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Monday on BPR:
NAACP’s Michael Curry
Journalist Mark Liebovich
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
BlueHub CEO Elyse Cherry with housing advocate Rose Webster-Smith
Recent segments
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Rep. McGovern calls White House summit on hunger a ‘turning point’
Biden sets goal to end hunger in U.S. by 2030 at first hunger conference in more than 50 years. -
'No respectable scholar' supports independent state legislature theory, says retired federal judge
Judge Nancy Gertner also weighed in on Donald Trump's legal troubles and the dropped charges against Judge Shelley Joseph. -
Baker says he was too 'timid' with T repairs early in his administration
Governor repeated calls for federal immigration reform, declined to criticize Florida Gov. DeSantis on migrants’ flights. -
Hayden doubles down on his commitment to juvenile justice reform
Issues from his bruising primary win still in the spotlight. -
20-year-old looks to squash competition with giant pumpkin
Henry Swenson aims for gourd gold at upcoming Topsfield Fair. -
Boston's soon-to-be superintendent says BPS needs to get ‘back to basics’
Mary Skipper wants a strong foundation first, innovation later.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 5/22: A Trump-Free Music-Filled Podcast, As A Treat
Today: A music panel highlighting some great local events and artists, from the Newport Folk Festival to the jazz offerings around town. We talk with Brian McCreath of CRB, James Bennett II of GBH News, and Berklee’s Emmett Price. -
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BPR Full Show 5/21: "Ask The AG" And Doris Kearns Goodwin
GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses "The Light in the Piazza" at the Huntington, penguins getting a retirement home at the New England Aquarium and the Kennedy Center's MAGA makeover.Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her new 8-part documentary series on the American West, with Kevin Costner, premiering on Memorial Day.Chris Dempsey and Rep. Bill Straus join for a transportation panel, discussing former T chief Brian Shortsleeve joining the GOP race for governor, a turbulent start for South Coast Rail and how to spend the $1.3 billion from the millionaire's tax.Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins for Ask The AG. We ask her about ICE raids and local law enforcement, Question 1, consumer protections and more. -
Best Of BPR 5/20: Joe Biden's Cancer Diagnosis & Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart Finally Gives Us A Scoop
Today:Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett of Boston Medical Center discusses Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.And, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart calls in with July 4 news. -
BPR Full Show 5/20: Fifty Years Of Shark Mania
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Celtics out of the playoffs and breaking news about Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis and new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines from the FDA.Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson joins for a summer movie preview and reflects on 50 years since Jaws premiered. CNN's John King joins remotely to discuss the opposition to Trump's big, beautiful tax bill.
