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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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                    Healey announces ‘historic fund’ to establish ARPA-H national hub in CambridgeThe governor also praised a new tax relief bill announced Tuesday, hours before details were revealed.
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                    ‘Eye of the Tiger’ performed by string quartet? All part of the mission of a Boston nonprofit.Thanks to Shelter Music Boston, live classical music isn’t just being performed in Massachusetts’ grand halls.
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                    After receiving 'standoffish' treatment, one Black veteran is pushing for equal careSteve Abrams is working to ensure Black veterans are treated equally when it comes to health care and benefits.
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                    Federal climate programs are 'laser-focused' on justiceFunding that rolls out this fall expands on the Biden Administration's Justice40 initiative.
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                    Auditor DiZoglio says legislators are setting an 'awful example' by refusing auditThe Massachusetts state auditor wrote a song about being silenced in politics.
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                    LGBTQ+ asylum seekers find sanctuary in WorcesterLGBT Asylum Task Force in Worcester provides housing, emotional assistance, and a path to independence for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/11: We Love A TerrierIt's Live Music Friday with the Music Inclusion Ensemble, ahead of their year-end show at the Berklee Performance Center. We talk with founder Adrian Anantawan, singer/songwriter/disability rights advocate Gaelynn Lea and violist Connor Valcy.NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell on the second Karen Read trial jury selection and the toxic online discourse that still surrounds the case.Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn joins to celebrate the opening of a new affordable housing center aptly named… “The Lyndia.” She's joined by the building's architect, Eric Robinson, to talk about Beacon Hill’s latest efforts to boost the shelter system and combat homelessness as federal funds dry up.BU disinformation researcher Joan Donovan talks about how billionaires like Zuckerberg and Musk are laying the groundwork for oligarchy, AI’s promise and pitfalls and her role in recent peaceful Tesla protests.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/10: AITA For Not Sharing My Location?BPR Full Show 4/10: AITA For Not Sharing My Location?
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                    Best Of BPR 4/09: Juliette Kayyem's Risk Assessment For Travel Abroad & Auditor DiZoglio Is Still Singing Her TuneToday:National security expert Juliette Kayyem offers a risk assessment for international college students – and anyone planning on traveling outside the country – as the Trump administration ramps up visa revocations. Plus, auditor Diana DiZoglio is still trying to deliver on the overwhelmingly voter-supported legislation that would authorize her to audit the legislature.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/09: Primitive Lemon SqueezersGBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "It's A Motherf**king Pleasure" at ArtsEmerson and "Don't Eat The Mangos" at the Huntington. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants and the crusade against free speech concerning Palestinian support on college campuses.It's a Passover panel with Mamaleh's co-founders Rachel Miller-Munzer and Rachel Sundet, plus Lehrhaus co-founder Rabbi Charlie Schwartz.State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses constitutional concerns about the voter-backed legislation that would let her office audit the legislature.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/08: Ask The Mayor with Michelle WuBoston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Then NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses an NCAA $2.8 billion settlement, the Red Sox Mookie Betts trade getting Trump's attention and the Women's Final Four. CNN's John King zooms in for the latest national political headlines.Plus, Andris Nelsons & Chad Smith of the Boston Symphony Orchestra join ahead of a Friday Yo-Yo Ma performance of the works of Shostakovich.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
