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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard’s Danielle Allen and the American Prospect’s Bob Kuttner – they both have different ideas for the way we do primaries in Massachusetts, we’ll hear them debate
Live Music Friday with “Caio e Jess” – two professors at Berklee College of Music
Local woman and media maven Sue O'Connell
Northwestern University's Leah Gould will talk about women in the military
Recent segments
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'As A Gay, I'm 100 Percent In For Pete Buttigieg' Says Sue O'Connell
O'Connell wants Buttigieg to succeed as a representative of the gay community, but isn't completely convinced by his candidacy based on his other attributes. -
Jon Gruber On The Economics Of Paid Parental Leave
Studies from Denmark show that employers can handle parental leave. -
Art Caplan On ICE Force-Feeding: 'The Whole Thing Is Morally Outrageous.’
The medical ethicist argued that the practice allows ICE to treat detainees like criminals. -
'Terror Won' During The Richmond Gun Rights Rally Says Juliette Kayyem
No violent outbreaks occurred during the Richmond rally, yet civic rights were silenced, says Kayyem. -
Trenni Kusnierek Weighs The Likelihood Of A Brady-Less Patriots
"I just think for fans, it’s jarring, ” the NBC Sports reporter said in an interview Tuesday. -
Prisoners Who Expose Inhumane Treatment Are 'Whistle Blowers' Says Andrea Cabral
Inmates in Parchman, MS have used contraband cell phones to expose poor living conditions.
Listen to previous shows
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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) -
Fire That SOB
We went to the phones and asked you about your thoughts on Trump's comments calling for NFL owners to fire "the son of a bitch," who kneels for the national anthem. Plus, All Revved Up on Trump's comments, Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O'Brien on local and national politics, Bob Thompson on the best and worst of TV, Richard Blanco for out weekly poetry reading, and Charlie Sennott on the situation in North Korea. (Full Show 9/24/17)