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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
“Press Play” with GBH’s Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with “Tunes on the Charles"
NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell
Boston Globe reporter and filmmaker David Abel
Recent segments
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Gov. Baker Hopes Proposed Health Care Bill Will Improve Access To Mental Health, Addiction Services
Baker's proposed bill also targets drug pricing and surprise medical bills. -
The Authors Of 'There's No Crying In Newsrooms' On Uncovering Untold Stories Of Women In Media
What have women learned about what it takes to lead? A new book tells an oral history of women rising through the ranks in journalism. -
Kayyem: 'We Have Completely Abandoned The Kurds'
Kayyem says Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Turkey has been Trump's plan all along. -
Trenni Kusnierek On Tom Brady's Cameo In Netflix Show
Brady is seen stepping out of an Asian day spa, drawing comparisons to Patriots owner Robert Kraft's arrest for soliciting prostitution. -
Alexander Hamilton's Case For Impeachment
The impeachment process was crafted to ensure checks and balances on the presidency. -
Jim Aloisi And Chris Dempsey On Uber And Lyft Changes at Logan Airport
The pickup and drop-off locations are changing for ride share companies, but not for taxis.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/30: The Case For A Four Day Work Week & An ICE Detention Upends A Local Family Restaurant
Today:Economist Juliet Schor discusses her new book "Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter."Paul Dama is the restaurant manager at Suya Joint, a Nigerian restaurant in Boston. He escaped Boko Haram's torture, sought asylum in the United States in 2019 and is authorized to work here legally. Earlier this month, Dama was taken into ICE custody, while on his way to church on Father's Day. Cecilia Lizotte, his sister, and the chef and owner at Suya Joint, discusses his situation. -
BPR Full Show 6/30: How To Pick A Melon
Anand Giridharadas, political commentator behind The Ink newsletter, discusses Zohran Mamdani bringing democratic socialism back into the conversation.Economist Juliet Schor discusses her new book Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter.Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the Godfrey Hotel making a top 10 list, and his picks for travel when he really wants to escape.Cecilia Lizotte, chef and owner of Suya Joint, joins to discuss the ICE detainment of her brother Paul, manager at the restaurant.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins for a SCOTUS end-of-term roundup. -
BPR Full Show 6/27: Use Your Blinkah
Eric Deggans joins for Press Play. Eric is the TV critic for NPR and the Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. He discusses Trump's threat to sue CNN and the New York Times and other media stories from this week.For Live Music Friday we talk with Charles River Jazz Festival founder Seba Molnar and two other organizers about the free festival and a new era for emerging jazz artists in Boston. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins briefly to talk about today’s SCOTUS decisions on birthright citizenship and the ACA's preventative care mandate.Environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about provisions in Trump’s spending bill that stand to worsen the climate crisis, and how inaction is making our summers hotter. Media maven Sue O’Connell (NBC10 Boston) joins for a reflection on the Karen Read trial, Trump’s use of swearwords this week, Jeff Bezos' Venetian wedding and more. -
Best Of BPR 6/27: Charles River Jazz Fest & Nancy Gertner On SCOTUS' End-Of-Term Rulings
Today:The Charles River Jazz Festival occurs July 12 at the Herter Park Amphitheater on Soldier’s Field Road. More info and and to reserve a free ticket go to BostonJazzFoundation.org. Festival founder Seba Molnar joinswith foundation co-founder Moriah Phillips, and vice-chair Jess Curin. They all perform.And, retired federal judge Nancy Gertner reviews the Supreme Court's end-of-term rulings released today, including limiting orders blocking the Trump administration's birthright citizenship ban. -
Best Of BPR 6/26: Rep. Pressley On Reproductive Rights Rollbacks & Family Health Project On UBI For Moms
Today:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley zooms in on the three-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and a brand new Supreme Court ruling giving states the power to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.And, Joe Knowles of the Family Health Project joins with Roxbury mother Dalia to discuss the benefits of offering direct cash payments to new mothers -- Knowles' initiative provides $400 every month for the first three years of a child's life to local mothers.