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NAACP’s Michael Curry
Journalist Mark Liebovich
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
BlueHub CEO Elyse Cherry with housing advocate Rose Webster-Smith
Recent segments
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New heads of Mass Democrats and Mass GOP spar on abortion
In first joint interview, Steve Kerrigan and Amy Carnevale show their parties headed in different directions. -
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says Supreme Court needs an enforceable code of conduct
The Rhode Island senator is leading an ethics investigation against Justice Clarence Thomas. -
27,000 OUI convictions in doubt after ‘huge’ SJC ruling, former public safety secretary says
The state’s highest court paved the way for tens of thousands of requests for new trials in drunk-driving cases spanning nearly a decade. -
Satanic Temple co-founder on reclaiming Satan, and Boston's SatanCon this weekend
The Satanic Temple expects the largest gathering of Satanists ever. -
Three Black leaders are helping people of color invest in real estate
Boston Real Estate Inclusion Fund leaders hope to see more diverse investors. -
Podcasters behind 'Dope Labs' are creating a new film with Boston’s Museum of Science
The full-length planetarium film will feature BIPOC scientists and everyday science stories.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 7/11: You're Gonna Be Shocked About The Bread
GBH political reporter Adam Reilly and Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers join for Press Play media analysis. They talk about blowback to a NYTimes report on Zohran Mamdani’s college application, CBS’ 60 Minutes settlement and more.Debo Ray is our guest for Live Music Friday. She’s a Grammy-nominated singer who released her debut self-titled album earlier this year. She joins alongside drummer, manager, and husband Jerry Velona ahead of a free show next week at Long Live Roxbury. PBS travel guru Rick Steves talks about summer travel to Europe and traveling abroad as an American under Trump 2.0.NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell discusses Trump openly criticizing Putin, 50 years of Live Aid and TSA lifting their rule about taking your shoes off during security checks. -
Best Of BPR 7/11: Live Music With Debo Ray & Rick Steves On Seeking Culture Shock
Today:Grammy-nominated artist Debo Ray joins for Live Music Friday, ahead of her performance at this weekend's Charles River Jazz Fest, and a free show at Long Live Beerworks in Roxbury.And the face of PBS travel programming, Rick Steves, joins to discuss the benefits of stepping outside your cultural comfort zone. -
Best Of BPR 7/10: Karen Read's Screen Adaptation
Today: Juliette Kayyem fills in for Jim Braude.She and Margery speak with former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral about the screen adaptation deal Karen Read has signed with her attorney, weeks after her acquittal. -
BPR Full Show 7/10: Do You Still Use Amazon?
Chuck Todd, host of the Chuck Toddcast, on political headlines. Andrea Cabral on Epstein files and proposed legislation to ban ICE from wearing face masks in Mass. Paul Reville on this latest Harvard subpoena and ongoing animosity between Harvard and Trump. Paul will also cover how the GOP spending bill impacts education, and $100 million in federal funding withheld from Mass. schools.Odie Henderson talks summer movies. This week he’ll cover the new ‘Superman’ reboot, ‘Sorry, Baby,’ and this latest entry into the Jurassic World franchise. He’ll also talk 20 years of Brokeback Mountain. -
BPR Full Show 7/09: Kiss Me Cat
Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins 11-12 for Ask the AG.GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses a Ming Fay exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Moonwalkers experience narrated by Tom Hanks and F1 The Movie.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses Zohran Mamdani's idea for municipal-owned grocery stores and the MAHA movement's battle against food dyes.Naturalist Sy Montgomery talks to us about orcas who take lessons from cats and sharing their prey with humans.