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Thursday on BPR:
Political analyst Chuck Todd
Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Economic scholar & author Chuck Collins
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Boston School Committee member Brendan Cardet Hernandez
We will be back at the BPL Studio as soon as we make some updates to the space. We will keep you posted
Recent segments
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                    Healey hopes for a spending bill deal ‘this week’The governor said public employees are counting on the raises held up in the nearly $3-billion bill.
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                    Ryan Landry is back at it with 'The Rocky Menorah Christmas Show'The musical is a holiday parody of the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
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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.
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                    From concrete gray to ‘tutu’ green, Mass. shows off the many colors of coastal resilienceThere are five hurricane barriers on the East Coast, but coastal cities are facing growing threats from sea level rise and storm surge.
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                    Chef Lidia Bastianich shares four generations of family recipesThe Italian American chef talks about her new cookbook and celebrating 25 years on public television.
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                    '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."
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 3/12: "Ask The" Double-HeaderGov. Maura Healey joins for Ask The Governor. We'll talk threats to federal funding and ask about her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the MIT dome, the cabaret star Meow Meow and "Death Becomes Her" on Broadway.National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the latest on a Russia/Ukraine ceasefire, Trump's plans for a renewed travel ban for people from specific countries, and the universities pushing back against Trump's attack on DEI.MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng joins for "Ask the GM." We'll ask him about findings by recent audits, T safety and a new south coast rail.
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                    Best Of BPR 3/11: Mayor Wu On Representing BostonToday:Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on March 11, 2025 to discuss her appearance in a Congressional hearing about Boston's immigration policies, the growing field of contenders for Boston mayor, and of course, bike lanes.
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                    BPR Full Show 3/12: Mayor Wu Back In BostonMayor Wu joined for the first hour to discuss testifying in front of Congress and answer listener questions. ACLU of MA's Carol Rose discusses hiring freezes at local educational institutions like MIT and Harvard.Donald Berwick, former administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, currently a lecturer of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School, discusses Republican-backed cuts to Medicaid under their current budget proposal.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the progressives trying to ditch big brands like Amazon and Target
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                    Best Of BPR 3/10: Congressman Stephen Lynch & Congresswoman Ayanna PressleyToday:A congressional double-feature: Representatives Stephen Lynch and Ayanna Pressley zoom in to discuss the Oversight Committee hearing held last week featuring Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and other political news.
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                    BPR Full Show 3/10: Daylight Savings, Make it StopCongressman Stephen Lynch zooms in to discuss last weeks Oversight Committee hearing, his role on the DOGE subcommittee and his vote in support of the Laken Riley act.Ilan Stavans of Amherst College explains the Latino Freeze Movement and discusses Trump making the official language English. Plus, we discuss his new book of poetry translations "Lamentations of Nezahualcóyotl: Nahuatl Poems."Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses her experience at the Congressional Oversight hearing where Mayor Wu and other Democratic city leaders discussed their immigration policies. And, the Massachusetts groups suing Trump for rolling back temporary protected status for Haitian and Venezuelan migrants.Kira Khazatsky, president and CEO of Jewish Vocational Services, joins in studio with Dawn Hayes, major gifts officer, to discuss JVS' work of connecting communities with educational and career training.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
