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Thursday on BPR:
Joe Kennedy III and senate candidate Scott Colom
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Amherst College's Ilan Stavans + Lawyers for Civil Rights' Mirian Albert
Recent segments
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Turkeys may be harder to find this holiday season
The award-winning food writer shares his thoughts on this year's turkey shortage. -
Latino representation 'has just never been there' in Mass., says Chicopee Councilor Delmarina López
López and Elvis Jocol Lara stopped by Boston Public Radio to talk El Mundo’s Latino 30 Under 30 and the importance of Latino representation. -
Pine Street Inn president says opposition to supportive housing is 'mostly based in fear'
Pine Street Inn plans to redevelop the 130-room Comfort Inn on Morrissey Boulevard into permanent, supportive housing. -
Healey pledges to veto attempts to divert millionaires tax revenue
Though the ballot question directs funds to education and transportation, critics argue the money is at the whims of the Legislature. -
Gov. Baker's only ballot question 'yes' is for liquor license reforms
Baker plans to vote against new tax, dental benefits and immigrant license questions. -
GBH reporters detail the story of forced labor in Massachusetts
Reporters Jenifer McKim and Sarah Betancourt discuss their series Trafficking Inc. with Boston Public Radio.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/23: The Blizzard of '26
As a massive blizzard bears down on New England, Jim and Margery keep talking on the airwaves. They take calls from listeners on how they're faring during the storm and help Jim answer questions about his pellet stove. Plus:MassDems chair Steve Kerrigan and MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale join us for our regular political check-in.Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of Black voter support for the Trump administration, and corporate DEI efforts.Ali Noorani, the Barr Foundation’s new president, joins to share his hopes and goals for the philanthropic organization under his leadership.We dedicate hour three of the show to special snow coverage, talking with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston mayor Michelle Wu, meteorologist David Epstein, NBC 10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, GBH's Jeremy Siegel, CAI's John Basile, MassDOT's Jonathan Gulliver, the MBTA's COO Ryan Coholan, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. -
BPR Full Show 2/20: Beam Us Up
For Press Play media analysis we talk to NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and GBH's Callie Crossley. Live Music Friday with saxophonist Zishi Liu. He's headlining a Lunar New Year concert at Regattabar later this month.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses today's SCOTUS ruling that bars President Trump from enacting sweeping tariffs. We play our conversation with Andy Freed, author of “Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership.” -
BPR Full Show 2/19: Speed No More
Juliette Kayyem on Democratic mayors across the country moving to limit ICE action in their citiesAndrea Cabral on the Colin Gray case, father of a school shooter.Federico Rossano on a GBH event screening NOVA’s “Can Dogs Talk?” -
BPR Full Show 2/18: Cheating To Win
We remember documentarian Frederick Wiseman and actor Robert Duvall with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen. And he reviews the new Wuthering Heights movie.Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray discusses why more people are turning to AI for health-related questions (and what it means for their health). Plus, why Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill battle.NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey gives us a dispatch from the winter Olympics: on how a cheating scandal is upheaving the friendly sport of curling, and how, per usual, the Olympic Village has already run out of condoms. -