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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Margaret Sullivan, The Guardian US columnist
Michael Curry, Mass League of Community Health Centers
Brandon Terry, author of "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement”
Recent segments
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Change To SNAP Requirements Is 'One Of The Worst Outrages' Committed By Trump Administration, Says Corby Kummer
About 688,000 people will be affected by the new requirements to receive food stamps. -
Buttigieg Says He Hasn’t Changed Position On Universal Health Care, Despite Old Tweet
Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that he has always been consistent in his approach to health care, and that he has not changed his position. -
The BPR Winter Concert Round Table
Boston Public Radio's music experts joined the show to talk about Boston's best upcoming concerts. -
Charlie Sennott On Hong Kong Act: 'It’s About Time'
The GroundTruth CEO expressed doubts over the president's motivation behind his latest foreign policy move. -
Nancy Koehn On Amazon's Expansion In Baltimore
Amazon is rapidly expanding its operations from just e-commerce, according to historian Nancy Koehn. -
Art Caplan: Anti-Vaccination Movement Is Threatening Our Herd Immunity
Medical ethicist Art Caplan said religious exemptions for vaccinations have to go.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.