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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Brandeis University President Arthur Levine about his new book "From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed,”
Summer camp segment with Jeanne Sherlock from Metro West YMCA and Chris Smith from After School and Beyond
The Ellie Fund's executive director Meredith Mendelson
Recent segments
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Jared Bowen: The Berkshires Are Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus Closures
With many of the region's popular summer season arts offerings cancelled, the economy will take a hit. -
Is The Pandemic Inspiring People To Buy A Gun?
According to a recent poll conducted by Suffolk University and the Boston Globe between March 24-27, less than a fifth of respondents said they owned a gun, but one in seven responded “yes” when asked if they wished they did. -
Chuck Todd On Vice President Pence's 'Filibustering'
The Vice President, on NBC's Meet The Press with Chuck Todd, refused to answer direct questions. -
Alex Beam On IKEA's Secret Meatball Recipe
IKEA has shared it's Swedish meatball recipe online, as it's stores remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Juliette Kayyem Calls Trump’s Latest Immigration Order ’Silliness’
The national security expert said the president's executive order would have a negligible impact, and accused him of pandering to his base. -
Economist Jon Gruber Highlights 'Nightmare' Situation For Nation’s Nursing Homes
The MIT economist proposed creating a “care corps” program to bring more workers to the nation’s sorely under-staffed nursing homes.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 3/23: Slippers And A Robe
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses the sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez.Comedian and The View host Joy Behar zooms in ahead of her "My First Ex-Husband" performance at the Huntington.Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis walks us through his reports on rent control and income tax ballot questions.GBH's Jared Bowen joins us briefly to discuss "the unmasking of Banksy" and preview what's ahead on The Culture Show this week. -
BPR Full Show 3/20: Ask Phil Eng
GBH News politics reporter Adam Reilly and Under The Radar's Callie Crossley join for 'Press Play' media analysis. For Live Music Friday, Puerto Rican singer, drummer, and composer David Rivera performs ahead of a show at Regattabar.Phil Eng, MBTA General Manager and interim secretary of transportation, joins for 'Ask the GM,' to answer our questions and yours. -
BPR Full Show 3/19: Who Wants To Bring Back Dueling?
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BPR Full Show 3/18: Fostering Friendship In Divided Times
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on war in the Middle East and the resignation of Joe Kent, the now-former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.Chris Dempsey and Bill Straus join for a transit panel, focusing on plans for White Stadium, the Everett stadium for the Revs and World Cup plans at Gillette.Linda Bilmes, co-author of "The Three Trillion Dollar War" and Harvard Kennedy School public policy lecturer, discusses the financial cost of going to war in Iran.Meredith Goldstein of the Boston Globe Love Letters column discusses why some heterosexual women are hiding their boyfriends, how to make friends as an adult, and and update on the library phone booth. -
BPR Full Show 3/17: The Irish Goodbye
CNN’s John King on national politics, food policy analyst Corby Kummer and NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey