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Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen
Divine Intervention podcaster (and Peabody Award-winner) Brendan Patrick Hughes and his mother, Marianne Hughes.
Recent segments
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Carol Rose On The Push To Ban Facial Recognition Technology Statewide
The state Senate's police reform bill includes a statewide ban on government use of facial recognition software. -
Boston Public Radio Full Show: 7/3/20
Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from July 3, 2020. -
Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen On What Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Gets Wrong
The Pulitzer-prize winning author explained how Vietnamese people have repeatedly been short-changed in the way they’re depicted in Hollywood portrayals of the Vietnam War. -
Juliette Kayyem: America Will See 'As Close To A National Masking Standard As We'll Get'
With more than half of American states seeing COVID-19 increases, will governors let the virus set the pace of reopening? -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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Corby Kummer | A Food Critic's Take On The "Food As Medicine" Movement
Corby Kummer, senior editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy joined Boston Public Radio to talk about the growing movement of using food as medicine. -
BPR Full Show 2/5/19 : Patriots Parade, Mei Mei, Alex Beam
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, February 5th, 2019. The Patriots celebrated their Super Bowl win with a duck boat parade through Boston today. We covered the festivities from our Library studio and took your calls on all things Patriots. Trump will be delivering his State of the Union address tonight. We opened the lines to hear if you will be watching. Senior Editor at The Atlantic, award winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy Corby Kummer, joined us to talk about how Brexit is impacting the international food supply. Andrew Li and Irene Li, two of the three siblings behind the food trucks and restaurants that make up the Mei Mei Group, joined us to talk about their new cookbook, Double Awesome Chinese Food. CNN’s chief National Correspondent and host of * Inside Politics*, John King, discussed what to expect from tonight’s State of the Union. ALEX BEAM, Boston Globe Columnist, his latest book is “The Feud: Vladimir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship,” gave us his famous explainer. -
BPR Full Show 2/4/19 : Patriots Win, Jason Rezaian, All Revved Up
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, February 4th, 2019. -
BPR Full Show 2/1/19 : Congressman McGovern, Andrea Campbell, Errol Morris.
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, February 1st, 2019. Congressman Jim McGovern joined us to discuss his new position as the Chairman of the House Rules Committee. WGBH's Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell was in the studio to talk about the Boston Globe's recent valedictorian study. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko talked about the latest tech mishaps at Apple and Facebook. Documentarian Errol Morris joined us to discuss his new documentary on Steve Bannon, American Dharma. It seems these days that it is impossible to get out of the reach of Amazon. We opened the lines to hear if you could avoid buying anything from the online monopoly for an entire week. Rebekah Salwasser, the executive director of the Red Sox Foundation , and Adam Grossman, the chief marketing officer of the Boston Red Sox, joined us for the news quiz. -
BPR Show Post 1/31/19 : Chuck Todd, Immigration, Wine
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, January 31st, 2018.