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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Republican candidate for governor Mike Minogue
Live Music Friday with Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono
NBC Boston media maven Sue O’Connell
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Keeping Soft Targets Safe In The Wake Of Paris and San Bernardino
Security on “soft” targets—a term used to describe targets with historically low security, like schools, office buildings, and other public spaces—has… -
A Very Ho-Ho-Holiday News Quiz
Nothing says “happy holidays” like a Friday News Quiz. To prove it, we brought two bona fide Santa Clauses—that’s right, two!—to face off on this week’s… -
FROM PARIS: Climate Talks "Bringing Light" To Dark Recent History
Last Friday, France held a memorial for the 130 citizens killed during the terrorist attacks of November 13th. This week, the city hosts 50,000 visitors… -
The Biggest Threat To Your Health And Safety This Thanksgiving Is In Your Kitchen
This afternoon, President Barack Obama announced there was no “specific, credible threat” on the homeland ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He… -
Dispatches From Paris: A Climate of Defiance
It has been ten days since Paris was wracked by a terrorist attack that killed 130 and injured hundreds others. But in that time, the City of Light has… -
Attorney General Maura Healey: "We Need To Keep Pushing" On Public Records Laws
Attorney General Maura Healey says the public records reform bill approved by the House earlier this week, while a step in the right direction, does not…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org -
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
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Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -