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Journalist and author Howard Bryant
Independent bookstore panel
Chitarra Pastaria
Actor Ethan Hawke
Recent segments
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Baker Says 'Supply Chain' Issues Biggest Challenge To Increased Testing Capacity
The governor says the state can handle 30,000 tests a day, but data show the number of tests being processed still falls far short of that. -
Juliette Kayyem: The Change In Work Culture Post-Pandemic
Office culture is going to have to be reimagined until there's better management of the coronavirus, Kayyem said. -
Chris Dempsey: Packed Buses On The Silver Line Show 'Deep Inequities' In Public Transit Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Workers can't wait until Phase 4 for normal service on the MBTA. -
Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli Takes Audiences 'Inside Italy’s COVID War'
The FRONTLINE director and producer said her background growing up in Italy made her experience creating the film particularly personal. -
John King On The Possibility Of Another Stimulus Package
"In short, I think there will be more. When? I think it's going to be a little while." -
Massachusetts Begins Reopening To Mixed Criticism, Says Shirley Leung
Scientists believe the reopening plan is too fast, while many business owners wish it would happen sooner, Leung said.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 10/6: ACLUM's Carol Rose Previews New SCOTUS Term
Today:Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses our constitutional crisis, as the Supreme Court starts a new term. -
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Best Of BPR 10/06: Paul Dama Says His ICE Arrest Echoed Terrorism He Sought Asylum From.
Today:Paul Dama was here in the U.S. legally seeking asylum from Boko Haram, when he was taken by immigration officials on his way to church. He was held for months, and made to re-submit his asylum claim while detained; only granted freedom two weeks ago. He has returned to his job at Suya Joint in Nubian Square, alongside sister, chef and owner of the restaurant, Cecilia Lizotte. They both join us to discuss. -
BPR Full Show 10/6: Robert Putnam On Bowling Alone
UMass President Marty Meehan joins us in studio to talk about school tuition, federal research cuts and their impact on scientific advancement.Former Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Chris Dempsey, and former Rep. Bill Straus join for a transit panel. Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, discusses growing social isolation and what to do about it.Paul Dama and Cecilia Lizotte of the Roxbury restaurant Suya Joint recap Dama's months-long ICE detention and his eventually successful asylum claim. -
BPR Full Show 10/3: Who Goes To Coffee Shops Anymore?
BPR Full Show 10/3: Who Goes To Coffee Shops Anymore?