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Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen
Divine Intervention podcaster (and Peabody Award-winner) Brendan Patrick Hughes and his mother, Marianne Hughes.
Recent segments
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Alan Alda On How To Interview An Octopus And Other Creatures
The actor joins Boston Public Radio to discuss his podcast Clear + Vivid, and his communication trainings. -
Undocumented Immigrants Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Crisis
The group hit the hardest is receiving the least amount of help, says Shirley Leung. -
Warren Criticizes McConnell For Forcing Senate To Vote In Person During Pandemic
On March 23, Sen. Rand Paul confirmed that he conducted normal business, including being in close quarters with other senators and using the Senate gym, while knowing he may be carrying the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. -
Bob Thompson: 'Tiger King' Is First Pop Culture Masterpiece In The Age Of Coronavirus
Who is the Tiger King everyone's talking about? -
Trump And Johnson's 'Anti-Globalization' Approach To Coronavirus Crisis
The two leaders share an approach that runs counter to what the world needs, Charlie Sennott says. -
E.J. Dionne Talks 'Code Red,’ And The Divide Within America’s Left
The journalist and author warned that progressive and moderate liberals could "lose together" if they don’t unite to defeat Republicans in the 2020 election.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 8/21: Straight Men Still Read Books For Fun?
Nancy Gertner weighs in on legal fights against Trump's D.C. takeoverKhalil Gibran Muhammad offers thoughts on Trump meddling with the SmithsonianBill McKibben says the sun is “having a moment,” 4.6 billion years on. He’ll join to discuss the future for solar energy, in light of his new book “Here Comes the Sun.”Voices from Ukraine is a new original musical that's touring New England, with a cast of Ukrainian actors sharing their stories of life during wartime. We’ll talk with two of those teenage actors, Sofiia Kopytko and Taisiia Grygorova... plus Susan Mathison from Common Man for Ukraine. -
BPR Full Show 8/20: Transit, Water and Ayanna Pressley
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on the Democrats' strategy on the Epstein files, gerrymandering, and more.National security expert Juliette Kayyem on discuss Trump's push to eliminate mail-in voting, and the coastal threats from Hurricane Erin.Former transit secretary Jim Aloisi joins with former Transportation4Mass director Chris Dempsey for a transit panel.Max Rome of Charles River Watershed Association and Chris Mancini of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay join to talk about urban beaches, water quality and environmental justice. -
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BPR Full Show 8/18: The Alaska Meeting, Summer Movies and Religious AI Chatbots
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell guest hosts with Margery while Jim is still out on vacation.Businesses are seeing workforce disruptions with ICE disruptions. We talk to Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans about that, plus, about a new study on how language barriers affect your internet experience.It's still summer movie season. Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson is back with his unabashed reviews of new summer flicks, including the Freaky Friday sequel and some Disney reboots. For more than 40 years, former labor secretary Robert Reich has been sounding the alarm on rising inequality in America, and how to fix it. He’s out with a new memoir “Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America."It's All Rev’d Up with the Revs Emmett G. Price III and Irene Monroe. They talk about technology and faith: including the rise of Silicon Valley techno-religion, and an AI chatbot for religious questions. -
BPR Full Show 8/08: Socks And Crocs
For this week's media analysis segment “Press Play," BU Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies Joan Donovan discusses how mainstream media headlines fail to capture the real story, and how the White House is losing control over Epstein conspiracy theories.Then, it's Live Music Friday with Boston-based rapper and music coach RedShaydez, who is leading a new artist development program called Music Jumpstart. She joins alongside rapper and producer JoiBeatz.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on the rule of law under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the latest out of the supreme court, and what’s up with Alan Dershowitz on Martha’s Vineyard.We talk with Rhode Island filmmaker Stephen Smith, an arctic expedition leader, and Brown University polar oceanographer Chris Horvat about their documentary “Beneath the Polar Sun,” ahead of its airing on GBH 44.