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Monday on BPR:
CNN's John King
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans
Samaritans' Sissi O'Shaughnessy & The Parmenter Foundation's Angela Crocker
Filmmaker Mary Mazzio
Recent segments
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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. -
Social Justice Vs. Social Distance? Art Caplan Says We Can 'Walk And Chew Gum' At The Same Time
Protests are a health risk amid COVID-19, but there are steps people can take to be safer about it. -
Village Voice: Poems For A Potential Turning Point In America's Relationship With Race
'Today we're taking a closer look than we have in a long time,' at racism in America, poet Richard Blanco said. -
Kayyem: Support From Sen. Romney Shows How ’Successful’ And ’Tactical’ Black Lives Matter Protests Have Become
The former Massachusetts governor said that George Floyd's death was "a heinous murder carried out by a person with a badge." -
Ryan Landry Weighs In On Confederate Statues: 'Cut His Head Off And Leave the Horse'
The Gold Dust Orphans theater company founder said it was important that Americans remember their country's racist legacy. -
Deval Patrick: White Allies To People Of Color Should 'Let Your Guard Down, Open Your Heart, And Listen.'
Demonstrations against police brutality are beginning to coalesce around a platform of policies. Is this a turning point in America?
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/9/26: Local Impacts on TPS Rulings
Tufts International Politics professor Dan Drezner discusses the latest news out of Iran.Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune and Randolph City Councilor Natacha Clerger join to discuss the local impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on TPS for Haitians specifically.Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary, discusses the disturbing revelations from ex-trooper Michael Proctor's texts ... and the NSPM-7 cases against "antifa."Brian Nolen of NH4Ukraine aid group discusses the state of humanitarian aid on the frontlines of Ukraine, ahead of his 9th trip to the region. -
BPR Full Show 7/8/26: July Edition of Ask the Mayor
Juliette Kayyem to discuss Iran.Patrick Roath discusses his challenge to Congressman Stephen Lynch.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask the Mayor, 12-1 -
BPR Full Show 7/7/26: Interviewing The White House Algae
Trenni Casey, on the USMNT out of the World Cup, and the C's trading Jaylen Brown.CNN's John King discusses the latest Graham Platner allegations, and more in national politics.ACLU MA's Carol Rose discusses the slate of recent Supreme Court rulings on trans kids in sports, mail-in ballots, the TPS revocation ... plus, the latest in the Prairieland anti-ICE cases, where a number of defendants are appealing their convictions.BPR has an exclusive with the algae bloom from the reflecting pool (playwright Ryan Landry joins in costume to answer some hard-hitting questions from J/M) -
BPR Full Show 7/6/26: SCOTUS News and Taylor Swift Wedding
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner zooms in for a Monday catch-up of all the SCOTUS news ... plus, Trump's efforts to again delay his $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll.Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of African American Studies at Princeton, reflects on this fraught July 4 holiday.Chris Dempsey and Bill Straus join for a transit panel as Blue Hill Ave gets some attention ... We'll also discuss transit amid the World Cup.Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's Karen MacDonald and Steven Maler join ahead of their free productions on Boston Common of A Midsummer Night's Dream. -
BPR Full Show: Elizabeth Warren Joins Us
Callie Crossley + Adam Reilly joining for Press Play — discuss the first terrorism charges brought against purported Antifa activists, and ABC's campaign urging viewers to push back against FCC pressure.Boston-based neo reggae band Bubble Wave is here for Live Music Friday.Senator Elizabeth Warren joins at the library to discuss her bipartisan housing bill, Trump abruptly canceling his signing of it, and more chaos on Capitol Hill.Alan Solomont, former ambassador to Spain, Democratic donor, discusses the state of Democrat party politics.Steven Chapra, environmental engineer, quoted in recent coverage about the reflecting pool algae.