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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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                    Corby Kummer: Is Kelp The New Kale?It's taken seaweed a while to become mainstream, but Sweetgreen is trying to popularize the plant.
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                    Valentine's Day With Myers + ChangThe duo behind Myers + Chang and Flour Bakery spoke about their newest bakery opening.
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                    Alex Beam Reflects On Shattered $200,000 PianoThe Boston Globe columnist expressed sympathy for pianist Angela Hewitt.
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                    Callie Crossley On How Black Voters Are Responding To Bloomberg's Presidential BidEver since a 2015 audio recording of presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg defending the controversial tactic known as stop-and-frisk resurfaced on Tuesday, Bloomberg has been playing defense.
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                    AG Maura Healey Seeking Damages From Juul For Allegedly Profiting Off 'Exploitation Of Young People'Healey's office announced a lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul for directly marketing to underage people.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 1/27: January Ask the MayorBrian McGrory, head of journalism at BU, on the first week of the Trump Era.Mayor Michelle Wu took listener questions and talked about her new opponent.We re-aired our conversation with Globe writer Billy Baker about the importance of maintaining friendships as you age.Corby Kummer discussed the fear in the restaurant industry as Trump comes into power and threatens deportations; and bird flu in Mass.
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                    Best Of BPR 1/27: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu On Immigration Raids, Tax Rates, And Josh KraftToday: Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung fills in for Margery.She and Jim talk with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for an abbreviated Ask The Mayor on January 27, 2025.
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                    BPR Full Show 1/24: Man, Just Use Your Fine China!Kat Wallace, singer/songwriter, performed in honor of her debut album “Grand Design” coming out.Callie Crossley weighed in on the GOP’s DEI witch hunt, and new fear over ICE agents at school bus stopsNancy Gertner on how SCOTUS is likely to rule on new Trump ordersIrene Li & Tracy Chang discussed some Lunar New Year goings-on next week for their award-winning restaurants Mei Mei Dumplings and Pagu.
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                    BPR Full Show 1/23: Executive OrdersChuck Todd on Sean Hannity's interview with Trump.Andrea Cabral on the role of the DOJ in carrying out Trump’s first-round of executive orders, and reaction from police groups to his pardoning of J6 rioters.Phillip Martin & Denise Jillson on a billionaire’s grip on real estate in Harvard Square, off of Phillip’s recent reporting. Denise is Executive Director at the Harvard Square Business Association.Jon Gruber talked about what’s (likely) to come for Medicaid, Inflation Reduction Act funding and more
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                    Best Of BPR 1/22: Immigration Raids In Schools And Churches & Bug PainToday:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
