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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Ask the Governor with Gov. Maura Healey, 11am - 12pm
Ask the Mayor with Boston mayor Michelle Wu, 12 - 1pm
Recent segments
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Emily Rooney: CNN Crew Arrested Amid Minneapolis Protests
Police detained CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, who is black and Latino, while he was reporting live, during a time of increased exposed racial injustices. -
Heather Goldstone On Juggling Hurricane Season With COVID-19
The Woods Hole Research Center’s Chief Communications Officer said disaster preparations are being made, but that more could’ve been done if officials had heeded warnings from scientists. -
Everyone's Judging Your Zoom Background. Brattle Book Shop Is Here To Help.
They'll curate a background for you, so you can ace that interview. -
Andrea Cabral On Why Police Killings Won't End With George Floyd
The former Suffolk County Sheriff said America needs than immediate outrage in order to fix its issues with police brutality. -
Paul Reville: It's 'Way Premature' To Judge Boston Public Schools On Their Coronavirus Response
How do schools track attendance and progress when students are learning from home? -
Chuck Todd: Passing 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
The number of COVID-19 deaths outnumbered 9/11 deaths, just over Memorial Day weekend alone.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/22: Monument Or Mar-A-Lago?
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the Louvre heist, and ballroom demolition at the White House and an Indigenous art at the ICA.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the Shakespearean trajectory of Bill Belichicks career, Shohei Ohtani's run for GOAT of baseball, and a women's pro baseball league coming to Boston.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the latest Trump effort to send national guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Plus, Virginia Giuffre's memoir.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss how poison in dolphin brains near Miami might be a warning for Alzheimer's in humans. And, she'll reflect on the loss of one of her own idols through life, Jane Goodall. -
Best Of BPR 10/22: Beyond Broken, American Healthcare Is "Absolutely Shattered"
Today:We hear from listeners about the sticking issue of the government shutdown: healthcare costs. -
BPR Full Show 10/21: Lovin' Your Pets
CNN's John King on national politicsFrontline's Michael Kirk discusses his new RFK Jr documentary airing tonightChris Kimball of Milk Street is on to promote his latest cookbook "Milk Street Shorts"Animal Rescue League CEO Edward Schettino and VP of animal welfare Cheryl Traversi discuss the rise in vet costs and the increase in pets being surrendered. They discussed the resources they have to help -
BPR Full Show 10/20: Lazing Around For The Soul
Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings. -
Best Of BPR 10/20: Rep. Moulton Wants To Unseat Sen. Markey & Veteran Journalist Marty Baron Predicts Press Prosecutions
Today:Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey; and the Democrat response to the Trump administration more generally.Plus, former Washington Post (and Boston Globe) editor Marty Baron says Trump is laying the groundwork to prosecute members of the press, and calls on leadership in the industry to stand with their reporters.