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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
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After The Germanwings Tragedy, How Can We Make Future Flights Safer?
Mere hours after Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed a passenger airplane into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, airlines in Europe… -
A National Conversation On Race Didn't Happen Over Lattes. Could It Happen Over Late Night?
Coffee giant Starbucks was skewered earlier this month when it introduced a campaign trying to get customers to talk about race (not surprisingly, it… -
Lavrov's Exit From Iran Talks Means Negotiations Will Likely Go Into 'Pause Mode'
World leaders have been gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland for weeks trying to hammer out a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program. Today, their… -
Charter School Gains May Help Low-Performing Public Schools, Says Education Secretary
Charter schools in Boston have made extraordinary gains, according to a new report from Stanford University. New Massachusetts Secretary of Education… -
Ask This Old House: Plumbing, Heating, And A Mysterious Phone Call
Now that you’ve replaced your roof once—or twice—this brutal, ice-dam-filled winter, how about planning some more fun warm-weather projects? Whether… -
John Kerry Travels to Switzerland For 'Absolute Endgame' Of Iran Talks
Sixteen months of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear future are about to draw to a close at the end of March. Then, all eyes will be on Secretary of State…
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/28: Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao & Live Music With Castle Of Our Skins
Today:Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on Feb. 28, 2025.And, Live Music Friday with Castle of our Skins – a Black arts institution dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. They perform at the Bethel AME Church in JP this Saturday. -
Best Of BPR 2/27: On The Courts With Andrea Cabral & Oscars Preview With James Bennett II
Today: The chief justice of the supreme court has halted a lower court decision ordering Trump administration to pay State Department, USAID contractors. We talk with Andrea Cabral about a sole jurist acting alone rather than on behalf of the American people.And, GBH arts and culture reporter James Bennett II gives his Oscars previews. -
BPR Full Show 2/27: Embrace The Coffee Revolution
Chuck Todd for his Thursday D.C. check-in.Andrea Cabral on federal court scrutiny of DOGEShirley Leung on her latest columns about White Stadium and Trump targeting “eds and meds” in MassJames Bennett talks about some of his favorite Oscar-nominated shorts films & Oscar-nominated long films. -
Best Of BPR 2/26: Will Clean Energy Weather The Storm & Auditor Diana DiZoglio Takes Calls
Today:Joe Curtatone of the Alliance for Climate Transition and Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss clean energy solutions, and threats to investments here in Massachusetts.And state auditor Diana DiZoglio defends her -- and 72% of the voters -- position on auditing the legislature.
