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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Ask the Governor with Gov. Maura Healey, 11-12pm
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Recent segments
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Sgt. Eddy Chrispin On Mass. Police Reform: 'We Can't Create An Environment Where Police Are The Enemy'
Chrispin is the head of the Mass. Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers. -
Juliette Kayyem: Determining A COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Who will get access to the vaccine first, and what will a vaccination roll out look like? -
Maura Healey On Qualified Immunity: Public Employees Can't Be 'Paralyzed,' But Reform Is Needed
Massachusetts' attorney general said she supports some form of qualified immunity reform. -
Trump's Changed Stance On Masks 'Comes Too Late,' Says Art Caplan
The president tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask on Monday, calling it 'patriotic.' -
Charles Stewart III Addresses Concerns Around Mail-In Voting
The elections expert said some states, like New York, need to do more to prepare themselves for an influx of mail-in ballots. -
John King Discusses The Return Of President Trump's Coronavirus Briefings
King called in to Boston Public Radio for his weekly national politics roundup.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/21: Press Play & Meredith Goldstein
Today:GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play."And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters. -
BPR Full Show 02/21: Mental Plasticity
GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field.Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass firing of federal officials. Love Letters advice columnist Meredith Goldstein on why our brains lose plasticity as we age and how this impacts our relationships.We launch a new media analysis segment with GBH's Callie Crossley & Adam Reilly. -
BPR Full Show 02/20: Ice, Ice, Braude
Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines. Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978. Investigative comedian Adam Conover of “Adam Ruins Everything” joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur. -
Best Of BPR 2/20: Adam Conover On Masculinity & Rick Steves Wallops Our Ethno-Centrism
Today:Comedian Adam Conover calls into the show ahead of a stop at the Wilbur on his "Nihilism Pivot" tour.And, travel guru Rick Steves discusses his new memoir "On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer." -
Best Of BPR 2/19: We Are 'Alive And Unwell' With Nikki Glaser & Making Good With Bright Horizons' Linda Mason And Roger Brown
Today: Comedian Nikki Glaser calls in ahead of six shows at the Wang Theater this weekend.And, our latest iteration of “How Do You Two Know Each Other?” Husband-and-wife duo Roger Brown and Linda Mason – global aid workers, co-founders of Bright Horizons -- discuss the importance of community.