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Thursday on BPR:
Political podcaster Chuck Todd
Boston Magazine's top 50 restaurant chefs: Carl Dooley (Mooncusser) and Erin Miller (Urban Hearth)
Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans
Which Side? Music Protest Teach-Out
Recent segments
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A personal finance podcast shares the secret ingredient to saving for retirement
Chris Browning's podcast gives listeners tips for how to invest, save and pay off debts. -
Wu ‘torn’ on MCAS ballot question to eliminate graduation requirement
Boston’s mayor is not taking a public position on whether or not the MCAS should be removed as a high school graduation requirement. -
Good news for climate efforts: New funding for electric buses and clean energy in New England
David Cash, EPA administrator for Region 1, discussed efforts to replace fossil fuel heating systems with heat pumps, the Clean School Bus Rebate Program and Massachusetts making strides in offshore wind energy. -
Rep. Seth Moulton says veterans can play a crucial role in Washington
The congressman also defended Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military service and criticized JD Vance. -
The FDA approved an at-home nasal spray flu vaccine, but it's not available quite yet
A nasal spray to prevent influenza could make it easier for more people to get vaccinated, said Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett. But it won't be available until next flu season. -
Lewis Black says 'goodbye' to the comedy circuit
The Daily Show correspondent and stand-up comedian said this is his final tour, but he'll stay busy in other ways.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/30/26: Moldy Chestnut Season
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the election officials who fear Trump administration interference in the midterms. Then it's Live Music Friday with Cambridge Symphony Orchestra performing excerpts from Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor to get us in the Halloween spirit. NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses her coverage of the Matthew Farwell trial. And Meredith Goldstein of Boston Globe's Love Letters on whether love is truly blind. -
Is Trump Losing His Appeal With Young Conservatives?
Not My Politics is a new show from GBH News focusing on young people in politics, hosted by Zoe Mathews.In this episode: Jared Valanzola, Chair of the Massachusetts Young Republicans and a Plymouth County Commissioner & Nicole Hadar, who just interned with Brian Shortsleeve's GOP campaign for governor, discuss the state of right-leaning politics in the United States.Follow us on Instagram @GBH_NotMyPolitics and stay tuned for more episodes. -
BPR Talks 10/29/26: New Airbnb Rules
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: With so much of the midterm attention on races elsewhere, what are you excited about closer to home: Minogue Healey? Markey Deaton? The 59 ballot questions? How are you preparing for Tuesday in Massachusetts? Then, of course, it’s Am I The A-hole Thursday. AirBnB has new rules on how guests should leave a place after staying, forbidding hosts from requiring complicated clean-ups… so we’re opening the phone and text lines to you: what’s the etiquette on cleaning a short-term rental? Listen in to find out! -
BPR Full Show 10/29/26: To Kill a Mockingbird
Political commentator Chuck Todd discussing the latest national headlines.Andrea Cabral on the latest DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.The Huntington's Loretta Greco & actors Karl Kenzler and Karen Killeen from To Kill a Mockingbird.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses attacks on Black women in leadership, ala Ilhan Omar, -
BPR Full Show 10/28/26: Invisible Monuments
A rolling election segment with brief call-ins from Amy Carnevale of the MassGOP, Katie Theoharides of the Trustees of Reservations, and Evan Horowitz of Tufts CSPA.Jacob Weisberg, author of "Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era"Howard Mansfield, author of "Invisible Monuments"Emily Judem and immigration attorney Jonathan Ng join to discuss GBH's latest documentary following a woman in Chelsea whose husband was taken by ICE.