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Tuesday on BPR:
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
BMC’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett and psychologist Dr. Lisa Fontes
The Wagner Foundation in Cambridge
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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Callie Crossley Calls Work-From-Home App Sneek 'Surveillance Of The First Order'
Among other things, the program photographs workers at their computer every one to five minutes. -
Sue O'Connell Denounces Jared Kushner's Role In Trump Administration Coronavirus Response
O'Connell pointed to Kushner's lack of background in public health or government. -
Corby Kummer: The Restaurateur Dilemma During Coronavirus
Legal liability will be better for restaurants that close down, Kummer said, but many are trying to stay open. -
Village Voice: Poems For Social Distancing
"When things are really bad, poets always find the good thing," said Richard Blanco. -
Alex Beam's New Book Reveals The Rocky History Behind The Farnsworth House
In "Broken Glass: Mies Van Der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece,” Beam explores the relationship between architect and client. -
Holyoke Mayor Morse Discusses Deaths At Veterans Center
Following an outbreak of COVID-19 at The Soldiers’ Home, a veterans center in Holyoke, at least fifteen individuals have been confirmed as dead. At least six of the dead tested positive for COVID-19 while six others are awaiting test results.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy. -
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BPR Full Show 1/17: Eggs, Eggs, and Eggs!
Robert Pinsky is a three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, who’s performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and for Lisa Simpson. He joined alongside Berklee professor and bandmate Stan Strickland for Live Music Friday.Ron Mitchell & Breje Williams reflected on MLK’s legacy of activism ahead of MLK dayDiana DiZoglio on efforts to bring transparency to the state legislatureLaTosha Brown,activist & organizer behind Black Voters Matter, on Kamala’s loss, and the path towards equity under Trump 2.0. -
Best Of BPR 1/17: Latosha Brown's Contemplative Politics & Live Music Friday With Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Today: LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter, reflects on the 2024 election, and the need to buckle in for the work of the next four years.And, three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied by Stan Strickland, ahead of a show at Regattabar in Harvard Square. -
Best Of BPR 01/16: Bill McKibben Still Has Hope For Earth & Professor Anthony Jack Schools Elite Institutions On Their Inclusion Claims
Today:Legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss how the incoming energy secretary refuses to link the rise in wildfires to climate change … And how those fires are reshaping the home insurance industry.And, Boston University professor Anthony Jack studies higher education leadership. He chronicled the vast disparities among Harvard students during pandemic-related campus closures, and argues elite campuses remain very unequal in his new book: “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.”