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Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
GBH News investigative reporter Phillip Martin and Renata Nunes
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson's Best And Worst Of TV: July 13, 2020
On Monday, media scholar Bob Thompson joined Boston Public Radio to share what he's watching on TV this week. -
Charlie Sennott Discusses The EU's Economic Recovery, Alleged Medical Malfeasance In Brazil, And International Press Freedoms
On Monday, Sennott joined Boston Public Radio to go over the latest international headlines. -
Nancy Schön's Latest Pandemic-Prompted Sculpture
The 'Make Way For Ducklings' artist speaks about the importance of public art and describes her latest piece. -
Shirley Leung On Unifying The Funds Created To Address Racial Injustice In Boston
The Boston Globe business said she was hopeful that the various groups could work together. -
Comedian Tom Papa Wants You To Know You’re Doing Great
The author, stand-up, and podcaster talked about his new book and Netflix special and what he wants audiences to understand about leading a fulfilling life. -
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/25: "Fox News For Vegans" & U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern On Ending Hunger
Today:Satirist Andy Borowitz discusses the role of comedy in revealing truth.Congressman Jim McGovern calls into the show on his annual 43-mile trek across his district in Western Massachusetts, raising money to end hunger. -
BPR Full Show 11/25: All The Fixin's
Satirist Andy Borowitz on the role comedy had in re-electing Trump.Charlie Sennott discussesdCOP29; the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed what Trump's choices for federal health policy positions mean for everyday AmericansRevs. Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discussed Black women rethinking their role as America's most reliable political organizers after Trump's win -
Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic Engagement
Today, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim:Pine Street Inn executive director Lyndia Downie reflects on 40 years spent at the organization aimed at ending homelessness, and their big Thanksgiving plans.Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses the grassroots organization foundational to democracy. -
BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and Whoppergate
The North Shore teacher strikes continue. We take your calls and texts on reactions to the strike and hear from frustrated parents who are struggling to find childcare. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joins to discuss the state of the Department of Justice, how to reinvigorate civic engagement in this polarized era and what’s next for his Democratic Party.GBH's Callie Crossley talks about Comcast’s cable spinoff, the GOP's policing of bathrooms for trans people, Trump’s slimmer-than-expected popular vote victory, and more.Franc Graham has been performing with her Franc Graham Band since the 90’s. She memorializes that era of Boston with a new single called “Boston.” She joins to talk about songwriting and plays for the library audience.Then we ask listeners how they respond to the aches and pains of aging.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn talks about their mission and other housing and homelessness news ahead of Thanksgiving.We end the show by asking listeners whether they are courageous enough to send the wrong food order back, or if they meekly accept the mistake. -
Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The Reality TV Show That Is Trump's Cabinet
Today: Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim.Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the organization's plan to protect civil rights and liberties under a second Trump administration.And former Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral walks us through the latest in Trump's reality TV-style method of picking cabinet members.