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Recent segments
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Callie Crossley On The Re-purposing Of A Confederate Statue
"It's really become a gathering space. I thought wow, what a way to reinvent in the moment," Crossley said. -
Corby Kummer: Trader Joe's Is 'Finally Saying No To Racist Branding'
Trader Joe's follows in the steps of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's in removing branding critics say is racist. -
Rep. Joe Kennedy On Delay To Senate Republican COVID Relief Proposal: 'It’s Really Dangerous News For Our Country'
The congressman said further federal relief is critical to support struggling families and educators, and to bolster coronavirus testing capabilities. -
Ali Noorani On President Trump's Call To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From The Census
The census has historically counted everyone, regardless of citizenship or legal status. -
Paul Reville: Boston Public Schools' Tentative Hybrid Reopening Plan
BPS released a tentative, still unofficial plan that would incorporate in-person and remote learning during their fall reopening. -
Jared Bowen: What Museums Are Like During COVID-19
Museums have begun to reopen amid the pandemic, with measures in place to encourage social distancing.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 5/29: Trump's 'Destructive' Isolationism & Market Basket's Family Food Fight
Today:Ambassador Nicholas Burns was the United States’ top diplomat in China under the Biden administration. He discusses Trump’s tariffs, and international diplomacy writ large.Then we get listener reaction to news that another family feud is brewing at Market Basket, more than a decade after CEO Arthur T DeMoulas garnered massive community support in the last brouhaha over his business model and shareholder profit. -
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BPR Full Show 5/28: I Know It, I Totally Know It!
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage. -
Best Of BPR 5/27: Assumption University President On Academic Freedom & Rick Steves On American Democracy
Today:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures. -