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BPR will be back live on Monday, July 6 with:
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Transportation panel: Chris Dempsey and Bill Strauss
Recent segments
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John King: Impeaching Kavanaugh Is Up To The House
Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for an impeachment inquiry, but Senate Democrats aren't thrilled about it. -
Trenni Kusnierek: 'Antonio Brown Is Garbage'
The Patriots player has been accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman. -
Boston City Council President Calls For City Inspector General To Be Created After Corruption Scandals
In the wake of two corruption scandals in Boston’s City Hall, City Council President Andrea Campbell wants the city to create an office for an independent inspector general. -
Charlie Sennott: America Needs To Start Talking About Its Domestic Terrorism Problem
When mass shooters fit the definition of terrorism, why aren't they charged with it? -
Village Voice: Richard Blanco On Showing, Not Telling
Richard Blanco walks Jim and Margery through the writing tool of showing, not telling. -
ACLU Mass Executive Director Says Census Ruling 'Was A Huge Victory For Democracy'
Though the debate over the question is not over, the Supreme Court delivered a strong blow to the Trump administration.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 12/09: On The "ICE Was Here" Nativity Scene In Dedham
Today: We get your thoughts on the nativity scene put up by St. Susanna Parish, featuring a sign reading "ICE was here" in the spot where Jesus, Mary and Joseph are usually centered in the manger. -
BPR Full Show 12/9: "ICE was here"
CNN's John King zooms in for a politics roundupACLU of MA executive director Carol Rose discusses some of their high profile cases this year; the ACLU birthright citizenship case picked by SCOTUS to debate the merits, their work monitoring Flock's surveillance network, and moreAuthor Jeff Pearlman discusses his book "Only God Can Judge Me" about Tupac ShakurState Rep. David Muradian and David Nangle, Executive Director of SIGMA (Stop iGaming) discuss the state's new proposed gambling rules -
Best Of BPR 12/08: Citizenship Robbed At The Cradle Of Liberty & 'Dorie's Anytime Cakes'
Today: We speak with GBH News reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship executive director Gail Breslow about an incident at a Faneuil Hall naturalization ceremony last week, where people were pulled out of line based on their country of origin and prohibited from finishing the years-long process, based on new guidance from the Trump administration.And, award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan discusses her latest book, "Dorie's Anytime Cakes." -
BPR Full Show 12/8: Cakes Are For Sharing
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt isn’t supporting her nephew’s mother, a Brazilian woman detained by ICE. We talk to BU journalism’s Brian McGrory about that, and why CNN has become the unwanted stepchild in the new Netflix-Warner Brothers deal. If a new state proposal takes hold it would allow sewage to be dumped into the Charles and Mystic Rivers indefinitely, backsliding on decades of progress to end the practice. We talk to Emily Norton and Patrick Herron from the Charles and Mystic River watershed associations. James Beard award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan joins us to talk about her latest book: “Dorie's Anytime Cakes" and why everyone should always have a cake on the kitchen counter.We check in with GBH reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow on ICE’s latest cruelty: targeting immigrants on the cusp of citizenship at their swearing-in ceremony at Faneuil Hall. Tufts’ food policy analyst Corby Kummer on the latest threats to SNAP: withholding benefits from blue states like Massachusetts over immigration data. Plus, why it might be the wrong (or right) week to quit caffeine.And we take your calls and texts on whether you believe in astrology. -
Best Of BPR 12/05: Black Hole Symphony & 404 Media Co-Founders On Surveillance By Flock
Today: Live music with the Black Hole Symphony, performing “Mars Symphony,” ahead of a December 14th show with the New England Philharmonic.And two co-founders of 404 Media, Jason Koebler and Emanuel Maiberg, discuss their independent journalism outlet, and reporting at the intersection of surveillance, artificial intelligence, and immigration policy.