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BPR will be back, live at the BPL on Tuesday May 26th
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
NBC Sports Reporter Trenni Casey
Recent segments
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Mayor Wu says congestion pricing is still an option in Boston
Mayor Michelle Wu answered questions on how to increase the city budget and the future of congestion pricing. -
Nonprofits and local organizations rally to help migrants in Massachusetts
Sarah Bartley from the nonprofit United Way of Massachusetts Bay and David Shapiro, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston, discussed the supporting migrants arriving in the state. -
How Grace Young became the 'accidental voice' of Chinatown
James Beard Award cookbook author Grace Young is raising awareness about the struggles facing Chinatown neighborhoods. -
Attorney general says ‘we are absolutely in a housing crisis’
Andrea Campbell chose last week the head of her office’s newly created Housing Affordability Unit starting in July, focusing on expanding affordable housing across Massachusetts. -
Joe Spaulding on retirement and celebrating folk music in Boston
Joe Spaulding, the longtime president and CEO of the Boch Center, first met the theater’s current namesake in the ticket line for a Cat Stevens concert. The rest is history. -
AG Campbell and Warren say Trump’s verdict means ‘the legal system worked’
But Republican Michael Sullivan, former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, disagreed: “I felt a great deal of sadness.”
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/24/26: Pre-Gaming Good Bread
For this week's Press Play media analysis, GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley discuss the backlash from journalists on McClatchy's new AI news tool and the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Live Music Friday with Jackie O’Riley and Seán Clohessy, organizers of the Tunes on the Charles festival.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses the "angry young women" driving men into the arms of cougars, and Lesbian Visibility Week.Boston Globe reporter David Abel discusses his new short film, The Petal Pusher, an ode to NYC's Penn Station and one of its longest-running businesses. -
BPR Full Show 4/23/26: Knives And Tools Dot Com
Political correspondent Chuck Todd; Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral; Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung; GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen. -
BPR Full Show 4/22/26: Sick With Hurry
MIT's Jon Gruber discusses 20 years of Romneycare, of which he was a key architect.ACLU of Mass' Carol Rose discusses their lawsuit challenging Trump's efforts to get unredacted voter rolls in the state.Marc Morial of the National Urban League and Rahsaan Hall of Urban League of Eastern Mass join to discuss their organization's support of "clean slate" legislation — criminal justice reform that would automatically seal records for eligible candidates.Judy Pitasi joins us for today's Long Run segment; she oversees a team of 200 volunteers cleaning up after Boston Marathon runners. -
BPR Full Show 4/21/26: Secrets Secrets
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey gives a Marathon recap and updates us with the latest on the Pat's coach Mike Vrabel drama.Rich Davey, CEO of Massport, discusses how the war with Iran is impacting local travel costs around jet fuel and flight prices.CNN's John King joins us for the latest national political headlines, including Senate primaries and Kash Patel suing The Atlantic for an article about his heavy drinking and absences.Nicole Nguyen, personal tech columnist at the Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss her latest reporting on what AI really knows about you, and an onslaught of software updates you don't want to ignore. -
BPR Full Show 4/17/26: Avoiding The Bonk
BPL president David Leonard, Jay Moschella, manager of rare books and manuscripts, and Garrett Dash Nelson, curator of the Leventhal Map Center, discuss the library's exhibit of rare printings of the Declaration of Independence.Tracy Bonham joins with a string quartet for Live Music Friday ahead of a show this weekend at the Burren.Abdallah Fayyad of the Boston Globe and NBC10's Sue O'Connell join us for Press Play to talk about Pete Hegseth's latest Tarantino-inspired prayer service and other media analysis.Boston Athletic Association President Jack Fleming and BAA high performance team member Robert Miranda join for a marathon preview.