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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
ACLU of Massachusetts’ Carol Rose
Author Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson on their new kid’s book “The True And Lucky Life Of A Turtle"
Recent segments
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Poll finds Mass. residents are dissatisfied with primary care
One-third of Massachusetts residents are dissatisfied with their ability to find a primary care doctor, according to a new Suffolk University-Boston Globe poll. -
USDA cuts allowable sugar and sodium levels in school meals
The updated nutrition guidelines allow schools several years to meet the reduced sugar and sodium requirements. -
Mass. congressman hand-delivers official tally of vote approving Ukraine aid to Zelenskyy
U.S. Rep. Bill Keating traveled to Ukraine on Monday to give the Ukrainian president a copy of the official tally sheet where the House authorized crucial military aid for the nation's defense against Russia's invasion. -
Dorchester's Comfort Kitchen is a James Beard 'Best New Restaurant' semi-finalist
Run by Biplaw Rai from Nepal and Kwasi Kwaa from Ghana, Comfort Kitchen was named a semi-finalist for the prestigious James Beard Award in the category of "Best New Restaurant" in New England. -
EPA regional administrator celebrates federal investments this Earth Day
The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will support people on the ground, but there's still a lag in rollout. -
Berklee ensemble aims to ‘shift the culture’ for artists with disabilities
Berklee’s Music Inclusion Ensemble, made of artists with disabilities, will play their first concert this weekend.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 8/27: So High School
Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses her bipartisan housing plan and what she calls Trump's "authoritarian turn."Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft discusses his campaign and takes calls from listeners.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and how it changed the field of disaster preparedness.Darlene Lombos, president of Greater Boston Labor Council, discusses Boston's first Labor Day parade.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung with updates on the BlueHub Capital lawsuit and new legal changes that benefit renters this fall. -
BPR Full Show 8/26: Mayor Wu Preparing For Potential National Guard Deployment
BPR Full Show 8/26: Mayor Wu Preparing For Potential National Guard Deployment -
BPR Full Show 8/25: National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
Margery hosts with 'local woman' Sue O'Connell. CNN's John King joins with the latest national headlines.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the bid to move the Connecticut Sun team to Boston and its implications for the WNBA.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the tricky business of running community-owned groceries and a warning from the Dorchester Food Co-op that it may close.UN spokesperson Olga Cherevko on the declaration of famine in Gaza and the lack of response around the world.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers discusses rising Black unemployment in Boston, growing income segregation in the city, and South Shore Hospital laying off staff. -
BPR Full Show 8/22: Justice For Yacht Rock
Local woman, NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, hosts with Harvard national security expert (and yacht rock fan) Juliette Kayyem. GBH reporters Adam Reilly and Phillip Martin are our guests for Press Play media analysis. We talk with Phillip about his recent reporting on “pink slime" journalism. Plus, journalist deaths in Gaza, MSNBC’s rebrand and House Democrats’ probe into the Paramount / Skydance merger. Jill McCracken performs for Live Music Friday, ahead of the We Make Noise Fest this Saturday in Downtown Crossing. We also talk with organizer and artist Naomi Westwater about how this event platforms women and queer artists. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discusses Mayor Wu's debate with Todd Lyons, Gavin Newsom's Trump trolling on X, and Gov. Healey pushing to bring the Connecticut Sun to Boston. Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery talks leopard seal mating songs and a large New Zealand parrot that tried to make a move on her. -
BPR Full Show 8/21: Straight Men Still Read Books For Fun?
Nancy Gertner weighs in on legal fights against Trump's D.C. takeoverKhalil Gibran Muhammad offers thoughts on Trump meddling with the SmithsonianBill McKibben says the sun is “having a moment,” 4.6 billion years on. He’ll join to discuss the future for solar energy, in light of his new book “Here Comes the Sun.”Voices from Ukraine is a new original musical that's touring New England, with a cast of Ukrainian actors sharing their stories of life during wartime. We’ll talk with two of those teenage actors, Sofiia Kopytko and Taisiia Grygorova... plus Susan Mathison from Common Man for Ukraine.