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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Sy Montgomery On How Australia's Wildfires Will Affect Its Diverse Animal PopulationsA new report estimates more than a billion animals are 'dead or dying' from the fires.
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                    BPR Politics Roundtable: Can A Lower Tier Candidate Breakthrough In Democratic Race?In three weeks, voters in New Hampshire will cast their votes in the first presidential primary of the 2020 election.
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                    Bob Thompson: The New York Times Turned Their Endorsement Into A Reality TV ShowOn Sunday, the New York Times decided to select their endorsement for the candidate to beat former reality television star and President Donald Trump via their television show “The Weekly”.
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                    Emily Rooney: Gov. Baker's Bill To Overhaul State Police Is 'Step In The Right Direction'The proposed legislation hopes to modernize state police hiring, promotions, accountability and discipline within the department.
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                    Mayor Walsh, Local Officials On The State Of Massachusetts' Opioid CrisisThe opioid crisis was discussed at length, along with solutions in development.
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                    Ayanna Pressley: Criminal Justice Reform Won't Happen By 'Tinkering At The Edges'The congresswoman is out with a "radical" decarceration initiative.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 01/30: The DogglerRep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to Trump-caused chaos, Democratic resistance and the deadly plane crash in Washington, DC. Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral helps make sense of what’s going on behind the scenes with the Trump administration freezing (and unfreezing) federal funds. She also discusses a new case before SCOTUS that would allow the government to create publicly-funded religious schools.Boston Globe columnist Marcela Garcia discusses her reporting on local ICE raids, and offers thoughts on the future of TikTok, where her two dogs have over 100k followers.Filmmaker Terri Randall & Former Lt. U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves on the new PBS NOVA documentary “What Are UFO’s?”
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                    Best Of BPR 1/29: Highlighting Some Lesser Known Grammy-Nominated ArtistsToday:We reconvene our music panelists ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Almost everybody knows about Beyonce and Sabrina Carpenter, but with help from CRB’s Brian McCreath, Berklee’s Emmett G. Price III, and GBH’s James Bennett II, we hear about some nominees you may have missed.
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                    BPR Full Show 1/29: The Federal FreezeJared Bowen on the Mona Lisa getting her own room at the LouvreJuliette Kayyem discussed the chaos from Trump's order to pause federal spendingBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed Lunar New YearBrian McCreath, Emmett Price III, and James Bennett II did a deep dive into this year's Grammy nominated artists.
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                    Best Of BPR 1/28: Trump's Governance By Sharpie & The Price Of EggsToday:Andrea Cabral fills in for Margery. We talk with CNN chief national correspondent John King about Trump’s whirlwind 8 days in office. He’s pardoned January 6 rioters, banned transgender people from serving in the military, and pressed pause on all federal loans – too busy to bring prices down though.Then, we open the lines for more egg talk: From bird flu to Trump-o-nomics – prices are up and supply is down.
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                    BPR Full Show 01/28: Double Clam ChowderNBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the upcoming Super Bowl, a new TGL golf league in Boston, and huge crowds at the women's Beanpot series. Roger Berkowitz, former CEO of Legal Seafoods, now Roger's Fish Co., brings some chowder to the BPL and talks about the seafood industry in New England and fishermen's reaction to Trump.Boston Globe political reporters Samantha Gross and Matt Stout on their recent stories about Healey's budget, immigration and takeaways from their 'State Secrets' series. CNN national political correspondent John King on Trump's continued division of Americans post-election.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
