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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Live Music Friday courtesy of Haley Reardon & Judit Neddermann
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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Mass General Brigham pairs patients with birth doulas to address racial disparities in maternal health
Mass General Brigham program seeks to combat racial disparities in maternal mortality through free assistance from birth doulas. -
The Boston Celtic Music Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary — with a return to the stage
For its 20th anniversary, the Boston Celtic Music Festival returns in-person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. -
East Boston mothers continue decades-long fight against airport pollution
A GBH News reports highlights how the loss of a public park in 1960s laid the ground for today's battle for better air quality. -
Healey says she supports medical aid in dying but leaves details to lawmakers
Gov.-elect Healey wants to bet big on climate technology. -
Book bans threaten democracy, Boston Public Library president says
More than 2,500 books were banned in different U.S. districts in the 2021-22 school year, a recent report found. -
Pardons for Amiraults hindered by Baker's lack of contact with victims, former Suffolk sheriff says
Missteps made in Gov. Baker's pardon request led to a hasty withdrawal.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 2/28: Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao & Live Music With Castle Of Our Skins
Today:Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on Feb. 28, 2025.And, Live Music Friday with Castle of our Skins – a Black arts institution dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. They perform at the Bethel AME Church in JP this Saturday. -
Best Of BPR 2/27: On The Courts With Andrea Cabral & Oscars Preview With James Bennett II
Today: The chief justice of the supreme court has halted a lower court decision ordering Trump administration to pay State Department, USAID contractors. We talk with Andrea Cabral about a sole jurist acting alone rather than on behalf of the American people.And, GBH arts and culture reporter James Bennett II gives his Oscars previews. -
BPR Full Show 2/27: Embrace The Coffee Revolution
Chuck Todd for his Thursday D.C. check-in.Andrea Cabral on federal court scrutiny of DOGEShirley Leung on her latest columns about White Stadium and Trump targeting “eds and meds” in MassJames Bennett talks about some of his favorite Oscar-nominated shorts films & Oscar-nominated long films. -
Best Of BPR 2/26: Will Clean Energy Weather The Storm & Auditor Diana DiZoglio Takes Calls
Today:Joe Curtatone of the Alliance for Climate Transition and Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss clean energy solutions, and threats to investments here in Massachusetts.And state auditor Diana DiZoglio defends her -- and 72% of the voters -- position on auditing the legislature. -
BPR Full Show 2/26: High Pressure, Low Flow
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen explains why 1,000 artists published a silent album in protest of AI, plus his review of "The Odyssey" at the A.R.T.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the US/Ukraine minerals deal, while details about any security commitments for Ukraine are still unknown. Joe Curtatone of The Alliance for Climate Transition & Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss New England's energy costs and needs.State auditor Diana DiZoglio joins for Ask The Auditor. We discuss the legislature's latest opposition to her voter-backed audit and more.