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Coming up Thursday on BPR:
Political commentator Chuck Todd
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Larry Chretian of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance & Mary Wambui for the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council
GBH's Jared Bowen
Recent segments
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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! -
The ACLU Is Suing Boston For Information About 'Operation Clean Sweep'
The civil rights organization wants more information about potential civil rights violations. -
John King: Pompeo Is Setting The State Department And Democrats Up For 'Giant Confrontation'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to block state department officials' testimony.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day.
