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Recent segments
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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. -
Callie Crossley On Commemorating Juneteenth
It 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. -
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. -
Juliette Kayyem On Supreme Court DACA Decision
What happens if the Trump administration tries to rescind the policy again? -
Andrew Bacevich On America's ‘War Fetish' And The Sanitized American Identity
The former Army colonel spoke on his recently published writing for the New Republic. -
Alex Beam On Election 2020, And The Problem With Betting On 'Better Angels'
The Boston Globe columnist reflected on what convinced him, in 2016, that Donald Trump wouldn’t win the presidency.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/23: Congressman Moulton On Trump's Iran Plan & The New Vocational Technical School Lottery
Today:Congressman Seth Moulton is holding two truths at once – acknowledging the threat of Iran getting nuclear capabilities, and decrying the Trump administration’s actions over the weekend – and is calling for diplomacy, now.And, Boston Globe education reporter Christopher Huffaker, Commonwealth Beacon executive editor Michael Jonas and the Superintendent of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School Heidi Riccio discuss the changes coming to admissions for vocational schools in the state. -
BPR Full Show 6/23: Most Improved Camper
Congressman Seth Moulton joins us to discuss Trump's weekend bombing campaign in Iran. Then we open the phone lines to get listener reactions to escalating violence in the Middle East.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the latest with the Celtics' sale, and takes a look at the Commonwealth Fund, which was established in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. Heidi Riccio, superintendent of Essex North Shore Technical & Agricultural School, Michael Jonas of the CommonWealth Beacon and Chris Huffaker of the Boston Globe join for a discussion on vocational technical school admissions.Princeton’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the Trump administration’s latest efforts to strangle higher education, and what the president’s so-called “historic” deal with Harvard University could actually entail. -
Best Of BPR 6/20: Live Music With Alba Musik & Trump's Broken Working Class Promises
Today:Alba Musik joins live at the Boston Public Library to perform guitar and flamenco dancing, ahead of a show this week at Long Live Roxbury.And, President Trump campaigned on being a champion of the working class. How’s he doing so far for labor? We ask David Weil, who served in the department of labor in the Obama White House. -
BPR Full Show 6/20: Ask The MBTA GM, With Phil Eng
Ron Mitchell, publisher of the Bay State Banner, and Joan Vennochi, opinion columnist at the Boston Globe, join for Press Play — our weekly media analysis segment. ALBA Musik join for Live Music Friday, ahead of a performance at Long Live Roxbury, with Spanish guitar and flamenco dancing.David Weil, visiting professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, served in the department of labor under Barack Obama from 2014-2017. He joins to discuss Trump's labor policy.General manager of the MBTA Phil Eng joins for "Ask the GM" to answer questions about repairs, slow zones, funding and more. -
Best Of BPR 6/19: On Karen Read's Acquittal & Sowing Juneteenth Seeds For A Bountiful Harvest
Today:NBC10 commentator Sue O'Connell and former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral discuss the Karen Read trial, and her acquittal.And, a Juneteenth panel with Boston’s first black mayor, Kim Janey, educator and lawyer Ted Landsmark, and Michael Curry of the NAACP and Mass League of Community Health Centers.