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Coming up Monday on BPR:
UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza
Former education secretary for Massachusetts Paul Reville
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory
NEPM’s Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, hosts of The Fabulous 4-1-3
Recent segments
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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. -
Trenni Kusnierek On The Downside Of MLB’s Decision Not To 'Bubble'
The NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor weighed in on the multiple coronavirus outbreaks within Major League Baseball.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/08: Citizenship Robbed At The Cradle Of Liberty & 'Dorie's Anytime Cakes'
Today: We speak with GBH News reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship executive director Gail Breslow about an incident at a Faneuil Hall naturalization ceremony last week, where people were pulled out of line based on their country of origin and prohibited from finishing the years-long process, based on new guidance from the Trump administration.And, award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan discusses her latest book, "Dorie's Anytime Cakes." -
BPR Full Show 12/8: Cakes Are For Sharing
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt isn’t supporting her nephew’s mother, a Brazilian woman detained by ICE. We talk to BU journalism’s Brian McGrory about that, and why CNN has become the unwanted stepchild in the new Netflix-Warner Brothers deal. If a new state proposal takes hold it would allow sewage to be dumped into the Charles and Mystic Rivers indefinitely, backsliding on decades of progress to end the practice. We talk to Emily Norton and Patrick Herron from the Charles and Mystic River watershed associations. James Beard award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan joins us to talk about her latest book: “Dorie's Anytime Cakes" and why everyone should always have a cake on the kitchen counter.We check in with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow on ICE’s latest cruelty: targeting immigrants on the cusp of citizenship at their swearing-in ceremony at Faneuil Hall. Tufts’ food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the latest threats to SNAP: withholding benefits from blue states like Massachusetts over immigration data. Plus, why it might be the wrong (or right) week to quit caffeine.And we take your calls and texts on whether you believe in astrology. -
Best Of BPR 12/05: Black Hole Symphony & 404 Media Co-Founders On Surveillance By Flock
Today: Live music with the Black Hole Symphony, performing “Mars Symphony,” ahead of a December 14th show with the New England Philharmonic.And two co-founders of 404 Media, Jason Koebler and Emanuel Maiberg, discuss their independent journalism outlet, and reporting at the intersection of surveillance, artificial intelligence, and immigration policy. -
BPR Full Show 12/5: The Cat Likes Me Better
Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral joins Margery at the library. Jason Koebler and Emanuel Maiberg are co-founders of 404 Media. They join for Press Play media analysis to talk about their reporting on Flock, an automatic license plate reader company used by police departments and federal immigration agencies.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung recaps her latest columns on Mayor Wu and Boston's economy, liquor stores near Boston College and Boston's worsening traffic. Black Hole Symphony returns for Live Music Friday. They perform at the New England Philharmonic on Dec. 14. We talk with founder David Ibbett and Shep Doeleman.Edgar B. Herwick III joins to answer a few recent questions submitted to the Curiosity Desk. NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell discusses her coverage of the Brian Walshe trial, rats in Camberville, and that Dedham church putting up an "ICE was here" sign in their nativity scene. -
Best Of BPR 12/4: The LeeVees' 'Hanukkah Rocks' Turns 20 & Cong. Keating On Military Transparency
Today:Adam Gardner of Guster and David Schneider of The Zambonis are also members of The LeeVees – a band that exclusively performs songs about Hanukkah. They grace us with some live music in Studio 3.And, Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating discusses the latest news related to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – Signalgate and Venezuelan boat strikes.