EXPLORE MORE
Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Gary Mitchell, S&S Deli
Carolyn Chou of Homes for All Massachusetts
Senator Ed Markey
Recent segments
-
Lyric Stage Names Courtney O'Connor As New Artistic Director
O'Connor will expand the breadth of theater in Boston, Jared Bowen says. -
Village Voice: Poet Richard Blanco Gets Romantic
The “How to Love a Country” author read some of his favorite poems about love. -
Susan Church Argues For Iranian Clients Being Denied Entry: 'It Makes No Sense!'
The immigration attorney said both students were subjected to “terrifying” questioning before deportation. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
-
America's Inability To Institute Change
We opened the lines to hear your thoughts about the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas last night and why it seems impossible for our country and government to institute change. Plus, All Revved Up on OJ Simpson's release, Nathan Myhrvold on his new book, Modernist Bread, and Charlie Sennott on the situation in North Korea. (Full Show 10/02/17) -
BPR Has The Jitters
Today is national coffee, so we opened the lines to hear about your favorite brews. Plus, Emily Rooney's famous list, Callie Crossley, tech news with Andy Ihnatko, and WGBH's great Eric Jackson. (Full Show 9/29/17) -
Patti Smith On Her New Book 'Devotion'
Patti Smith joined us in the studio to talk about her new book, Devotion. Plus, Attorney General Maura Healey joined us to take our questions and yours, Andrea Cabral, and we opened the lines to get your thoughts on the passing of Hugh Hefner. (Full Show 9/28/17) -
Cinema Classic Challenge: 'Easy Rider'
Film critic Garen Daily joined us to discuss this month's cinema classic challenge, Easy Rider. Plus, Juliette Kayyem on the crisis in Puerto Rico, Shirley Leung on Amazon's new headquarters, and Art Caplan on bringing vegetative patients out of their brain-dead state. (Full Show 9/27/17) -
Ken Burns On The Vietnam War
Ken Bruns and Lynn Novick joined us to talk about their new documentary series, The Vietnam War. Plus, John Gruber on the newest health care news, Nancy Koehn on the bids for Amazon's new home city, Corby Kummer on smart fridges, and CNN's John King. (Full Show 9/26/17)