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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Williamstown Theatre Festival Cancels Summer Season Amidst Coronavirus ConcernsThe season will, however, be available online to listen to on Audible.
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                    Stimulus Package For Healthcare System 'Won't Be Enough,' Says Jonathan GruberThe coronavirus stimulus package funds dedicated towards healthcare could be billions of dollars short in aid.
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                    Art Caplan: Rationing Guidelines Reflect Inequities Of Healthcare System, But Are 'What You've Got To Do'Massachusetts' new guidelines for rationing medical resources prioritize young and otherwise healthy people.
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                    Chris Muther And Cat Mrs. Davenport Review Freeze-Dried Meals For Social DistancingThe travel writer gave highest marks to the freeze-dried beef stroganoff
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                    D’Amato Says Food Bank Supplies Are OK, Despite 50% Demand IncreaseThe Greater Boston Food Bank president said she’s mostly concerned with keeping workers safe from COVID-19.
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                    Carol Rose: The ACLU Is Calling For An Equitable Response To The Coronavirus PandemicMassachusetts should release racial data for COVID-19 response, says civil liberties union.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 3/24: Lamentations Of An Aztec Philosopher-King & Can Ozempic Treat All Manner Of Addiction?Today: Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Nezahualcóyotl: Nahuatl Poems" - a re-telling of an Aztec king's writings, translated directly from the indigenous language.And, Nicholas Reville, CEO of the nonprofit Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research argues there’s potential for GLP-1 drugs to revolutionize addiction treatment.
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                    BPR Full Show 3/24: Jim Threatens To Sell His TeslaBoston University journalism department head Brian McGrory discusses the release of the 'John' names in the brothel case, the CIA-related disclosures from JFK files and how media coverage of COVID-19 may have damaged people's trust in institutions.Amherst College's Ilan Stavans discusses his new book "Lamentations of Neahualcoyotl: Nahuatl Poems" and how Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum is handling Trump.Nicholas Reville, CEO and co-founder of CASPR (Center for Addiction Science, Policy & Research) discusses how GLP-1s and other weight-loss products can also be effective for treating addiction.Richard Davey, head of MassPort, discusses the agency's expansion of climate and environmental staffing and raising fees on rideshares to Logan Airport.
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                    Best Of BPR 3/21: Judge Gertner Rings Democracy Alarm Bells & The Zahili Zamora TrioToday:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner rings alarm bells on Trump's attack of the American legal system, comparing his intimidation and consolidation of power to that of Hungary's Viktor Orban.And, Cuban-born jazz pianist Zahili Zamora joins for Live Music Friday, at the Boston Public Library.
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                    BPR Full Show 3/21: Acts of KindnessLive Music Friday with Cuban-born jazz pianist and Berklee professor Zahili Zamora. She's performing next Thursday at Long Live Roxbury Brewing Company. NBC Boston commentator Sue O’Connell discusses the latest news on the Karen Read trial, including blogger "Turtleboy" pleading not guilty to witness intimidation charges. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner reacts to Justice Roberts’ rebuke of Trump on the issue of judicial impeachment, and more on Trump ignoring judicial orders. Our 'Press Play' media segment with GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley on the media's coverage of the Trump administration and coverage of the Boston mayoral race.
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                    Best Of BPR 3/20: Mahmoud Khalil's First Amendment Case & Tesla's Market SlumpToday:Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil is being held in Louisiana, awaiting his fate after the federal government targeted him for his pro-Palestine advocacy – We speak with one of the members of his legal team, the head of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Donna Lieberman.Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios. He discusses the latest on interest rates and the fed – holding steady at least for now -- and the fate of Tesla.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
