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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Cellist Yo Yo Ma performs live
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III
Love Letter’s Columnist Meredith Goldstein.
Recent segments
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Emily Rooney: Should The Media Fact Check The President Live?
CNN has started carrying graphic that fact-check the president as he speaks live on air. -
BPR News Quiz: 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'
Our weekly news quiz featured Shakespearean shenanigans. -
Cabral: Botham Jean's Brother Hugging His Killer Is Appropriate. A Judge Hugging A Defendant Is Not
When Botham Jean’s brother Brandt took the stand at the sentencing of his brother’s killer Amber Guyger, he had an unusual request for the judge. On the stand, Brandt forgave Guyger for killing his brother, and asked the judge if he could hug her. The judge allowed it. -
Paul Reville On Judge's Ruling In Harvard Case
Harvard's admissions process passes muster in federal court, but isn't perfect, Reville said. -
Nancy Koehn On What Backers Of The Green New Deal Can Learn From FDR
Roosevelt introduced sweeping progressive policies with his New Deal. Can today's progressives do the same around climate change? -
The Fever Breakers Band Started In The Basement Of Massachusetts General Hospital
MGH employees do more than take care of patients — they also sing!
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/6: Overwhelming Prices
BPR Full Show 2/6: Overwhelming Prices -
Best Of BPR 2/05: "Democracy On Trial" & Avi Loeb's Search For Alien Life
Best Of BPR 2/05: "Democracy On Trial" & Avi Loeb's Search For Alien Life -
BPR Full Show 2/5: Do The Hurkle Durkle
BPR Full Show 2/5: Do The Hurkle Durkle -
Best Of BPR 2/02: Newton School Committee Chair Talks Teachers Strike & When Whales Could Walk
Best Of BPR 2/02: Newton School Committee Chair Talks Teachers Strike & When Whales Could Walk -
BPR Full Show 2/2: When Whales Could Walk
BPR Full Show 2/2: When Whales Could Walk