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Thursday on BPR:
The Guardian U.S. columnist Margret Sullivan
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral
MIT economist Jon Gruber
The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III
EdVestors CEO Marinelle Rousmaniere with the principal of a prize-winning Massachusetts school for excellence
Recent segments
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Public health must go 'back to basics' to build trust, says COVID response coordinator
Dr. Ashish Jha said focusing on preparation and transparency will be key to fighting the next pandemic. -
This Boston-based band makes weirdly impressive music from typewriters
The Boston Typewriter Orchestra shared their musical journey on "Boston Public Radio." -
Boston civil rights group hopes to end legacy admissions everywhere, not just at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights claim legacy and donor-related admissions systematically disadvantage applicants of color in favor of children of affluent white alumni -
Campbell says attorney general's office is preparing for Supreme Court rulings
The court is expected to decide on student loans to affirmative action. -
The man behind iconic Obama poster is working on a new portrait
Shepard Fairey's portrait of JFK will honor the “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin 60 years ago. -
What increased AAPI representation in Mass. politics means to local city councilors
The first Chinese American city councilor and first Filipino city councilor in New England share their experiences getting into local politics on Boston Public Radio.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 9/05: A Special Three-Host Show with Keith Lockhart
Boston 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." -
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not)
BPR Full Show 9/4: Jim Loves Revenge (Margery Does Not) -
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. -
BPR Full Show 9/03: Education Secretary Tutwiler, Epstein Files and Love Your Labels
Education 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. -