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Thursday on BPR:
Political podcaster Chuck Todd
Boston Magazine's top 50 restaurant chefs: Carl Dooley (Mooncusser) and Erin Miller (Urban Hearth)
Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans
Which Side? Music Protest Teach-Out
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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BPR Talks: Post Election Celebrations
Another day, another post-election angle: as young people showed up and voted, what’s the message now to Democrats about where to focus their energy? Is it affordability, immediately? Accountability? Stopping the arch and firing Hegseth? Then we’ll celebrate the spiritual victory of light over dark… Diwali – the Hindu festival of lights … And we’ll end the show with you … As we head into the weekend, hope seems to be back…. are you feeling it too? And when do you think reality will set in that there’s still so much work to do? -
BPR Full Show 11/06/26: Diwali Panel
Spotlight reporters Kay Lazar, Neena Hagen, and Tricia Nadolny discuss their reporting on nursing homes in MassZahili Zamora and Yosvany Terry join us for Live Music Friday.we will speak with Michael Curry instead, about Tuesday's electionsWe host a Diwali panel with Rokeya Chowdry, owner of Shanti Restaurants, and Shiamin Melville, a board member with the New England Botanical Garden, which is hosting a Diwali Lights event later this month. -
BPR Full Show 11/5/26: Gov. Duval on Blue Wave Wins
Good morning, BPR is in Brighton today, with:Andrea Cabral discusses the Democrats' plans to take on Trump.Corby Kummer discusses the consolidation behind the scenes of the restaurant industry, re: Sysco distributors.Former Governor Deval Patrick calls in to discuss the blue wave.Dr. Zeke Emanuel discusses AI in healthcare. -
BPR Talks 11/5/26: AITA Thursday MAGA Family Members
This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests, you can find the full episode right here in the same feed.Today on the show: Election hangover, day 3… Now that the Democrats will have some power to check a rogue president, what should they actually do with it?we’ll end the show with A I The A-hole: election edition… If you were rooting for the Dems on Tuesday, is it an A-hole move to rub the win in your MAGA family’s faces? Or are you taking the results of this election graciously, and welcoming those bamboozled by Trump back to sanity?Listen in to find out! -
What comes after the Democrats' blue wave?
Not My Politics is a new show from GBH News focusing on young people in politics, hosted by Zoe Mathews.In this episode: Zoe parses through the midterm results with GBH politics reporter Adam Reilly.Stay tuned for upcoming episodes!Follow us on Instagram: / gbh_notmypolitics