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Monday on BPR, live from Springfield NEPM:
Former Governor Deval Patrick
Congressman Jim McGovern
PBS travel guru Rick Steves
Sarah and Ryan Voiland of Red Fire Farm in Granby, Mass.
Recent segments
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Regie Gibson and his Atlas Soul Trio share their 'gumbo' of music and spoken word
The group stopped by Boston Public Radio to talk about their love of language and play a few songs. -
'Cider Donuteur' tastes the Northeast one apple cider donut at a time
Alex Schwartz began tasting and reviewing cider donuts in 2020 after trying to find fresh treats in New Hampshire. -
GOP AG candidate Jay McMahon vows a tough-on-crime tenure
He emphasized his opposition to the driver’s license law for immigrants in the US illegally, and said Florida Gov. DeSantis used the migrants on Martha’s Vineyard as political pawns. -
Worried about this year's flu season? Experts say to get a flu shot and COVID booster soon
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett talks about the current state of COVID-19, flu season, and more. -
Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club is coming back to life after two years of darkness
Club reopened in September with support from its fans -
J.B. Smoove is bringing his profane, therapeutic wisdom to the Wilbur Theatre
“I’m gonna soil your outfit. You gonna be soiled with knowledge.”
Listen to previous shows
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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. -
BPR Full Show 7/8: Bye Bye Broker Fees
NBC Sports' Trenni Casey on Wimbledon 2025 and her recent 160 mile fundraising run for MS. Kelly Beatty, senior editor at Sky & Telescope discusses the towns in America working to protect their 'dark sky reserve' from light pollution; and battles in the federal government over NASA's budget.Brett Smiley, mayor of Providence RI, joins to discuss his city.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for Ask The Mayor, from 1-2. -
Best Of BPR 7/07: The 'Alligator Alcatraz' Trap & Trump's Budget Is A Catastrophe For Local Health Care
Today:Amherst College humanities professor Ilan Stavans discusses the Florida detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz by the right.And, CEO of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, Michael Curry, discusses impacts to local healthcare under the latest national budget. -
BPR Full Show 7/07: Your Wizz On The Water
NAACP & Mass League of Community Health Centers' Michael Curry discusses the national budget and its impact to healthcare in Massachusetts. Plus, the global impacts of cutting USAID.Boston University Journalism Chair Brian McGrory discusses the Boston Globe's fact-check of the Boston mayoral race the growing death toll in Texas from devastating floods, all while key weather service roles were vacant.Ilan Stavans of Amherst College discusses the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in South Florida — the implications of the media adopting this name and the conditions at the facility. Nick Quah, podcast critic at Vulture, shares his best podcasts of 2025 so far. -
Best Of BPR 6/30: The Case For A Four Day Work Week & An ICE Detention Upends A Local Family Restaurant
Today:Economist Juliet Schor discusses her new book "Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter."Paul Dama is the restaurant manager at Suya Joint, a Nigerian restaurant in Boston. He escaped Boko Haram's torture, sought asylum in the United States in 2019 and is authorized to work here legally. Earlier this month, Dama was taken into ICE custody, while on his way to church on Father's Day. Cecilia Lizotte, his sister, and the chef and owner at Suya Joint, discusses his situation.