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Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Exoneree Eddie Wright and Jacqueline Fonseca of the New England Innocence Project
Recent segments
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Paul Reville On The School Reopening Plan: More Guidance Needed
Governor Charlier Baker announced the state is looking to reopen schools for in-person learning this fall. -
Congressman Kennedy: 'It's Awfully Hard To Continue To Be Astounded' When We Know Trump's Priority Is Not Combating Coronavirus
Top public health officials refuted claims made by the president during a political rally that the country would slow down testing in response to an increase in cases. -
John King Breaks Down Senate Clash On Police Reform
The CNN correspondent said Democrats will be taking a risk in shutting the GOP bill down outright, in a vote scheduled for Wednesday. -
Maura Healey: Schools Need More Money So Students Can Succeed Amid Converging Crises Of Health, Economy
Dismantling racism and robust public education go hand in hand. -
Tom Jennings: FRONTLINE Documentary Follows Rise And Fall Of Opioid Pharma Company
The documentary looks into John Kapoor, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur whose actions are said to have fueled the opioid crisis. -
Charlie Sennott On UN Racism Resolution, A 'Self-Effacing’ Moment For U.S.
The GroundTruth Project CEO also said the decision reflected a global crisis of systemic racism and police violence.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/10: In Support Of Indie Bookstores & Will Dailey's 'People Over Platforms' Music
Today:Franchie Viaud, bookstore manager at Just Book-ish in Dorchester, and Cathy and Bruce Jacobs, co-owners of Turtle Books in Brookline, discuss the importance of independent bookstores.And, musician Will Dailey joins ahead of a show at the Paradise Rock Club. -
Best Of BPR 12/09: On The "ICE Was Here" Nativity Scene In Dedham
Today: We get your thoughts on the nativity scene put up by St. Susanna Parish, featuring a sign reading "ICE was here" in the spot where Jesus, Mary and Joseph are usually centered in the manger. -
BPR Full Show 12/9: "ICE was here"
CNN's John King zooms in for a politics roundupACLU of MA executive director Carol Rose discusses some of their high profile cases this year; the ACLU birthright citizenship case picked by SCOTUS to debate the merits, their work monitoring Flock's surveillance network, and moreAuthor Jeff Pearlman discusses his book "Only God Can Judge Me" about Tupac ShakurState Rep. David Muradian and David Nangle, Executive Director of SIGMA (Stop iGaming) discuss the state's new proposed gambling rules -
Best Of BPR 12/08: Citizenship Robbed At The Cradle Of Liberty & 'Dorie's Anytime Cakes'
Today: We speak with GBH News reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship executive director Gail Breslow about an incident at a Faneuil Hall naturalization ceremony last week, where people were pulled out of line based on their country of origin and prohibited from finishing the years-long process, based on new guidance from the Trump administration.And, award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan discusses her latest book, "Dorie's Anytime Cakes." -
BPR Full Show 12/8: Cakes Are For Sharing
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt isn’t supporting her nephew’s mother, a Brazilian woman detained by ICE. We talk to BU journalism’s Brian McGrory about that, and why CNN has become the unwanted stepchild in the new Netflix-Warner Brothers deal. If a new state proposal takes hold it would allow sewage to be dumped into the Charles and Mystic Rivers indefinitely, backsliding on decades of progress to end the practice. We talk to Emily Norton and Patrick Herron from the Charles and Mystic River watershed associations. James Beard award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan joins us to talk about her latest book: “Dorie's Anytime Cakes" and why everyone should always have a cake on the kitchen counter.We check in with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow on ICE’s latest cruelty: targeting immigrants on the cusp of citizenship at their swearing-in ceremony at Faneuil Hall. Tufts’ food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the latest threats to SNAP: withholding benefits from blue states like Massachusetts over immigration data. Plus, why it might be the wrong (or right) week to quit caffeine.And we take your calls and texts on whether you believe in astrology.