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Monday on BPR:
Congressman Seth Moulton
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans
Former MA Secretary of Education Paul Reville
Princeton University’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Recent segments
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Iris Krasnow Talks 'Camp Girls' And The Lasting Impact of Her Time At Camp Agawak
The New York Times bestselling author has a new memoir about the identity-shaping experiences of her time at a summer camp in Wisconsin. -
Shirley Leung: Golf Courses Should Have Received More Notice Before Reopening
The Boston Globe columnist said businesses deserve more notice to ensure they can reopen safely. -
Callie Crossley: The Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery
Crossley speaks about the death of Arbery, who would have turned 26 years old Friday. -
Emily Rooney Is Ready For Tennis
The host of “Greater Boston” and "Beat the Press" is limited to serving only hot takes, until tennis courts are allowed to reopen. -
Sen. Ed Markey On Proposal For Monthly $2,000 Stimulus Checks During Pandemic
Sens. Edward Markey, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris are pushing for recurring stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Chuck Todd On COVID In America: ‘We’re The Dirty Country’
The “Meet the Press” moderator said Americans in rural states are underestimating the degree to which the disease will impact them.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/19: Smoking Toad Venom & Kissing Rings
Today: Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses last Friday's fight night with Mike Tyson, and the plans for a soccer specific stadium in Everett for the New England Revolution.And, media maven Sue O'Connell talks about President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments and how to cover Trump without normalizing his fascistic tendencies. -
BPR Full Show 11/19: The Price Of Pet Care
Protesting under Trump's Presidency? We opened the lines to discuss how people feel about openly disagreeing with him.NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey on the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the G20 summit.CNN's John King on the latest national political headlinesNBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communitiesWe ended the show discussing the expensive costs of pet care and pet insurance -
Best Of BPR 11/18: DiZoglio Still Fighting To Audit Legislature & MIT Economists Win Nobel Prize
Today: Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins to talk about opposition to her Ballot Question One – not from the voters, who overwhelmingly supported her push to audit the legislature – but from the legislative leaders themselves.And, two MIT economists share the Nobel prize for their research on global inequality, and how technology shapes our societies. -
BPR Full Show 11/18: Release the Johns?
It's been nearly a year since authorities shut down a brothel ring operating in Cambridge and Watertown. We ask listeners whether they think the names of the Johns should be released by the Supreme Judicial Court. MIT Professors Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson discuss their Nobel prize-winning research on global inequality and AI in the workforce.Charlie Sennott of the GroundTruth Project discusses Biden authorizing Ukraine's use of long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, as Russia launches a major attack on Ukraine's power system.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses state legislators moving to have an outside firm conduct the audit that voters approved DiZoglio's office to do.For our text prompt of the day: should Massachusetts follow New York in ditching broker fees, and would that be enough to ease the pain for renters here?Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the intersection of academics, race, and politics. He'll discuss how white nationalism partly fueled Trump's election win and threats to the education system under another Trump presidency. Ahead of Black Friday, we ended the show to ask listeners about pros and pitfalls of online returns. -
Best Of BPR 11/15: Matt Gaetz As AG Is "Unbelievable And Reckless" & Rosemary's Baby Jesus
Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Sterling discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus"