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Thursday on BPR:
Joe Kennedy III and senate candidate Scott Colom
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans + Lawyers for Civil Rights' Mirian Albert
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Congressman Stephen Lynch: 9/11 Families Should Be Able To Sue Saudi Arabia
Congressman Stephen Lynch voiced strong support for legislation that would make it easier for the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for… -
Dr. David Ludwig Explains the "Biggest Loser Syndrome"
The Biggest loser reality show has gotten a lot of attention lately off of a recent study that tracked 14 of the contestants who all lost massive amounts… -
Former Mass. Gov. Dukakis: North-South Rail Link Would "Pay For Itself"
Just as the state voted to move ahead with a (scaled-down version of) the Green Line Extension, and it looks like the South Station Expansion project may… -
6 Boston Women To Celebrate On #InternationalWomensDay
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of six women who rocked Boston this year. These women showed strength and… -
BPR 01/19: Legalized Marijuana, Supplement Lies, And Ask This Old House
CNN’s John King called in to discuss the primaries and other political headlines of the day. A new tax that will tax millionaires an additional four… -
The Unregulated Truth Behind Dietary Supplements
It is nearly impossible to watch TV, surf the internet, or walk into a supermarket, without being bombarded with advertisements for a miracle dietary…
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BPR Full Show 6/12: Put Out That Cigarette!
Chuck Todd on the premiere of his new show “Sunday Night with Chuck Todd,” where he interviewed Steve Bannon.Andrea Cabral on Weinstein verdict.Michael Curry on RFK/vaccine misinformation. Corby Kummer on pricy Boston dining -
Best Of BPR 6/12: Topo Gigio vs Topo Chico & The Future Of Carney Hospital
Today:Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the new "dirty dozen" list of grocery store items laden with pesticides.And, Michael Curry, head of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, discusses a new proposal for the shuttered Carney Hospital in Dorchester to be repurposed as a training facility for nurses. -
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
