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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Jonathan Van Ness ahead of a show at The Wilbur
Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic’s Alejandra Caraballo on Transgender Day of Remembrance
Sky & Telescope’s Kelly Beatty and Dr. Mario Matta (astronomer and doctor) on the public health impacts of light pollution and regulating it in Massachusetts
Recent segments
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Bob Thompson: 'The Little Mermaid Live' Fell Flat
Despite high viewership, the production was not received warmly by critics. -
All The News That's Fit To Paint
Two Boston artists Keith Maddy and Ed Stitt are quizzed on the week's news. -
Chuck Todd: Without A Third-Party Candidate, 'I Don't Know How' Trump Recreates 2016 Win
Todd says a third-party candidate is one of the only real chances Trump has of cracking the electoral college. -
Shirley Leung On Diverse City Council: 'They’re Not Gonna Wait For Change'
The Boston Public Radio contributor expressed excitement for the future of politics in Boston in the wake of Tuesday’s election. -
All Rev'd Up: Buttigieg Unpopular With Black Voters From His 'Failure To Address Racial Inequality'
The matter of Buttigieg's sexuality isn't the point of contention for black voters, rather, it is his lack of connection with marginalized communities, the reverends said. -
Alex Beam, A Boomer Himself, Explains The 'OK, Boomer' Meme
What exactly does 'OK, Boomer" mean? BPR asks a boomer to find out.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/22: Immigration Raids In Schools And Churches & Bug Pain
Today:National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses the Trump administration saying they will target schools and churches for immigration raids.And, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses the changing science around insects' ability to feel pain. -
BPR Full Show 1/22: To Squash or Save?
President Donald Trump issued several executive orders that roll back climate progress. We take listener reactions on his energy policies. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a photography exhibit, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), at the Hood Museum in Dartmouth, NH. National security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses Trump's border executive orders and J6 pardons.Mark Pothier and Walter Robinson of the Plymouth Independent discuss local news efforts and clashes with town officials.Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss chimpanzees sharing familial language, insects feeling pain and animals struggling in the LA fires.Now that we know bugs feel pain, will we stop killing them? We ask listeners. -
BPR Full Show 1/21: The Second Term
Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, on their work resettling refugees and protecting immigrants.David Cash, former regional EPA director for New England, discusses Trump's energy plansShirley Leung on our modern oligarchy, with tech titans on bended knee for Trump.John King on Trump's executive orders -
Best Of BPR 1/21: Trump's Day One Immigration Orders & Climate Change Denial
Today:Wrapped up in Trump’s day-one actions were a string of executive orders designed to upend U.S. immigration policy – We talk with Jeffrey Thielman, President and CEO the International Institute of New England. And, David Cash, who until yesterday 11:59 AM headed the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency… Now he’s watching Donald Trump do his best to dismantle U.S. climate policy. -