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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Live Music Friday with Charles River Jazz Fest
Media maven Sue O'Connell
Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss
Recent segments
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Boston, state resolve Summer Street standoff days ahead of first World Cup match
The impasse had complicated preparations for the World Cup matches. -
‘We got our licenses!’: Boston gets go-ahead for FIFA World Cup watch parties
The first neighborhood event is less than three weeks away. -
‘He will never win a statewide election’: Shortsleeve knocks Minogue for abortion stance
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says his rival's pro-life position will be a deal-breaker for voters. -
DiZoglio can hire a special AG in standoff with Legislature, Campbell says
The move comes a year and a half after voters gave the auditor the authority to audit the House and Senate. -
Wu pushes back on GOP candidate who says Boston housing plan will create ‘the next slum’
Mike Minogue, the leading Republican candidate for governor, panned Boston's office-to-residential conversions. -
UN official: Children in Lebanon bear the brunt of humanitarian crisis
Imran Riza, deputy special coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon at the United Nations, discusses the humanitarian situation there ahead of direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 12/2: Ethan Hawke's Comb Over
CNN chief national correspondent John King with the latest national political headlinesConductor Keith Lockhart discusses the Boston Holiday Pops 2025 season, which kicks off this weekActor Ethan Hawke zooms in ahead of his event tomorrow with Jared at the CoolidgeLee Pelton of the Boston Foundation discusses the organization's One+ mortgage program, and housing affordability more broadly -
BPR Full Show 12/1: Brunch In The Boudoir
Massachusetts is considering new regulations for elderly home care. We talk with Mass League of Community Health Center’s Michael Curry about that, and the latest on rising health insurance costs as Affordable Care Act subsidies sunset. Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer breaks down the rising costs of pantry staples bananas and even… pasta. Plus, he’ll tell us why Bostonians pay some of the highest prices in the country for their daily caffeine fix. Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses her argument for stable housing and why it's vital for keeping people healthy. And, she explains what the latest CDC vaccine changes mean for people in Massachusetts. Plus, we remember English playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard and revisit our 2019 interview with him at Tanglewood. The Trump administration is imposing new restrictions on all refugees from Afghanistan after an Afghan national was charged in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC last week. We check in with Fariba, an Afghan refugee with U.S. citizenship, about what that means for her community. And we talk with Xan Weber of the International Institute of New England about the impact on refugee communities. -
Best Of BPR 12/01: Trump's Collective Punishment Against Afghan Refugees
Today: After an Afghan national was charged in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC last week, the Trump administration is imposing new restrictions on all refugees from Afghanistan. We check in with Fariba, an Afghan refugee with US citizenship, about what that means for her community. And, we talk with Alexandra Weber of the International Institute of New England about the impact on refugee communities. -
Best Of BPR 11/28: What Would Life After Cars Look Like?
Today:Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of the War on Cars podcast join to discuss their new book "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile" -
Best Of BPR 11/27: Javier Marin On Our Spanish-Speaking History
Today:Javier Marin is executive chairman of El Planeta, the leading Spanish-language newspaper in Massachusetts. He discusses his new book "Live From America: How Latino TV Conquered the U.S.”