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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Bob Thompson: 'Sherman's Showcase' Black History Month-Turned Juneteenth Episode Is A Comedic Celebration Worth WatchingThe parody variety show filmed a Black History Month special before widespread protests for racial equality. It's as timely as ever.
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                    Emily Rooney On (A Lot Of) US Monuments: 'They Just Look Terrible'The “Beat the Press” and “Greater Boston” host poked fun at a statue of Edward Everett Hale by Boston Common.
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                    Callie Crossley On Commemorating JuneteenthIt comes at a "fraught point, and just as people are trying to heal and respond to the horribleness of George Floyd's death," Crossley said.
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                    Sue O'Connell: Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Is 'Beyond Historic'The Supreme Court ruled the prohibition on sex discrimination in employment also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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                    Juliette Kayyem On Supreme Court DACA DecisionWhat happens if the Trump administration tries to rescind the policy again?
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                    Andrew Bacevich On America's ‘War Fetish' And The Sanitized American IdentityThe former Army colonel spoke on his recently published writing for the New Republic.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 5/28: I Know It, I Totally Know It!Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage.
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                    Best Of BPR 5/27: Assumption University President On Academic Freedom & Rick Steves On American DemocracyToday:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures.
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                    Best Of BPR 05/23: Trump's 'Dehumanizing' Ban On Foreign Students At Harvard & Club Passim's Campfire FestivalToday:We start the show with two Harvard international students, with reaction to President Trump revoking their school’s ability to enroll international students just like them.Then it’s Live Music Friday ahead of the Campfire Festival at Club Passim this weekend in Harvard Square. Jessye DeSilva performs for us here at the library … And we hear from her and Passim managing director Matt Smith.
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                    BPR Full Show 5/23: You'll Be A DentistAbdullah Shahid Sial and Leo Gerdén are two international students from Harvard University. They react to the Trump administration's move yesterday to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students. Then it's Live Music Friday with Jessye DeSilva, ahead of an appearance at Club Passim’s Campfire Festival. Passim Managing Director Matt Smith also joins. NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell gives us the latest on the Karen Read trial. Plus, thoughts on the Sean Combs trial and the Boston City Hall staffer love triangle.Katie Theoharides is President & CEO of the Trustees of Reservations. She discusses concerns about federal cuts to conservation and the environment. Lylah Alphonse (Boston Globe) and Adam Reilly (GBH News) join for this week's edition of Press Play.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
