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Monday on BPR:
Former education secretary Paul Reville
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Panel discussion on the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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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BPR Talks 8/10/26: Audiobooks vs Physical Books
Welcome to our brand new podcast! 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 what their thoughts are on the Democratic party and its stance on Gaza. Then, we end the show by asking listeners what they prefer, audiobooks or physical books?Listen in to find out! -
BPR Full Show 8/10/26: On Courage
We start the show by asking listeners what their thoughts are on the Democratic Party and its stances on GazaCorby Kummer discusses RFK Jr's cooking show, and how our food waste is contributing to our global trash.Trenni Casey discusses the 'Protect College Sports Act' slated for September review in Congress.Ami Fields-Meyer senior fellow at Harvard, and Julia Angwin, investigative journalist, are authors of "On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear" — They join to discuss their book.We end the show by asking listeners what they think about audio books and physical books, are they the same? -
BPR Full Show 8/7/26: Daniel Sloss Joins Us
We start the show by asking listeners what they think about the summer nearly endingJuliette Kayyem discussing the Pentagon running out of weapons to fight the war in Iran; and the Red Cross declaring a national blood supply crisis.We'll speak with and hear from representatives of the Charles River Jazz Fest, for Live Music Friday.Sue O'Connell joins with the latest courtroom observations from the Lindsay Clancy trial.Daniel Sloss, standup comedian, joins ahead of a show at the Wilbur tonight.Then, we end show by asking listeners which objects scream 'American' to them the most -
BPR Talks 8/6/26: Summer's Eve
Welcome to our brand new podcast! 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 what their plans are on the month of Summer's Eve, summer is about to end, did you miss out on anything? Then, we end the show by asking listeners what their most 'American' artifacts are, the sad salad on your desk, a hot dog, or an injury lawyer commercial...Listen in to find out! -
BPR Talks 8/6/26: Coping With Cyclospora
Welcome to our brand new podcast! 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 start the show by asking listeners about the cyclospora outbreak, how are they dealing with it? Then, we end the show with our Am I The A-hole segment and we ask listeners, is it ok to compliment your coworker's appearance?Listen in for more!