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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Sy Montgomery On Llama Antibodies, And How They Might Help Fight COVID-19'Llamas produce a special class of antibodies that are better than human ones,' the naturalist said.
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                    CBS Buys John Krasinski's Youtube Series With An 'Odd' Twist, Says Bob ThompsonKrasinski will no longer be starring in the series he created.
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                    Corby Kummer On The Wonders Of The 'Walktail'The food writer said struggling restaurants benefit from the added revenue.
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                    Christians Adapt To 'No Communion' During Coronavirus CrisisA key ritual to the Christian belief cannot be performed unless done in person, Alex Beam said.
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                    Mayor Walsh: 'I Don't Think We'll Be At 25% Capacity At Any Office In The City' On June 1Boston can't afford a second wave of COVID-19 cases, the mayor said.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/16: ICE Agents & Smashed WindowsMichael 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.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/15: Black Business Owners Warn Of Recession & Ken Burns On The American RevolutionToday: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"
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                    BPR Full Show 4/15: Harvard Will Not ComplyFilmmakers 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.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/14: Another Oval Office Stunt & Harvard Says They Will Not ComplyToday: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.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/14: We Have New MusicFood 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
