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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Cellist Yo Yo Ma performs live
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III
Love Letter’s Columnist Meredith Goldstein.
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson Reviews Work-From-Home Edition of ’SNL’
The TV expert commended the show’s creators for pulling off the new format. -
Emily Rooney on Tom Brady's Howard Stern Interview
The former Patriot opened up to the radio host about his relationship with the team, head coach Bill Belichick and President Trump. -
Andrea Campbell On How COVID-19 Is Impacting Boston's Minority Communities
New data released in Boston indicates that African-Americans and Latinos are getting infected at higher rates than whites. -
Shirley Leung: The Future of Boston's Restaurants Is Worrisome
The restaurant industry will have the toughest time returning to normal after the coronavirus crisis, Leung says. -
Chuck Todd: Some Voters Won't 'Show Up' For Trump In 2020 Election
Voters who wanted to shake up the system in 2016 can't apply the same rationale to this year's election, says Chuck Todd. -
Neal: 60 Million Stimulus Checks Expected To Go Out Monday
Neal said Americans who have enrolled in direct deposit with the IRS are likely to receive the money before those who have not.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 5/22: A Trump-Free Music-Filled Podcast, As A Treat
Today: A music panel highlighting some great local events and artists, from the Newport Folk Festival to the jazz offerings around town. We talk with Brian McCreath of CRB, James Bennett II of GBH News, and Berklee’s Emmett Price. -
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BPR Full Show 5/21: "Ask The AG" And Doris Kearns Goodwin
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "The Light in the Piazza" at the Huntington, penguins getting a retirement home at the New England Aquarium and the Kennedy Center's MAGA makeover.Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her new 8-part documentary series on the American West, with Kevin Costner, premiering on Memorial Day.Chris Dempsey and Rep. Bill Straus join for a transportation panel, discussing former T chief Brian Shortsleeve joining the GOP race for governor, a turbulent start for South Coast Rail and how to spend the $1.3 billion from the millionaire's tax.Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask The AG. We ask her about ICE raids and local law enforcement, Question 1, consumer protections and more. -
Best Of BPR 5/20: Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis & Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart Finally Gives Us A Scoop
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of Boston Medical Center discusses Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.And, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart calls in with July 4 news. -
BPR Full Show 5/20: Fifty Years Of Shark Mania
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Celtics out of the playoffs and breaking news about Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis and new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines from the FDA.Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson joins for a summer movie preview and reflects on 50 years since Jaws premiered. CNN's John King joins remotely to discuss the opposition to Trump's big, beautiful tax bill.