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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
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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                    Art Caplan: Why Doesn't The United States Release Disaggregated Coronavirus Data?The short answer is, we're not collecting demographically disaggregated data on a national level.
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                    Economist Jon Gruber On What The Federal Stimulus Package Does And Doesn't DoExpanded unemployment insurance access and direct check to Americans is a "vital combination."
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                    Trenni Kusnierek Says Five-Month Delay Could Be 'Small Boon' For Boston MarathonNBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Kusnierek said the Boston Marathon could see an uptick in elite runners who would've otherwise competed in the Tokyo Olympics.
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                    New Frontline Documentary Uncovers The Lies We've Been Sold About RecyclingThe oil industry used public campaigns to promote recycling as a way to sell more plastic, according to new documentary.
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                    Don't Lose Sight Of Climate Crisis, Says Heather GoldstoneCan the effort applied towards solving the coronavirus crisis be recreated for the climate crisis?
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                    Alan Alda On How To Interview An Octopus And Other CreaturesThe actor joins Boston Public Radio to discuss his podcast Clear + Vivid, and his communication trainings.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/16: ICE Agents & Smashed WindowsMichael Curry joins via zoom to discuss the federal funding freeze impacts on medical research and healthcare in Mass, and Healey's budget request for cuts to mental health.Juliette Kayyem discusses the attack on PA Gov Josh Shapiro, and normalized violence; Harvard's defiance; plus, DHS staffers given lie detector tests over alleged leaks.Christopher Kimball discusses Milk Street's latest Italian cookbook "Backroads Italy"Boston Globe's Shirley Leung discusses the threats to Boston's biotech industry under Trump 2.0; and the families on child-care vouchers waiting more than a year for care.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/15: Black Business Owners Warn Of Recession & Ken Burns On The American RevolutionToday:We check back in with local Black entrepreneurs Rose Staram and Ricardo Pierre Louis on today's environment for BIPOC-owned businesses -- both had secured major contracts two years ago when Boston hosted the NAACP’s national convention. And, legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein discuss their six-part, 12 hour docu-series coming this fall: “The American Revolution"
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                    BPR Full Show 4/15: Harvard Will Not ComplyFilmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein join to discuss their American Revolution series, premiering later this year.We check back in with Rose Staram (RoseMark Production) and Ricardo Pierre Louis (Prive Parking) two local business owners we've spoken with since the NAACP convention in Boston around the city's contracting policies as it relates to people of color.Sports authority Trenni Casey zooms in to discuss Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, the Boston Marathon field, NBA playoffs.CNN's John King zooms in for the latest national political headlines.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/14: Another Oval Office Stunt & Harvard Says They Will Not ComplyToday:Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the Trump administration’s defiance of a court order to return the wrongfully deported Abrego Garcia – still locked up in a mega prison in El Salvador. Meanwhile, in the Oval Office, Trump welcomed El Salvadoran president Bukele with open arms.And, Princeton’s Khalil Gribran Muhammad discusses which schools are standing up and which schools are rolling over for Trump, while news breaks of Harvard's intention to defy Trump's demands.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/14: We Have New MusicFood policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the hollowing out of middle-class restaurant and how local restaurants are grappling with tariffs.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the legal battle over the mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the sexy clowns of Montreal and the growing number of Americans applying for dual citizenship.Princeton professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses Trump's attack on the Smithsonian as an attempt to erase Black history, and the latest on Harvard University vs. the Trump Administration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
