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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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                    Maria Ressa says Americans must ‘hold the line’ against autocracyThe Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist said the country must stand up to the "bully tactics" of President Donald Trump as he attempts to consolidate executive power.
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                    Local Ukrainians uncertain the US can deliver a peace dealTrump’s unpredictability leave many Ukrainians skeptical that a peace deal is near, says local leader.
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                    Boston-based artist creates ‘Hip Hop Leadership’ curriculumThe project that includes an album, book and classroom curriculum designed to teach leadership through hip-hop.
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                    This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom RallyEvent organizers say it's a fitting celebration to include in the country's 250th anniversary events.
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                    MIT economist Jon Gruber says Trump tariffs are ‘policy by petulance’Trump's tariff policies will actually hurt American manufacturing, says Gruber.
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                    Ken Burns says ‘The American Revolution’ tells history that ‘rhymes’ with modern times“The American Revolution” is the a new six-part documentary series by Ken Burns that chronicles the Revolutionary War.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 9/05: A Special Three-Host Show with Keith LockhartBoston Pop's Conductor Keith Lockhart co-hosts with Jim and Margery. Brian Stelter joins for Friday morning media analysis. We talk about 250 media outlets signing an appeal to have better protections for journalists in Gaza. Plus Trump calling for the FCC to revoke licenses for ABC and NBC.Jacyn Tremblay is a vocalist, former Universal/Motown artist, and current one-third of the band Three Second Chances. She joins for Live Music Friday. Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez, from In the Heights and Hamilton, who plays Norma Desmond in the revival of Sunset Boulevard, joins ahead of a collaboration with The Pops on September 20th. Author and actor Marianne Leone discusses her new novel “Christina the Astonishing."
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                    BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)
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                    Best Of BPR 9/03: Education Secretary Tutwiler & The Queer AF 'Met Gala Of Massachusetts'Today:Massachusetts education secretary Patrick Tutwiler joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on the start of the new school year.Plus, Love Your Labels – a Worcester-based nonprofit offering LGBT teens community and fashion finesse - is hosting their annual “Queer AF” runway show fundraiser this Friday. We’ll talk with founder and president Joshua Croke, and 19 year-old designer-in-residence Caelum Lam.
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                    BPR Full Show 9/03: Education Secretary Tutwiler, Epstein Files and Love Your LabelsEducation secretary Patrick Tutwiler on the start of the new school year.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses Rachel Ruysch at the MFA and Viola's Room at the Shed in NYC.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on a bipartisan press conference outside Congress featuring Jeffrey Epstein victims urging lawmakers to release the Epstein files. Plus, how the rest of the world is viewing Trump's health, and more on the court ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.Josh Croke and Caelum Lam of Love Your Labels join ahead of their annual "Queer AF" fashion show in Worcester.
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