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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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                    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.
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                    Sue O'Connell Denounces Jared Kushner's Role In Trump Administration Coronavirus ResponseO'Connell pointed to Kushner's lack of background in public health or government.
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                    Corby Kummer: The Restaurateur Dilemma During CoronavirusLegal liability will be better for restaurants that close down, Kummer said, but many are trying to stay open.
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                    Village Voice: Poems For Social Distancing"When things are really bad, poets always find the good thing," said Richard Blanco.
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                    Alex Beam's New Book Reveals The Rocky History Behind The Farnsworth HouseIn "Broken Glass: Mies Van Der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece,” Beam explores the relationship between architect and client.
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                    Holyoke Mayor Morse Discusses Deaths At Veterans CenterFollowing 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 10/16: Ballot Question 2 Debate - MCAS & Astronaut Suni WilliamsToday:We bring you our debate on ballot question 2 - whether to eliminate the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement. Representing YES on 2 is Deb McCarthy, vice president of the Massachusetts Teachers Union. Representing NO on 2 is Keri Rodrigues, co-founder of the National Parents Union.And, Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut and commander of expedition 72 zooms into us from the International Space Station. She’s part of the Starliner crew who’s original 8-day mission has been delayed to 8-months because of technical problems.
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                    BPR Full Show 10/16: Eliminate MCAS?Ballot question #2 debate: Deb McCarthy, VP of the Mass Teachers Association represents YES on 2; Keri Rodrigues, founder of the National Parents Union.NASA astronaut Sunita Williams joined over Zoom into the show from the International Space StationWe opened the lines to hear from listeners about their opinions on question 2National security expert Juliette Kayyem on FEMA making "operational adjustments" amid threats to rescue and aid workers for hurricanes Helene and MiltonGovernor Maura Healey answered listener questions for Ask The Gov.
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                    Best Of BPR 10/15: Ballot Question 4 Debate - Legalize PsychedelicsToday:We host a debate on Ballot Question 4 - whether to legalize certain psychedelic drugs. Representing Yes on 4: Emily Oneschuck from Massachusetts for Mental Health Options. Representing No on 4: Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, a psychiatrist and researcher specializing in depression and bipolar illness.
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                    BPR Full Show 10/15: Legalizing Psychedelics?Ballot Question #4 debate with Emily Oneschuk, grassroots campaign director for Massachusetts for Mental Health Options, representing YES; and Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, professor of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center and clinical lecturer at Harvard Medical School, representing NOAttorney General Andrea Campbell spent the hour taking listener questions for Ask The AGCNN's John King discussed the latest national political headlinesWe ended the show discussing Trump's impromptu concert
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                    Best Of BPR 10/14: Ballot Question 5 Debate - Tipped WagesToday on the podcast: BPR hosts its first of five ballot question debates, starting with Question 5 - to eliminate the tipped minimum wage, and bring tipped workers up to the state minimum wage, currently $15 an hour. Alex Galimberti, organizer for One Fair Wage Massachusetts and a former restaurant worker, argues in favor of eliminating the tipped wage. Opposite Alex, is Doug Bacon, local restaurateur aligned with the Committee to Protect Tips, against changing the tipped wage model.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
