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Coming up Monday on BPR:
Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner
Boston Globe Travel Writer Christopher Muther
Author Janice Page on her memoir “Year of the Water Horse"
Recent segments
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Boston Teachers Union supports teachers' right to strike and Thrive Act
Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang supports legalizing a teachers right to strike and ridding MCAS as a high school graduation requirement. -
Migrant shelter system is ‘rapidly changing’ to meet demand, Wu says
Boston’s mayor said the influx of migrants is tied to "a federal broken system" and should be addressed through local, state and national coordination. -
Has Black History Month become too corporate?
"It does bother me the way they think they can repackage Woodson, Washington and Du Bois as a product. ... But we've seen this a number of times." -
Ukrainian orchestra performs in Worcester for the first leg of its US tour
The 90-member, Kyiv-based National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is stopping by Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Friday -
Newton Teachers Association president responds to criticisms over 11-day teachers strike
Opponents of the strike have argued that the action took learning time away from students who are already academically behind as a result of the pandemic. -
Harvard professor says there is a 'political war over the teaching of the past'
Khalil Gibran Muhammad teaches 'History, Race and Public Policy' at Harvard University despite national doubt on teaching about racism.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/20: Beam Us Up
For Press Play media analysis we talk to NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and GBH's Callie Crossley. Live Music Friday with saxophonist Zishi Liu. He's headlining a Lunar New Year concert at Regattabar later this month.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses today's SCOTUS ruling that bars President Trump from enacting sweeping tariffs. We play our conversation with Andy Freed, author of “Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership.” -
BPR Full Show 2/19: Speed No More
Juliette Kayyem on Democratic mayors across the country moving to limit ICE action in their citiesAndrea Cabral on the Colin Gray case, father of a school shooter.Federico Rossano on a GBH event screening NOVA’s “Can Dogs Talk?” -
BPR Full Show 2/18: Cheating To Win
We remember documentarian Frederick Wiseman and actor Robert Duvall with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen. And he reviews the new Wuthering Heights movie.Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray discusses why more people are turning to AI for health-related questions (and what it means for their health). Plus, why Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill battle.NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey gives us a dispatch from the winter Olympics: on how a cheating scandal is upheaving the friendly sport of curling, and how, per usual, the Olympic Village has already run out of condoms. -
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BPR Full Show 2/13: A Glass Case Of Emotion
NBC10 Sue O'Connell joins to discuss NYC officials re-raising the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, after the Trump administration ordered it removed. Will Nelson Jr. and Loren Benn perform for Live Music Friday, ahead of a Valentine's Day show at Coquette.Boston University researcher Joan Donovan joins for Press Play media analysis, discussing the misinformation stemming from the DOJ's release of the Epstein files, and the internet sleuths claiming they're able to un-redact them.Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein unveils the new Love Letters "Telebooth" at the Boston Public Library, where people can leave a message in a giant phone booth. Then, Meredith sticks around to help answer your love questions ahead of Valentine's Day.