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Monday on BPR:
Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung on the business of the World Cup
Sports physician Kate Ackerman from the Women's Health & Sports Performance Clinic
Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Stephen Rich of UMass Amherst for a FAQ on staying safe during this tick season
Recent segments
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Quentin Palfrey On The 'Perfect Storm Of Obstacles' Ahead Of November Election
The Voter Protection Corps chair called out GOP leaders for perpetuating what he called ‘a shameful system’ to limit voter participation among groups that historically vote for Democrats. -
Jared Bowen: BIPOC Addresses Letter To 'White American Theater'
Everybody should read this letter and learn about the systemic discrimination within the American theater, Bowen said. -
Paul Reville On How Mass. Students Stand To Benefit From Defunding The Police
The former Mass. Secretary of Education said reallocated police funds could greatly benefit housing and mental health services throughout the Commonwealth. -
'Symbolism' Of Trump's Rally On Juneteenth 'Looks Terrible,' Says Chuck Todd
President Donald Trump is starting back up 2020 campaign rallies, with his first, since the coronavirus, being held in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Juneteenth. -
Jennifer Harvey Explains How White Parents Can Become Better Allies
The author of "Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America" joined "Boston Public Radio" on Wednesday. -
Corby Kummer On Bon Appetit's 'Terribly White Culture'
The editor-in-chief's racist photo was appalling, but even more so is the culture of racism that has now been described at Bon Appetit, Kummer noted.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR REWIND FULL SHOW 12/26/17 The Turkey Takeover
If you can never get a seat at Boston’s wildly popular restaurant Myers and Chang—Myers and Chang can now come to you by way of a great new cookbook, Myers + Chang At Home. Chef Joanne Chang joins Jim and Margery to talk about it. We open up the lines and ask you about the turkeys who have been taking over parts of Massachusetts. Adam Gopnick joins Jim and Margery to regale us with tales of trying to make it New York City, it’s the subject of his new memoir, At the Stranger's Gate: Arrivals in New York. Microsoft exec turned experimental chef Nathan Myhrvold about his latest cookbook—a 50 pound exploration and explanation of bread, Modernist Bread, The Art and Science Jacques Pepin and his granddaughter Shorey join Jim and Margery to talk about their latest collaboration, A Grandfather's Lesson: In the Kitchen With Shorey -
Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018
2017 was a tough year, so we opened the lines to hear you vent about the worst parts of the year and what you are excited to see in 2018. Plus, food writer Corby Kummer, tech writer Andy Ihnatko, Emily Rooney, Callie Crossley, and a festival news quiz. (Full Show 12/22/17) -
Ask The Attorney General Maura Healey: Net Neutrality
Attorney General Maura Healey joined us for another edition of Ask The AG where she took your questions and ours. Plus, medical ethicist Art Caplan, Mass. Senator Ed Markey on the new GOP tax plan, and we opened the lines to hear if you think the man flu is real. (12/21/17) -
The Taxing Minutiae Of The GOP Tax Plan
With the imminent passing of the GOP tax plan in the near future, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the plan. Plus, author Celeste Ng, animal expert Sy Montgomery, Harvard Business Schools' Michael Norton and Nancy Koehn, and CNN's John King. (Full show 12/19/17) -
Do You Believe In UFOS?
After the revelation that the Pentagon had active program searching for UFOs came to light this weekend, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on UFOS. Are they real or is it just light hitting off a weather balloon? Plus, A political roundtable, ACLU's Carol Rose, Charlie Sennott, and TV expert Bob Thompson.