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Boston Globe's Shirley Leung and Jon Chesto
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Axios business editor Dan Primack
MIT’s Yuly Fuentes-Medel on making sustainable footwear
Recent segments
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Are E-Cigarettes Just As Dangerous As The Real Thing?
Are e-cigarettes a safer alternative to lure kids away from real cigarettes? Probably not, a new study suggests. That study, conducted at the University… -
Martin O'Malley: DNC Is Rigging Primaries By Limiting Number Of Debates
Presidential candidate and former governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for Boston Public Radio. Highlights from the… -
Are Psychologists Taking A 'Hypocritical' Oath By Fudging Data?
Next time you read a psychology study that makes you scratch your head, trust your instincts. A new yearlong effort to reproduce 100 studies from 3… -
Why THIS Harvard Law School Professor Wants To Be President: The Larry Lessig Story
Lawrence Lessig wants to be president. But when he gets there, he only wants to do one thing: enact a law called the Citizen Equality Act. Then he’ll… -
What Lessons Can Presidential Candidates Learn About Leadership From Ernest Shackleton?
“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on… -
Europe's Migration Challenge Is Reaching A Crisis Point
This weekend, Hungarian police made a fifth arrest connected to the death of the 71 migrant workers whose corpses were found in a truck abandoned in…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/13: Elon Musk Gave MIT Economist Jon Gruber Whiplash & Democracy When?
Today:Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed. -
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BPR Full Show 02/12: Losing Our Marbles
We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu. Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE.Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research. Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of love --- and not just for humans. New England foxes, skunks, coyotes, racoons, mink, and barred owls are getting hot and heavy around Valentine's Day. -
Best Of BPR 2/12: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Pushes Back Against Challenger Josh Kraft On Housing
Today:Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Feb. 12, 2025. She discusses her upcoming testimony before Congress, Josh Kraft entering the Boston mayoral race, and the latest on plans for a soccer-specific stadium in neighboring Everett. -
Best Of BPR 2/11: 'The Rule Of Law Is Basically Breaking Down' & Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor
Today:Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses Trump's attacks on transgender people via executive order, and the institutions complying with alarming speed.Then, Nikki Shults and Stephen Pina of Everyday Boston join to spread some kindness with a card-writing campaign.
