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Coming up Friday on BPR:
“Press Play” media analysis with Sue O’Connell and Callie Crossley
Lunar New Year music with Zishi Liu
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner
Author Andy Freed
Recent segments
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Christopher Muther on New England Travel Restrictions: 'It's So Confusing Right Now'
The Boston Globe travel writer said Mass. residents looking to visit Maine should be wary of a potential $1,000 fine. -
Suffolk DA Rollins: We Need To Hear More Rank And File Officers Condemn Police Brutality And Systemic Racism
Rollins says everyone in law enforcement, from management down to rank and file officers, need to speak up and hold each other accountable. -
Trenni Kusnierek Talks ‘Bargain Value’ Cam Newton, And What's Next For The Post-Brady Patriots
The NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor said the Patriots could get far more than they allegedly paid for with the new quarterback. -
The Revs Talk Religious Iconography, Antisemitism, And White Jesus
The conversation followed a recent assertion from President Trump, who claimed that Black Lives Matter protesters want to tear down statues of Jesus. -
Bob Thompson Reviews 'Disclosure'
The new documentary, available to stream now on Netflix, grapples with the history of trans representation in media. -
Shirley Leung: Black And Brown Executives Form Their Own Racial Equity Fund
The fund, led by 19 business executives, will prioritize their giving to nonprofits also led by people of color, in an effort to counteract what is known as philanthropic redlining.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/09: ICE Raids...Again
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political news.Media maven Sue O'Connell discusses the sheriffs turning their jails over to ICE for detention centers, and the $850k the state spent on outside experts for prosecuting Karen Read.Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther zooms in from Ireland to discuss some of his recent pieces ... Amtrak's Acela upgrades and his ranking of New England rest stops.Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses the start of World Cup ticket sales, and the young Phillies fan who had his home run ball taken by an adult woman, now dubbed "Phillies Karen." -
Best Of BPR 9/08: BlueHub Capital Violated Predatory Lending Laws. CEO Elyse Cherry Defends The Practice.
In 2020, a handful of Massachusetts homeowners sued BlueHub Capital -- the only lender in the state who provides shared appreciation mortgages -- alleging predatory lending practices.Today: We hear from two sides of the lawsuit, on the heels of a Superior Court judge ruling that found BlueHub did violate consumer protection and predatory lending laws.First, Bruce Marks from Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a housing group which supports the lawsuit, joins Jim and Margery in Studio 3 with two of the defendants, to discuss their claims of predatory lending and deception by the nonprofit.Then, Elyse Cherry, BlueHub's CEO, tells us the judge's ruling is wrong. She joins with Rose Webster-Smith, director of Springfield No One Leaves -- a housing advocate herself who says she saved her own home from foreclosure with a BlueHub mortgage. -
BPR Full Show 9/8: Little White Lies
NAACP's Michael Curry discusses Governor Healey's vaccine prescription for Massachusetts residents, and the hardest hit among Trump's federal workforce cuts: Black women.Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic on the failure of the Democratic party to respond to Trump.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the newest longevity craze: micro-dosing GLP-1s.Elyse Cherry, CEO of BlueHub Capital, joins with housing advocate Rose Webster-Smith to discuss the recent court ruling on BlueHub's shared appreciation mortgage practices. -
BPR Full Show 9/05: A Special Three-Host Show with Keith Lockhart
Boston Pop's Conductor Keith Lockhart co-hosts with Jim and Margery. Brian Stelter joins for Friday morning media analysis. We talk about 250 media outlets signing an appeal to have better protections for journalists in Gaza. Plus Trump calling for the FCC to revoke licenses for ABC and NBC.Jacyn Tremblay is a vocalist, former Universal/Motown artist, and current one-third of the band Three Second Chances. She joins for Live Music Friday. Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez, from In the Heights and Hamilton, who plays Norma Desmond in the revival of Sunset Boulevard, joins ahead of a collaboration with The Pops on September 20th. Author and actor Marianne Leone discusses her new novel “Christina the Astonishing." -
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)