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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Ballot question roundup with:
- The Trustees of Reservations' Katie Theoharides
- Mass GOP's Amy Carnevale
- Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis
Howard Mansfield on his book “Invisible Monuments”
Jacob Weisberg, author of “Profiles in Cowardice”
GBH News senior producer Emily Judem
Recent segments
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Senate President Stan Rosenberg: DCF Needs To Change The Way It Does Business
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families needs significant reform to prevent future child abuse cases like the death of Bella Bond, said… -
LISTEN: Got Gripes About The MBTA? So Does Stephanie Pollack—And She Helps Run It
Got gripes about the MBTA? So does Stephanie Pollack—and she helps run it. The Transportation Secretary joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to discuss her… -
It's Time To Ask More Questions About What The U.S. Military Is Doing In Iraq
Last week, in a mission to rescue 70 hostages being held by the group that calls itself the Islamic State, Army Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler was killed.… -
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas On Women In Combat: "It Requires A Huge Cultural Shift"
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio Tuesday. Highlights included:On the upcoming Benghazi hearings in… -
The Iran Nuclear Deal: 'History's Most Complex Piece Of Disarmament'
The adoption of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Iran officially kicked off October 18th, 90 days after the United Nations Security Council… -
A Very Hoppy News Quiz
If someone dared you to jump in to the Charles River for a nice little swim, you might blanch a little bit. But what if someone asked you to drink from…
Listen to previous shows
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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. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.