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BPR is on tape for our annual summer break. We'll be back live on Monday, Aug. 31 with:
Katie Theoharides of the Trustees of Reservations
Amherst College’s Ilan Stavans
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner,
Susan Mathison of Common Man for Ukraine
Recent segments
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Congressman Joe Kennedy III: Economic Recovery Bill 'Isn't The Bill I Would Have Written,' But It Will Provide Some Relief
Members of the House are expected to vote Thursday on a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill to mitigate financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. -
Chuck Todd On Trump's COVID-19 Response: 'He Has Run Into the First Enemy He Can't Bully'
The "Meet the Press" moderator also defended former Vice President Joe Biden's limited public response to the pandemic. -
Tom Brady Pushes Pseudoscience COVID-19 'Tips'
Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek says that Brady is promoting dangerous advertising during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Paul Reville Provides An Update From The 'Twilight Zone' Of The Education World Amid Coronavirus
Former education secretary says state education officials need to make determinations about learning requirements as school shifts online. -
New Poll Looks At How Bay Staters Are Reacting To COVID-19
In response to the outbreak, MassInc conducted a tracking poll, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, to gauge public sentiment about COVID-19 within Massachusetts. -
Juliette Kayyem: We're In 'Response Phase' Of Coronavirus Crisis
Self-isolation is one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show Jan. 13, 2026: Hygge Season
MA Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask the AG.Andris Nelsons of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joins to preview their special America250 programming.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses her latest column on the impact of Boston's liquor license expansion and what Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve mean for businesses in Massachusetts.Retired judge Nancy Gertner on the resignation of several top Minnesota attorneys, the Supreme Court trans athlete case, and Trump's push to change how the midterms are conducted, through redistricting, tighter voter registration rules and by gutting cybersecurity protections. -
BPR Full Show 1/12: Tote Bag Checks And Balances
We talk to former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, about what President Trump's continued threats of taking over the Danish territory of Greenland would it all mean for Europe, NATO and beyond.Chris Dempsey, former assistant transportation secretary, and former state Rep. Bill Straus, join for a transportation panel. They discuss the FIFA World Cup coming to Gillette Stadium and whether our transit system is capable of handling the influx of riders.Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explains this year's brutal flu season. Plus, HHS secretary RFK Jr.'s new guidelines for nutrition and childhood vaccine schedule updates. Princeton University scholar Khalil Gibran Muhammad on President Trump's saying he thinks Civil Rights-era protections have led to white people being “very badly treated.” And we talk about the administration’s continued war with Harvard University. -
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BPR Full Show 1/07: We Signed Up For Soup
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the growing number of artists canceling their Kennedy Center appearances, his take on Marty Supreme and more cultural news from across the region. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on what President Trump's threats of military action beyond Venezuela mean for security at home. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on the Kraft Group finally striking a deal to open a new professional soccer stadium in Everett, just before the deadline. Eric Segal, Nastasia Lawton and Rev. Fred Small were all arrested when they tried to deliver care packages – with food, bedrolls and menstrual products – to detainees at an ICE processing center in Burlington. They join to talk about their arrest and why they’re standing up to the Trump administration’s gestapo. Then, it's soup season. We open the phone and text lines, and Jim reveals which soup is the most erotic.