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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday courtesy of Haley Richardson
NBC Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Jinkx Monsoon and Ben de la Creme Zoom in ahead of their annual “Jinkx and De La Holiday Show"
Lyndia Downie of Pine Street Inn and Judge Kathleen Coffey join – Coffey is retiring after 15 years leading Pine Street’s “homeless court” – an initiative to resolve low-level charges for people facing homelessness
Recent segments
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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. -
Mayor Wu says O'Bryant school move was significantly vetted
Mayor Wu told BPR that the O'Bryant School of Math and Science is moving to West Roxbury to expand "high quality" school options. -
A Cape Cod lobster diver's story of survival is the subject of new film 'In the Whale'
A new documentary follows Michael Packard's tale of being scooped up in the mouth of a humpback. -
Black bears don't want to see humans. But they may not have a choice.
Sy Montgomery offers a naturalist's perspective to recent bear sightings. -
John Early's comedy is what we need, now more than ever
Early’s new special is a “sweaty ’70s show” that builds on his past comedic work.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/11: A Spotlight On Massachusetts' History Of Mistreating Disabled People
Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration. -
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Best Of BPR 6/10: RFK Purges CDC Panel & Embrace Ideas Festival
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of the Boston Medical Center joins to discuss the latest medical headlines.And, ahead of this year’s Embrace Ideas Festival, we talk with Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries. Plus, joining Imari both at the festival – and today’s show – Giselle Byrd. She’s the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the United States at Boston’s The Theater Offensive. -
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Best Of BPR 6/09: Trump's Law-And-Order Hypocrisy & The American Myth Of Meritocracy
Today:Trump deployed the national guard in California, without the consent of Governor Gavin Newsom. We talk through the existential questions of presidential authority with retired federal judge Nancy Gertner. Plus, her suspicions about the government's new charges of human trafficking against a man they wrongly deported, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.And, journalist Adam Chandler argues in his new book “99% Perspiration” that the American Dream equating hard work with success has turned out to be more of an American fantasy.
