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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
CNN’s John King
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Top Chef contestant chef Laurence Louie and his business and life partner Rary Ratsifa, of Rubato in Quincy
Former congressman Joe Kennedy III about his close friend, college roommate: the late basketball player Jason Collins
Recent segments
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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. -
Cannabis Control Commissioner: 'I'm Starting To Become Embarrassed' By Inequities In Mass. Marijuana Industry
White business owners dominate the state's marijuana industry, despite provisions in the state's law that aim to promote equity. -
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?
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/12: Topo Gigio vs Topo Chico & The Future Of Carney Hospital
Today:Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the new "dirty dozen" list of grocery store items laden with pesticides.And, Michael Curry, head of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, discusses a new proposal for the shuttered Carney Hospital in Dorchester to be repurposed as a training facility for nurses. -
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive.
