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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    Folk icon Tom Rush won’t say ‘I Quit’The singer-songwriter spoke about new music and his early days in Harvard Square.
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                    Israel's Consul General to New England speaks about the Israel-Hamas warMeron Reuben spoke to Boston Public Radio about Israel's reaction to recent attacks.
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                    Boston Book Festival returns to Copley Square for 15th annual eventThe eponymous festival attracts upwards of 25,000 people.
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                    City Life/Vida Urbana celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekCity Life/Vida Urbana is celebrating their 50th anniversary on Friday, October 13th, 2023, at the House of Blues.
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                    Wu says unresolved Boston police union contracts weigh heavy on her conscienceBoston’s mayor hopes to resolve it by the end of the year, or in early 2024.
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                    Boston police chief blames 'bad information' for erroneous news reports on Capt. DanileckiA Dorchester man claimed Capt. John Danilecki used excessive force during an incident in 2019.
Listen to previous shows
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                    Best Of BPR 5/22: A Trump-Free Music-Filled Podcast, As A TreatToday: A music panel highlighting some great local events and artists, from the Newport Folk Festival to the jazz offerings around town. We talk with Brian McCreath of CRB, James Bennett II of GBH News, and Berklee’s Emmett Price.
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                    BPR Full Show 5/21: "Ask The AG" And Doris Kearns GoodwinGBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "The Light in the Piazza" at the Huntington, penguins getting a retirement home at the New England Aquarium and the Kennedy Center's MAGA makeover.Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her new 8-part documentary series on the American West, with Kevin Costner, premiering on Memorial Day.Chris Dempsey and Rep. Bill Straus join for a transportation panel, discussing former T chief Brian Shortsleeve joining the GOP race for governor, a turbulent start for South Coast Rail and how to spend the $1.3 billion from the millionaire's tax.Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask The AG. We ask her about ICE raids and local law enforcement, Question 1, consumer protections and more.
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                    Best Of BPR 5/20: Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis & Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart Finally Gives Us A ScoopToday:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of Boston Medical Center discusses Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.And, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart calls in with July 4 news.
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                    BPR Full Show 5/20: Fifty Years Of Shark ManiaNBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Celtics out of the playoffs and breaking news about Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis and new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines from the FDA.Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson joins for a summer movie preview and reflects on 50 years since Jaws premiered. CNN's John King joins remotely to discuss the opposition to Trump's big, beautiful tax bill.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
