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Political commentator Chuck Todd
Retired BSO musicians against the ousting of maestro Andris Nelsons
FuQuan McGee and Jacqueline Fonseca of The Harriet Tubman Project
Recent segments
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'A Brutal Day': Rep. Joseph Kennedy III On Trump Impeachment
Kennedy spoke about the mixed emotions he felt yesterday during the congressional vote to impeach the president. -
Martha Minow On When The Legal System Should Forgive
Minow argues in a new book that there are tools of forgiveness built into the criminal justice system today that aren't being utilized. -
Food Writer Corby Kummer Shares His 5 Best Cookbooks Of 2019
The books represent a wide range of food literature, from memoirs to recipe collections. -
Ryan Landry Makes the Last Pitch for “Christmas on Uranus"
The Gold Dust Orphans founder stars in the play alongside his dog, Dolly. -
Jonathan Gruber On Choosing The Best Health Care Plan
When it comes to health care, fewer choices may lead to better decisions. -
Reville Optimistic Legislature Will Be Able To Fund $1.5 Billion To Mass. Schools
Education reformers praised the bill for promising to inject $1.5 billion into the state’s schools, but the funding for the bill is expected to come from future tax revenues and the hope that the legislature continues to allocate funding for schools in future budgets.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.