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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Ballot Question 4 Debate
Musician Chadwick Stokes on his new A.R.T. rock opera, 1972
NBC10 Boston media maven Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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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. -
'SNL At Home' Adapting To 'At Home Production,' Says Bob Thompson
The second edition of 'SNL At Home' that broadcasted last week was an improvement, Thompson said. -
Ben Smith On Assessing Coronavirus Media Coverage
Should media outlets cover every press conference the president holds? -
Callie Crossley: Communities Of Color Are Hardest Hit By COVID-19
Across the country, minority communities are facing challenges from the illness itself, as well as economic impacts.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Talks 8/18/26: Kids at Restaurants
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: We ask listeners about Ossoff's criticism of Donald Trump during a recent rally speech, then we end the show by asking listeners about taking kids places, should kids be allowed to sit at the bar as long as they behave well?Listen in to find out! -
BPR Full Show 8/18/26: Ukraine Demining Efforts
Paul Heslop, UN Senior Mine Action Advisor in Ukraine, zooms in to discuss the demining efforts in Ukraine.Dan Primack, Axios business editor, delivers a private equity explainer and discusses the Amazon AI training facility shredding rare books once they scan them.CNN's John King discusses the Dems changing up the voting calendar, and the Trump administration's campaign for private state voter data. -
BPR Full Show 8/17/26: AI Slop
We air a conversation Jim and Margery had with Sasha Waters, filmmaker behind the new Mary Oliver documentary.Hiawatha Bray joins to discuss the AI slop and datacenter backlash.Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Princeton professor, discusses the dismissal of Trump's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, and Tyler Austin Harper's Atlantic piece on quitting the tenure track.Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss Jinny Lu, the world's ugliest dog ... a group of marmots turning to OnlyFans to raise some money ... and a pet goose named Goosey who honked to alert their family of a barn fire, saving all their animals. -
BPR Talks 8/17/26: Sneaking in Food to Fenway Pahk
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: We ask listeners how they are dealing with back to school shopping with inflation on the rise. Then, we ask listeners what they're sneaking into Fenway Park and the movie theater.Listen in to find out! -
Best of BPR (Aug. 2026): Seth Moulton, David Steiner, and More
Welcome to our new rendition of the Best of BPR Podcast! In this new version, we will be publishing the week's top segments. In case you're missing us over the weekend... now you have something to listen to!On today's Show: Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, joins us as he challenges Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic Primary (we heard from Markey this week)We check in on the Lowell Data Center battle – with MassINC’s Mary Wambui, one of ten Lowell residents joining in a lawsuit against the state regarding the center’s planned expansion, and Jake Fortes, founder of the grassroots advocacy group Honest Future for Lowell.We speak with Natick journalist David Steiner, as he and his wife settle with eBay.