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Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery
Food policy expert Corby Kummer
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Sky & Telescope editor Kelly Beatty
Recent segments
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BPS superintendent optimistic about on-time buses as new school year begins
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper also addressed criticism from the education commissioner. -
North Shore native makes waves in music industry with soulful lyrics
Hayley Reardon released her latest EP "Changes". Her journey began at a young age, influenced by Boston's music scene. -
What to see for $4 on National Cinema Day
The big draw for National Cinema day is the $4 ticket prices. -
A 12-foot tall symbol of hope is beginning her US journey in Boston
Amal Walks Across America is a collaboration between the American Repertory Theater, The Walk Productions, Handspring Puppet Company and Harvard University. -
Providing a 'humanitarian welcome' for new migrants
Moving asylum seekers into the workforce can relieve burdens on the shelter system. -
AG Campbell on a new Elder Justice Unit and immigrant work authorization permits
A new Elder Justice Unit in the Office of the Attorney General aims to remove "silos" in elder care
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 5/6/26: The Joy Of Gardening
Li Fung, the top UN human rights official in Sudan, discusses the humanitarian crisis there amid civil war and starvation.C.L. Fornari, aka The Garden Lady, joins us at the library to discuss her new book "Hydrangea Happiness" and all things in the garden this spring.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem joins at the library to discuss the latest in Iran. And, and how Trump's sons landed a massive Pentagon deal, flaunting corruption at the highest level of our government. -
BPR Full Show 5/5/2026: Trump's Economy and the Kentucky Derby
John King joins via zoom to discuss a cracking MAGA coalition over affordability and foreign wars, and the 4.3 million Americans no longer receiving food stamps.Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Mass, discusses the SCOTUS decision on voting rights act, their temporary stay on mifepristone in the mail.Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter NBC Sports Boston, discusses Cherie DeVaux's historic Kentucky Derby win and how the Celtics got knocked out of the first-round of the playoffs. Plus, the death of Yankees broadcaster John Sterling. -
BPR Full Show 5/4/26: Another Setback In Abortion Access
The Guardian's Margaret Sullivan discusses global press freedom ratings at their lowest in a quarter century.Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers talks the mifepristone manufacturers petitioning SCOTUS to restore full access to the medication, and the millions of Americans dropping from Obamacare in the wake of subsidy expirations.Brandon Terry, author of "Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement" discusses his work — a warning that we romanticize the battles of that era at our peril.Clementina Chéry of the Louis D. Brown Pease Institute zooms in ahead of the 30th annual Mothers Day Walk for Peace on May 10. -
BPR Full Show 5/1/26: May Day With Guest Host Ken Casey
Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey co-hosts with Jim and Margery today. With guests: Michael Patrick MacDonald, the author of "All Souls: Memoir of a Family From Southie."Live Music Friday with local Americana, folk and rock singer-songwriter Jesse Ahern.Michael Fanone is a former DC Metropolitan police officer who was injured in the J-6 attack on the Capitol. He joins us. And on this May Day, Chrissy Lynch, head of the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts, talks about working class politics. -