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Coming up Friday on BPR:
Rachel Hartigan, author of Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life
Live Music Friday with Safiya
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
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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BPR Full Show 9/09: ICE Raids...Again
CNN's John King zooms in with the latest national political news.Media maven Sue O'Connell discusses the sheriffs turning their jails over to ICE for detention centers, and the $850k the state spent on outside experts for prosecuting Karen Read.Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther zooms in from Ireland to discuss some of his recent pieces ... Amtrak's Acela upgrades and his ranking of New England rest stops.Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses the start of World Cup ticket sales, and the young Phillies fan who had his home run ball taken by an adult woman, now dubbed "Phillies Karen." -
Best Of BPR 9/08: BlueHub Capital Violated Predatory Lending Laws. CEO Elyse Cherry Defends The Practice.
In 2020, a handful of Massachusetts homeowners sued BlueHub Capital -- the only lender in the state who provides shared appreciation mortgages -- alleging predatory lending practices.Today: We hear from two sides of the lawsuit, on the heels of a Superior Court judge ruling that found BlueHub did violate consumer protection and predatory lending laws.First, Bruce Marks from Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a housing group which supports the lawsuit, joins Jim and Margery in Studio 3 with two of the defendants, to discuss their claims of predatory lending and deception by the nonprofit.Then, Elyse Cherry, BlueHub's CEO, tells us the judge's ruling is wrong. She joins with Rose Webster-Smith, director of Springfield No One Leaves -- a housing advocate herself who says she saved her own home from foreclosure with a BlueHub mortgage. -
BPR Full Show 9/8: Little White Lies
NAACP's Michael Curry discusses Governor Healey's vaccine prescription for Massachusetts residents, and the hardest hit among Trump's federal workforce cuts: Black women.Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic on the failure of the Democratic party to respond to Trump.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the newest longevity craze: micro-dosing GLP-1s.Elyse Cherry, CEO of BlueHub Capital, joins with housing advocate Rose Webster-Smith to discuss the recent court ruling on BlueHub's shared appreciation mortgage practices. -
BPR Full Show 9/05: A Special Three-Host Show with Keith Lockhart
Boston Pop's Conductor Keith Lockhart co-hosts with Jim and Margery. Brian Stelter joins for Friday morning media analysis. We talk about 250 media outlets signing an appeal to have better protections for journalists in Gaza. Plus Trump calling for the FCC to revoke licenses for ABC and NBC.Jacyn Tremblay is a vocalist, former Universal/Motown artist, and current one-third of the band Three Second Chances. She joins for Live Music Friday. Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez, from In the Heights and Hamilton, who plays Norma Desmond in the revival of Sunset Boulevard, joins ahead of a collaboration with The Pops on September 20th. Author and actor Marianne Leone discusses her new novel “Christina the Astonishing." -
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)