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Coming up Monday on BPR:
UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza
Former education secretary for Massachusetts Paul Reville
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory
NEPM’s Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, hosts of The Fabulous 4-1-3
Recent segments
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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. -
‘Donald Trump should be in jail, not in the White House,’ Markey says
Markey also warned tech mogul Elon Musk to clean up his Twitter act. -
Boston’s one step closer to letting teens vote in municipal elections
Mayor Michelle Wu signed the proposal and sent it to the state Legislature. But she says the extension of voting rights for immigrants needs more study. -
Gov. Baker says he’s leaving Massachusetts better than he found it
Maura Healey, Bill Weld and Marty Walsh called in to reflect on his tenure.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/10: Excuse Me, I Have To Run
Cuban journalist Daniel Montero zooms in from Havana to talk about the humanitarian crisis there. At the library, we talk with Sylvia Rozwadowska, the owner of Colibri travel company which leads tours to Cuba, and Michelle Wojcik, a Cuban art gallerist from Rhode Island.And, it’s Live Music Friday – the Handel and Haydn society perform some of Handel’s Water Music, ahead of two shows this weekend at Symphony Hall.Then, NPR's Pentagon Reporter Tom Bowman zooms in for "Press Play" to discuss covering the war in Iran, Pete Hegseth's disdain for journalists and more. -
BPR Full Show 4/9: Former Secretary John Kerry And The Iran War
BPR Full Show 4/9: Former Secretary John Kerry And The Iran War -
BPR Full Show 4/8: What Does Cease Fire In Iran Mean?
Tufts International Politics professor Daniel Drezner discusses the latest developments in Iran, after President Trump announced last night there would be a two-week cease fire.Naturalist Sy Montgomery explains how New Hampshire's new turtle tunnels are reducing amphibian and reptile road mortality rates.Lyndia Downie, executive director at Pine Street Inn, discusses how they've been expanding transitional housing, and how the city's unhoused population fared during a particularly cold winter. Boston Athletic Association's Scott Stover discusses Boston Marathon sustainability efforts. -
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BPR Full Show 4/6: A Table Manners PSA
We check back in with two Boston-based Black business owners to about the reality of doing business with the city and the Commonwealth: Ricardo Pierre Louis, the Founder & CEO of Privé Parking, and Rose Staram, owner and founder of RoseMark Production.MIT economist Jon Gruber discusses the long-term economic impacts of a war in Iran.Mitchell Garabedian, renowned Catholic Sex scandal victims' attorney and advocate, joins with a survivor of the Catholic Sex Scandal, Dr. Herbert Brennan, to discuss a new report out of Rhode Island.GBH’s Jared Bowen reviews The Outsiders, now playing in Boston.
