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Thursday on BPR:
Margaret Sullivan, “American Crisis” Substack author and former New York Times public editor
Former Massachusetts Secretary Andrea Cabral
Colin Killick, Executive Director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Thea Riofrancos, author of “Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
Artist Victor Quiñonez
Recent segments
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Cherry Street Music to honor the late Roland Hayes, BSO's first Black performer
"A Centenary Celebration" will be at the Allen Center in Newton on Sunday, Nov. 19. -
From concrete gray to ‘tutu’ green, Mass. shows off the many colors of coastal resilience
There are five hurricane barriers on the East Coast, but coastal cities are facing growing threats from sea level rise and storm surge. -
Chef Lidia Bastianich shares four generations of family recipes
The Italian American chef talks about her new cookbook and celebrating 25 years on public television. -
'Antisocial' or 'fun'? Shoppers are split on the value of self-checkout kiosks.
"The machines are enormously expensive to install. And ... they're very glitchy, and you constantly have to rescan things." -
'Just a lot of weirdness': Paranormal expert recounts local legends
This Halloween, paranormal expert Jeff Belanger talks ghosts, hauntings and history. -
BU professor Joan Donovan explains the meteoric rise of misogyny on social media
She said creators like Andrew Tate have figured out how to "play the algorithms."
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.
