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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday courtesy of Haley Reardon & Judit Neddermann
NBC Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Jinkx Monsoon and Ben de la Creme Zoom in ahead of their annual “Jinkx and De La Holiday Show"
Lyndia Downie of Pine Street Inn and Judge Kathleen Coffey join – Coffey is retiring after 15 years leading Pine Street’s “homeless court” – an initiative to resolve low-level charges for people facing homelessness
Recent segments
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BPR News Quiz: Anchors Aweigh
Lisa Hughes and David Wade of CBS Boston joined us for our weekly news quiz. -
Logan's New Ride-share Area Is Better Than People Think, Says Christopher Muther
Ride-share users who are being picked up or dropped off at the airport will be directed to a centralized ride app space. -
Lynch: 'We Will Prove Our Case To The American People' That Trump Broke The Law
Lynch was originally hesitant to support impeachment. Now he wants to be a leader in the process. -
Jane McMullen: A Tragedy Like Last Year's Camp Fire 'Probably Will Happen Again'
Director Jane McMullen spoke about the film and what we can learn from the tragic wildfire. -
With Free Shipping On $1 Items, Amazon Aims To Expand Its Reach, Says Nancy Koehn
The company's new strategy adds Dollar Tree to its list of rivals. -
Shirley Leung: 168 Affordable Housing Units To Be Added In Chinatown, But Thousands More Needed
More developers need to be involved in building affordable housing, says Shirley Leung.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/15: Matt Gaetz As AG Is "Unbelievable And Reckless" & Rosemary's Baby Jesus
Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Sterling discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus" -
BPR Full Show 11/15: Rosemary’s Baby Jesus
Donald Stern is a former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, he talked about the role of courts in resisting the extremes of a second Trump administration.Juliet Lloyd is our guest for Live Music Friday, she’s a D.C.-based singer/songwriter (and Berklee alum) out with her first new album in 15 years called “Carnival.”Kim Janey, Ted Landsmark & Michael Curry on what the city needs to do to address racial equity gaps.Jenny Johnson & Billy Costa are out with a new cookbook “A Taste of Boston: The Definitive Cookbook of the City We Love.” They joined to discuss.Ryan Landry is the actor/playwright behind the Gold Dust Orphans, he’s back with another holiday show this year at Lithuanian Hall. This time it’s “Rosemary’s Baby Jesus.” AITA for bringing my sister's wallet to dinner? We opened the lines so listeners could decide. -
Best Of BPR 11/14: Our New "Armageddon" Ambassador To Israel & Winter Music Roundtable
Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim.Charlie Sennott of The GroundTruth Project discusses the Christian Zionist in Trump's cabinet, Mike Huckabee -- he was just named Ambassador to Israel.And we hear from CRB's Brian McCreath, Berklee College of Music's Rev. Emmett Price, and GBH's culture reporter James Bennett II about local concerts coming up. -
BPR Full Show 11/14: Alone in the Cosmos
NBC political director Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundup. Then we open the phone lines for a potpourri politics discussion. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talks about the implications of Trump’s win on the global stage. MIT economist Jon Gruber explains what could happen to healthcare and healthcare costs under another Trump presidency. (Jon was central in creating the Affordable Care Act during the Obama administration). CRB's Brian McCreath, Rev. Emmett G. Price III & James Bennett II return for a quarterly music panel, running through some great live music coming to Boston and reflecting on the passing of Roy Haynes & Quincy Jones. And we hear from listener's about their love for Trader Joe's and other grocery stores. -
Best Of BPR 11/13: Judge Margaret Marshall On Judiciary Reform, Democracy, And Hope
Today:We talk with former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Margaret Marshall about the judiciary during Trump’s next term: court expansion, term limits, and Democracy beyond just showing up to the ballot box -- And, a hope of working together informed by her experience as an immigrant from South Africa herself.