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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play" with NBC10’s Sue O’Connell and GBH’s Adam Reilly
BPL president David Leonard & Watertown Free Public Library’s Kim Long
Live Music Friday Gabrielle Goodman
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Recent segments
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All Rev’d Up: On George Floyd Protests And Changing the Culture
Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III said nationwide demonstrations alone won’t be enough to end police violence. -
We Need To 'Repurpose' Existing Drugs 'For COVID-19,' Says Dr. Fajgenbaum
Fajgenbaum has experience researching a disease with similar effects to COVID-19. -
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls For Focus To Remain On Peaceful Activism, Passing Legislation That Condemns Police Brutality
"Community organizers are community builders. They are not destroyers," Pressley said. -
Shirley Leung Reflects On A Quiet Newbury Street
The Boston Globe business columnist said she expects most businesses to return more gradually than what's allowed by official guidelines. -
Callie Crossley On The Killing Of George Floyd
"I'm just so upset, so angry, so scared, and worried," Crossley said. -
Sue O’Connell Talks Boston Pride 2020
The parade might've been cancelled, but there's still plenty going on with Boston Pride this June.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/16: ICE Agents & Smashed Windows
Michael Curry joins via zoom to discuss the federal funding freeze impacts on medical research and healthcare in Mass, and Healey's budget request for cuts to mental health.Juliette Kayyem discusses the attack on PA Gov Josh Shapiro, and normalized violence; Harvard's defiance; plus, DHS staffers given lie detector tests over alleged leaks.Christopher Kimball discusses Milk Street's latest Italian cookbook "Backroads Italy"Boston Globe's Shirley Leung discusses the threats to Boston's biotech industry under Trump 2.0; and the families on child-care vouchers waiting more than a year for care. -
Best Of BPR 4/15: Black Business Owners Warn Of Recession & Ken Burns On The American Revolution
Today:We check back in with local Black entrepreneurs Rose Staram and Ricardo Pierre Louis on today's environment for BIPOC-owned businesses -- both had secured major contracts two years ago when Boston hosted the NAACP’s national convention. And, legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein discuss their six-part, 12 hour docu-series coming this fall: “The American Revolution" -
BPR Full Show 4/15: Harvard Will Not Comply
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein join to discuss their American Revolution series, premiering later this year.We check back in with Rose Staram (RoseMark Production) and Ricardo Pierre Louis (Prive Parking) two local business owners we've spoken with since the NAACP convention in Boston around the city's contracting policies as it relates to people of color.Sports authority Trenni Casey zooms in to discuss Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, the Boston Marathon field, NBA playoffs.CNN's John King zooms in for the latest national political headlines. -
Best Of BPR 4/14: Another Oval Office Stunt & Harvard Says They Will Not Comply
Today:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the Trump administration’s defiance of a court order to return the wrongfully deported Abrego Garcia – still locked up in a mega prison in El Salvador. Meanwhile, in the Oval Office, Trump welcomed El Salvadoran president Bukele with open arms.And, Princeton’s Khalil Gribran Muhammad discusses which schools are standing up and which schools are rolling over for Trump, while news breaks of Harvard's intention to defy Trump's demands. -
BPR Full Show 4/14: We Have New Music
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the hollowing out of middle-class restaurant and how local restaurants are grappling with tariffs.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the legal battle over the mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the sexy clowns of Montreal and the growing number of Americans applying for dual citizenship.Princeton professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses Trump's attack on the Smithsonian as an attempt to erase Black history, and the latest on Harvard University vs. the Trump Administration.