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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play" with New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson
Cannabis Control Commission chair Shannon O’Brien
Congressman Bill Keating
Live Music Friday with organizers and musicians from “Which Side? A Protest Music Teach Out”
NBC Boston media maven Sue O’Connell
Recent segments
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Emily Rooney On Schools' Reopening Plans
Most schools are taking very thoughtful approaches to their reopening plans, Rooney says. -
Corby Kummer On Prisoner-organized Memorial Lunch For George Floyd
In their own way, inmates at the Muskegon Correctional Facility in Michigan honored George Floyd. -
Callie Crossley: Trader Joe’s Not Rebranding Food Packaging Is 'Tone Deaf'
The “Under the Radar” host said the packaging is problematic because of power dynamics between a white-owned company and the nonwhite cultures they profit off of. -
Rick Steves On Applying The 'Traveler's Mindset' While Staying Local
The travel writer and television host said travelers grounded by the pandemic can find a lot to explore in their own hometowns. -
Catherine D'Amato On MA's New 'Breakfast After The Bell' Legislation
The Greater Boston Food Bank president talked about the newly signed bill that will guarantee breakfast to more students. -
Paul Reville Calls In 'From The Land Of Educational Uncertainty'
The former Mass. Education Secretary said parents and teachers are right to be frustrated over the lack of clarity on how schools are going to operate in the fall.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/12: Sour, Dill And Side Pickles
GBH's Adam Reilly and The Boston Globe's Lylah Alphonse join for Press Play, discussing the widely spread video of Charlie Kirk's shooting in this current era of content moderation online. Plus, the Murdoch succession plan, and Bari Weiss at CBS.GBH's Callie Crossley discusses the firing of Artie T, Josh Kraft's "most unlikeable campaign for mayor in Boston history" and more.White Snake Projects joins us for Live Music Friday. They are unveiling a new directory for Native American performing artists. Cerise Jacobs of WSP, Jean-Luc Pierite of North American Indian Center of Boston and singer/songwriter Thea Hopkins are our guests.Mara Dolan of the Massachusetts Governor's Council discusses flags at half-mast and gives an update on bar advocates. Joanne Chang join with Efrain Gutierrez to discuss Flour Bakery's partnership with Pine Street Inn for job training. Efrain is a graduate of the program and is now employed at Flour. -
BPR Full Show 9/11: Political Violence & Charlie Kirk
Chuck Todd, political commentator, opens the show with reactions and updates from the killing of Charlie Kirk.Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral reactions to Kirk news. Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses how young conservatives on college campus are responding to the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the reality for BPS and schools across the state around ICE family separations.National security expert Juliette Kayyem joins to discuss the increasing normalization of political violence.Lindsay O'Donovan, Maeve Gilchrist and accordion player Diarmuid Ó Meachair discuss the Rockport Celtic Festival, starting tomorrow. -
BPR Full Show 9/10: Artie T. Is Ousted And Nonna Hides Her Recipes
BPR Full Show 9/10: Artie T. Is Ousted And Nonna Hides Her Recipes -
BPR Full Show 9/09: ICE Raids...Again
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political news.Media maven Sue O'Connell discusses the sheriffs turning their jails over to ICE for detention centers, and the $850k the state spent on outside experts for prosecuting Karen Read.Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther zooms in from Ireland to discuss some of his recent pieces ... Amtrak's Acela upgrades and his ranking of New England rest stops.Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses the start of World Cup ticket sales, and the young Phillies fan who had his home run ball taken by an adult woman, now dubbed "Phillies Karen." -
Best Of BPR 9/08: BlueHub Capital Violated Predatory Lending Laws. CEO Elyse Cherry Defends The Practice.
In 2020, a handful of Massachusetts homeowners sued BlueHub Capital -- the only lender in the state who provides shared appreciation mortgages -- alleging predatory lending practices.Today: We hear from two sides of the lawsuit, on the heels of a Superior Court judge ruling that found BlueHub did violate consumer protection and predatory lending laws.First, Bruce Marks from Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a housing group which supports the lawsuit, joins Jim and Margery in Studio 3 with two of the defendants, to discuss their claims of predatory lending and deception by the nonprofit.Then, Elyse Cherry, BlueHub's CEO, tells us the judge's ruling is wrong. She joins with Rose Webster-Smith, director of Springfield No One Leaves -- a housing advocate herself who says she saved her own home from foreclosure with a BlueHub mortgage.