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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday courtesy of Haley Richardson
NBC Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Jinkx Monsoon and Ben de la Creme Zoom in ahead of their annual “Jinkx and De La Holiday Show"
Lyndia Downie of Pine Street Inn and Judge Kathleen Coffey join – Coffey is retiring after 15 years leading Pine Street’s “homeless court” – an initiative to resolve low-level charges for people facing homelessness
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson On The Lasting Mark Of 'The Good Place'
The Good Place sitcom had its series finale last month, leaving an important mark on 21st century television. -
Juliette Kayyem Faults Iowa Democratic Party For Chaos After Caucuses
Two days after caucusing in Iowa finished, the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) still has not released all of the results of the caucuses. -
Art Caplan Bats Down Misinformation And Conspiracy Theories Swirling Around The Coronavirus
Scientists believe bats may be the animal vector for the disease, but you can ignore the racist memes about bat soup. -
Immigrant Cuisines Of Boston Featured In Second Season Of 'No Passport Required'
The second season features an episode based around thriving immigrant communities in Boston. -
John King On Trump’s Re-Election: 'The President Is As Strong As He Has Ever Been’
“I know a lot of Democrats will recoil at that,” the “Inside Politics” anchor said. -
Should New Hampshire Have The First Primary In The Nation?
As the first primary in the nation, New Hampshire has a major impact on presidential primaries.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/28: Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao & Live Music With Castle Of Our Skins
Today:Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on Feb. 28, 2025.And, Live Music Friday with Castle of our Skins – a Black arts institution dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. They perform at the Bethel AME Church in JP this Saturday. -
Best Of BPR 2/27: On The Courts With Andrea Cabral & Oscars Preview With James Bennett II
Today: The chief justice of the supreme court has halted a lower court decision ordering Trump administration to pay State Department, USAID contractors. We talk with Andrea Cabral about a sole jurist acting alone rather than on behalf of the American people.And, GBH arts and culture reporter James Bennett II gives his Oscars previews. -
BPR Full Show 2/27: Embrace The Coffee Revolution
Chuck Todd for his Thursday D.C. check-in.Andrea Cabral on federal court scrutiny of DOGEShirley Leung on her latest columns about White Stadium and Trump targeting “eds and meds” in MassJames Bennett talks about some of his favorite Oscar-nominated shorts films & Oscar-nominated long films. -
Best Of BPR 2/26: Will Clean Energy Weather The Storm & Auditor Diana DiZoglio Takes Calls
Today:Joe Curtatone of the Alliance for Climate Transition and Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss clean energy solutions, and threats to investments here in Massachusetts.And state auditor Diana DiZoglio defends her -- and 72% of the voters -- position on auditing the legislature. -
BPR Full Show 2/26: High Pressure, Low Flow
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen explains why 1,000 artists published a silent album in protest of AI, plus his review of "The Odyssey" at the A.R.T.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the US/Ukraine minerals deal, while details about any security commitments for Ukraine are still unknown. Joe Curtatone of The Alliance for Climate Transition & Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss New England's energy costs and needs.State auditor Diana DiZoglio joins for Ask The Auditor. We discuss the legislature's latest opposition to her voter-backed audit and more.
