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Former Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett & Beautiful Way Foundation's Tamika Jackson
Chef Ken Oringer
Recent segments
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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. -
Callie Crossley On Lack Of Diversity In The 2020 Oscars
When Oscar nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards were announced, many took grievance with the fact that the nominees in major categories were predominantly white and male. -
Shirley Leung On MIT Chairman Robert Millard: 'He Should Also Quit'
The Globe business columnist continued to press for accountability in the wake of the Jeffery Epstein donation scandal. -
Andrea Cabral Hopes Harvard Grads 'Rush Into The Breach' With Trump Judges
Cabral said she understands why Harvard Law grads might not be interested in serving Trump-appointed judges. -
Ask The Treasurer: January 16, 2020
On Thursday, state treasurer Deb Goldberg joined Boston Public Radio for the first edition of Ask the Treasurer -
Boston Public Schools Didn't Intend For Student Information To End Up With ICE, Says Paul Reville
Reville believes the Mayor and school district had no inclination to pass along student incident reports to
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/30: Rep. Pressley Says Stop Normalizing The Abnormal & NOVA Asks "What Are UFOs"
Today:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley has strong words for RFK Jr., the Republicans supporting him, and Trump himself -- who just this morning blamed diversity and equity initiatives for a tragic plane crash that killed more than 60 people in D.C. last night.And, NOVA filmmaker Terri Randall joins us with former Naval pilot Ryan Graves -- the first active duty pilot to come forward about frequent UFO sightings -- to discuss NOVA's latest film, "What Are UFOs?" -
BPR Full Show 01/30: The Doggler
Rep. 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?” -
Best Of BPR 1/29: Highlighting Some Lesser Known Grammy-Nominated Artists
Today: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. -
BPR Full Show 1/29: The Federal Freeze
Jared 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. -
Best Of BPR 1/28: Trump's Governance By Sharpie & The Price Of Eggs
Today: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.