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Monday on BPR:
Former US labor secretary Robert Reich
Actor Chris Cooper & author Ben Shattuck on their film History of Sound
Folks from White Snake Projects’ Indigenous Directory for Musical Storytelling
Mother-and-son duo behind the new cookbook Homeland Massala
1970s TV heartthrob John Davidson
Recent segments
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Stronger protections needed to stop 'upsurge' in US child labor violations, expert says
Labor law expert Terri Gerstein explains why child labor violations are rising and what lawmakers can do about it. -
Cicada Coffee Bar’s Vinh Le lives in the moment
The new Cambridge restaurant is a popular space to eat and connect, thanks in part to its welcoming owners. -
AG Campbell says credit card companies can help fight gun violence
Campbell talked gun safety and sports-betting ads in a Boston Public Radio interview. -
NBC’s Chuck Todd: Trump will win 2024 Republican nomination
An “impressive show of influential bullying power” over the last week shows Trump still holds sway over top politicians, Todd says. -
Former Legal Sea Foods CEO Roger Berkowitz wants to deliver oysters to your doorstep
Berkowitz said eliminating the additional costs of full-service restaurants helps make these products more affordable. -
Sold-out art exhibit boasts world's largest collection of Vermeer paintings
And here in Boston, a look at South Carolina's historic Black potters.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 5/29: Trump's 'Destructive' Isolationism & Market Basket's Family Food Fight
Today:Ambassador Nicholas Burns was the United States’ top diplomat in China under the Biden administration. He discusses Trump’s tariffs, and international diplomacy writ large.Then we get listener reaction to news that another family feud is brewing at Market Basket, more than a decade after CEO Arthur T DeMoulas garnered massive community support in the last brouhaha over his business model and shareholder profit. -
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BPR Full Show 5/28: I Know It, I Totally Know It!
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the State Department ordering a pause on all student visas, the Heritage Foundation's plan to stifle pro-Palestinian speech, and updates on the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides in Washington, DC.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery discusses a Florida woman who rescued a tangled shark and how one Chicago building made a simple change to stop birds from crashing into its windows. Massachusetts Governor's Council member Mara Dolan calls in to discuss the public defender work stoppage. -
Best Of BPR 5/27: Assumption University President On Academic Freedom & Rick Steves On American Democracy
Today:Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, argues Trump has a point about liberal campus ideology. And Rick Steves joins for a conversation about the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures. -