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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
NBC 10 Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Live Music Friday with Boston Baroque
The A.R.T.’s Rhinoceros actors Paul Giamatti and Diane Paulus
Former Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien
Recent segments
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Andrea Cabral: Herman Cain’s Death ‘Won’t Change a Thing’ About Trump’s Virus Messaging
The former business executive, presidential candidate and co-chair of Black Voices For Trump died this week of COVID-19 complications. -
Saida Grundy: You Can't 'Read Your Way Into' Antiracism
People need to go beyond reading books about anti-racism, the BU professor says. -
Tanisha Sullivan: Police Reform Is The Entry Point Into Dismantling Systemic Racism
The NAACP national convention was supposed to be held in Boston this summer. With the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the events have gone virtual. -
30 Years After Passing Of The ADA, Art Caplan Says US Still Has 'A Long Way To Go'
The medical ethicist reflected on a recent New York Times editorial from Judith Heumann and John Wodatch. -
Stephanie Murray On Massachusetts Primary Races To Keep An Eye On
COVID-19 has changed the way candidates campaign, and how voters elect them. -
Juliette Kayyem On The Extension Of Work-From-Home Policies
Ready to get back to the office? You could be waiting for over a year, Kayyem says.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Talks 9/14/26: is AI Coming For All of Us?
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: We ask listeners how they feel about AI, is it coming for all of us? should we be concerned? Then, we opened the lines to get your thoughts on little treats... not the big dinner plans type of treats, but rather that $12 Starbucks coffee you love so much.Listen in to find out! -
Best of BPR (9/7-9/11 2026): R.F. Kuang, Beth Noveck &
Welcome to our new rendition of the Best of BPR Podcast! In this new version, we will be publishing the week's top segments. In case you're missing us over the weekend... now you have something to listen to!On today's Show: We’ll speak with best-selling author R.F. Kuang, ahead of the launch of her latest “Taipei Story,” and her event at The WilburWe’ll speak with Northeastern professor Beth Simone Noveck on her new book “Reboot: AI And The Race To Save Democracy.” We’ll hear from Polina Mirzad and her husband Suleiman on their new documentary theater project “What We Carry,” -
BPR Full Show 9/11/26: Remembering 9/11
Laura Ogonowski and Mike Casey reflect on 9/11 25 years later.Catalyst New Music and Boston Singer's Resource are our Live Music Friday guests, ahead of an event called "FUSE: Collaborations in Song" debuting on Sept. 19.Sue O'Connell joins us to discuss the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. -
BPR Talks 9/10/26: Am I The A-Hole
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: Listen in to find out! -
BPR Full Show 9/10/26: What We Carry
Chuck Todd on the latest national political headlines. Andrea Cabral on what's next in the Clancy civil cases. Cristina Quinn on her podcast "Fighting Crime," including the role of GLP-1s in reducing crime. And the filmmakers behind "What We Carry," a documentary theater project based on the lived experiences of veterans and refugees of the War on Terror.