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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Brandeis University President Arthur Levine about his new book "From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed,”
Summer camp segment with Jeanne Sherlock from Metro West YMCA and Chris Smith from After School and Beyond
The Ellie Fund's executive director Meredith Mendelson
Recent segments
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Following anti-trans hate messages, women’s commission member doesn’t regret joining
Giselle Byrd received hate messages and death threats on social media after right-wing accounts picked up her appointment to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. -
Wu wary of one-size-fits-all ballot question on rent control
The mayor supports rent stabilization, but says different municipalities need flexibility. -
Mass. party heads spar on ethics of public tips to ICE
Steve Kerrigan and Amy Carnevale had starkly different takes on BU junior Zac Segal’s purported behavior and the response it's elicited. -
Massachusetts attorney general says partial SNAP funding is ‘problematic’
Attorney General Campbell said the Trump administration is choosing not to use all available funds to keep food benefits fully funded through November. -
Wu weighs in on Trump World Cup threat, government shutdown and immigration enforcement
Mayor Wu also wants to see state policymakers revisit a law that caps local property tax increass. -
Moulton supports Congressional age cap
The Salem congressman also slammed President Trump as “acting like a child” for his response to the "No Kings" protests over the weekend.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/18: Getting Marathon Ready!
Twisted Pine performed for Live Music Friday, ahead of shows at the Spire in Plymouth and Lowell’s The Town and The City festival. Sue O’Connell on the Blue Origin flight & the latest on Karen Read.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on RFK’s ongoing vaccine disinformation campaign.BAA CEO Jack Flemming joined to preview this year’s Boston Marathon. He’ll join alongside championship athlete and first-timer Boston runner Barry Keane.Callie Crossley & Yawu Miller on proposed slashes to NPR & PBS -
Best Of BPR 4/25: Karen Read's Second First Week In Court & Hip Hop Leadership With Paul Willis
Today:GBH’s Adam Reilly & NBC10’s Sue O’Connell are here for media analysis segment “Press Play” – The nation’s journalistic bulwark “60 Minutes” has just lost its lead producer, who quit over loss of journalistic integrity at CBS. Plus, Sue’s dispatch from the Karen Read courtroom.And, Live Music Friday with Paul Willis, a Boston-based rapper and educator who’s spent his career in nonprofits helping youth with his artistry. His latest project is “Hip Hop Leadership,” part album, part teaching curriculum. -
Best Of BPR 4/24: Mount Holyoke President Sees "A Positive Shift" In Higher Ed Standing Up To Trump
Mount Holyoke College president Danielle Holley was an early critic of President Trump administration's encroachment into academic freedom. She discusses the growing chorus of college and university leaders standing up for their independence.And, Michael Curry of the NAACP and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, discusses the fate of Carney Hospital in Dorchester -- shuttered in the wake of the Steward Health Care scandal. -
BPR Full Show 4/24: Shut Up And Pack!
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the FDA moving to ban some food dyes and RFK Jr.'s MAHA agenda. He also discusses a free grocery store in Maryland and Megan Markle’s new jelly endeavor.Danielle Holley is the President of Mount Holyoke College and joins to talk about the role of higher-ed leaders in the era of Trump 2.0. She’s been outspoken about resisting federal pressure and said she’d rather forgo federal contracts than abolish DEI practices. Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein ponders the relationship status of Paul Revere and dishes some advice for a woman whose partner likes to go on dates to Costco.The NAACP's Michael Curry joins to discuss recent headlines around healthcare & racial justice, including the latest on the Steward Healthcare case. -