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Coming up Monday on BPR:
UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza
Former education secretary for Massachusetts Paul Reville
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory
NEPM’s Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, hosts of The Fabulous 4-1-3
Recent segments
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Playwright Ryan Landry Is Doing Okay, Painting Himself As a Nun
The Gold Dust Orphans Founder talked about his new painting habit, and hopes of staging a “Tiger King” themed Christmas play this December. -
Aloisi Calls For ’Sustainability Response’ To Transportation Overhaul In The Wake of COVID-19
The former state transportation secretary said officials owe it to the essential workers who live in areas where high auto pollution is linked to COVID-19 deaths. -
Americans Are 'Not Ready' For The Country To Re-Open, Says Juliette Kayyem
While some governors are taking steps to open up their states, most Americans aren't ready for this stage, Kayyem says. -
Art Caplan: Nursing Homes Are The 'Forgotten Institutions' Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Nursing home residents account for more than half of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts. -
People 'Desperate' For 'Sports-Related' Content, Says Trenni Kusnierek
What are people watching to fill the live sports void? -
Dr. Katherine Dallow Explains What Antibodies Can (And Can’t) Tell Us About Coronavirus In Mass.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield official said she isn't vying to get an antibody test any time soon.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/04: "A Heavier Silence" For Palestinians This Eid & Local Aid Groups Supporting Ukrainians
Today:Ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice holiday, we talk with the Palestinian owners of two local bakeries: Abdulla Awad of Yafa Bakery in Somerville and Sami Herbawi of Andala Coffee House in Cambridge. And, we talk with two the leaders of two New Hampshire-based aid groups for Ukraine: Alan Himmer of the Ukraine Crisis Aid Group, and Susan Mathison of the New Hampshire-based Common Man for Ukraine. -
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Best Of BPR 6/03: Carol Rose On 1,500 People Deported From Mass & Lee Pelton On Higher Ed Attacks
Today:Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the impacts of federal immigration actions in the state -- including the detainment of an 18 year old.Lee Pelton, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation, former president of Emerson College, discusses the state of higher education. -
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BPR Full Show 6/02: Hello, Western Mass.
We open the lines on the state of immigration raids in Massachusetts. Over the weekend, an 18-year-old in Milford was detained by ICE.Michael Curry of the NAACP and Mass League of Community Health Centers discusses the state of police reform five years after George Floyd's murder and why state Democrats are warning of harm to the health care system under Trump's budget proposal.UN humanitarian aid worker Olga Cherevko zooms in to discuss the latest conditions in Gaza.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung continues our Market Basket coverage and gets into the finances behind the Boston mayoral race.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the FDA failing to publicize a major e. coli outbreak and a wine critic's dispatch from the Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Virginia.
