-up pub in Ipswich. Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses federal cuts to health services and 10,000 federal health department workers. She also discusses a state order that makes prenatal vitamins & birth control free. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik discusses Tuesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing. -
Best Of BPR 3/27: There Will Be No 'Liberal Joe Rogan' & In Defense Of USAID, From The Republican Who Used To Run It
Today:Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah delves into the man-o-sphere.And, Andrew Natsios - former leader of the Massachusetts Republican party who went on to lead USAID under George W. Bush - comes to its defense. -
BPR Full Show 3/26: Immigrations Raids In Boston
Jared Bowen discusses whether art can survive the climate crisisJuliette Kayyem on "signalgate" and growing concerns about espionage with the firing of thousands of federal workers.Jim Aloisi and Christian MilNeil of Streets Blog Mass join for a transit panelSarah Betancourt joins with BU professor/immigrant rights lawyer Julio Henriques and International Institute of New England senior Vice President Xan Weber to discuss the affects of immigration raids in Boston. -
Best Of BPR 3/26: ICE's Collective Punishment In Boston & Who Needs Media Literacy Anyway?
Today:Immigration officials announced the arrests of nearly 400 people around Boston this week, as well as the detention of a Turkish Tufts student. We speak with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt, immigration attorney Julio Henriquez, and senior vice president of the International Institute of New England Xan Weber.And, we bring you snippets from the Congressional hearing into NPR and PBS; featuring some insights into editorial decision-making from U.S. Rep. James Comer.