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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    'So much reasonable doubt': analysts reflect on Karen Read acquittalKaren Read was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter in the 2022 death of her boyfriend John O'Keefe.
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                    Wu says Kraft’s $172 million White Stadium figure ‘not the real cost’So far, $50 million has been spent on demolition to prepare the new facility, according to the mayor.
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                    Legal scholar raises alarm on National Guard deployment to Los AngelesLegal scholar and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner criticized President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles, calling it legally questionable and an overreach of power.
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                    Local Palestinian café owners reflect on Eid amid warAs Muslims prepare to observe Eid al-Adha, Palestinian locals are navigating the holiday with grief and resilience during the ongoing war in Gaza.
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                    Former ambassador says Trump’s ban on Harvard international students will ‘ruin’ universitiesNicholas Burns, who now teaches at Harvard, applauded a federal judge’s decision to continue blocking Trump’s ban on international student enrollment.
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                    Wu escalates war of words with challenger Kraft: ‘The public deserves to know’Boston Mayor Michelle Wu questioned Josh Kraft’s fitness to lead Boston.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 7/23: Fired Market Basket Execs Allege Hostile Takeover & La Saison's Road From Tehran To BostonToday:Market Basket executives Tom Gordon and Joe Schmidt join Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library to discuss their firings, in the wake of speaking out against the company's latest. And, husband-and-wife owners of La Saison bakery, Soheil Fathi & Sarah Moridpour discuss their journey from Tehran to the Boston area.
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                    BPR Full Show 7/23: Have We No Shame?GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the Labubu craze and 200 years of American Art on display at the PEM.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses Israel's expanded attacks in central Gaza, the growing daily deaths at food and humanitarian sites operated by the IDF, and France's media organization calling for the removal of its freelancers who remain in Gaza, citing starvation.Market Basket employees -- Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon -- were fired hours after Schmidt appeared on our show yesterday. We check back in with them on the latest in the Market Basket family feud. Ariel Foxman is the VP of brand and experience for the Boston Seaport and Brandon Cardet-Hernandez is a Boston School Committee and member of the Mass council for Latino Empowerment. They are married, and join for our "How Do You Two Know Each Other?" segment.Soheil Fathi and Sarah Moridpour of La Saison Bakery join to discuss their journey from Tehran to Boston.
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                    Best Of BPR 7/22: The Garden Lady On GBH & Suspended Market Basket Supervisors Speak OutToday:“The Garden Lady” herself, C.L. Fornari, joins to discuss her program on GBH and CAI.And, Joe Schmidt and Paul Quigley have each worked at Market Basket for decades; they're currently suspended in the wake of turmoil in the board room over leadership at the company. They join to discuss.
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                    BPR Full Show 7/22: Sparkling Vs. Still WaterCNN chief national correspondent John King on the latest national political news.C.L. Fornari, the garden lady, joins to discuss her Saturday afternoon CAI/GBH broadcast ... and takes listener questions about plants and gardening.Joe Schmidt, Tom Gordon, and Paul Quigley are Market Basket supervisors suspended by the company in the wake of CEO Artie T Demoulas being placed on leave. They were suspended over allegations they have been engaging in "disruptive behavior within the company."Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses the WNBA entering in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with players, and the NFL's female coaching surge.
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                    Best Of BPR 7/21: Trump Vs. Murdoch & Trump Vs. HarvardToday: Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung fill in for Jim and Margery.We talk with NBC10 commentator Sue O'Connell about President Trump's new lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over new reporting on his connections with Jeffrey Epstein.And, Princeton's Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the latest in higher education, as Harvard takes the Trump administration to court over federal funding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
