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Monday on BPR:
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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BPR: The Police, CEOs, Shopping, And A Restuarant Critic
John King joins us from CNN’s headquarters to discuss on immigration, Obama’s call for federal oversight on militarization of police force, and Chuck… -
Former Governor Michael Dukakis 'Not Exactly Thrilled' By Charlie Baker's Record
Former Governor Michael Dukakis joined Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan to discuss Governor-elect Charlie Baker’s record as Secretary… -
BPR: A Governor, A Mayor, And Some Bully Boys
Obama addressed the nation last night to explain new executive actions about immigration. We check in with you to sift through the fallout.Governor Mike… -
You Can't Judge A Wine By Its Number
Need some potent potables to mollify your family this Thanksgiving? Boston Wine School’s Jonathon Alsop is on hand to help you properly pair wines with… -
Jimmy Carter: The World-Wide Shame Of Violence Against Women
America has a complicated relationship with religious dogma. It inspires reverence and provokes revolt. The nation’s oldest living president, 90 year old… -
Amidst The Moral Chaos Of War, Humanitarian Work Gave Peter Kassig Purpose
It’s a story that, by now, is tragically familiar: an American hostage, alone with his captor in the desert, executed on camera by militants of the…
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/25: Beaches and Burgers
Local woman, coyote wrangler and NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell guest hosts with Jim.Julie Millican, Vice President of Media Matters, joins for this week’s edition of Press Play media analysis. Irish folk band Solas performs ahead of this weekend's Lowell Folk Festival. We also talk with festival founders Seamus Eagan and Winnie Hogan, plus executive director Lee Viliesis.GBH's Callie Crossley discusses a protest on Nantucket against Vice President JD Vance, WBZ layoffs, Trump’s latest push to prevent “woke AI," new Obama conspiracy theories and reflections on the death of Hulk Hogan and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Rep. Jake Auchincloss and MIT economist Jon Gruber join to talk about their recent essay called “The Case for New Cities." -
Best Of BPR 7/24: Genocide Scholar On Gaza & GBH CEO On Rescission
Today:Omer Bartov is the Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He joins us to discuss his view that Israel’s ongoing actions in Gaza constitute genocide.Then GBH CEO Susan Goldberg stops by studio 3 to update us on the impacts of losing federal funding. -
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Best Of BPR 7/23: Fired Market Basket Execs Allege Hostile Takeover & La Saison's Road From Tehran To Boston
Today:Market Basket executives Tom Gordon and Joe Schmidt join Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library to discuss their firings, in the wake of speaking out against the company's latest. And, husband-and-wife owners of La Saison bakery, Soheil Fathi & Sarah Moridpour discuss their journey from Tehran to the Boston area. -
BPR Full Show 7/23: Have We No Shame?
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the Labubu craze and 200 years of American Art on display at the PEM.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses Israel's expanded attacks in central Gaza, the growing daily deaths at food and humanitarian sites operated by the IDF, and France's media organization calling for the removal of its freelancers who remain in Gaza, citing starvation.Market Basket employees -- Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon -- were fired hours after Schmidt appeared on our show yesterday. We check back in with them on the latest in the Market Basket family feud. Ariel Foxman is the VP of brand and experience for the Boston Seaport and Brandon Cardet-Hernandez is a Boston School Committee and member of the Mass council for Latino Empowerment. They are married, and join for our "How Do You Two Know Each Other?" segment.Soheil Fathi and Sarah Moridpour of La Saison Bakery join to discuss their journey from Tehran to Boston.