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Guest hosts Juliette Kayyem and Andrea Cabral will speak with:
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey
Authors of a new book, “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear"
Recent segments
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Does The Crisis In Greece Spell The End For The Eurozone?
The country of Greece, still reeling from 2008's economic recession, owes the International Monetary Fund €1.6 billion. That payment is due Tuesday. They… -
Walsh: Wynn "Misled" Public On $150 Million Casino Deal
Mayor Martin J. Walsh says Wynn Casino’s claim they offered $150 million to the city to repair Sullivan Square is “inaccurate” and “unfair,” he told Jim… -
Falchuk Joins With Former Foes To Oppose Using Taxpayer Funds For Olympics
Evan Falchuk, head of the United Independent Party, announced yesterday he would be joining forces with anti-tax activists Yes on 1 to pass a ballot… -
Are America's Biggest Retailers Having A Wardrobe Malfunction?
Are America’s biggest retailers having a wardrobe malfunction? Former clothing powerhouses like Gap, J.Crew, and Abercrombie—once juggernauts in the… -
'Ask This Old House' Fixes Your Air Conditioning
Is your leaky air conditioning forcing you to wear water shoes around the house? Are you struggling still with the havoc wrought on your roof by the… -
What Can The United States Learn About Gun Control From Australia?
Four days ago, in response to the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine dead, President Obama stood at a podium at the White House and…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/18: "If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu"
Today: Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts.And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One. -
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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.
