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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    'No respectable scholar' supports independent state legislature theory, says retired federal judgeJudge Nancy Gertner also weighed in on Donald Trump's legal troubles and the dropped charges against Judge Shelley Joseph.
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                    Baker says he was too 'timid' with T repairs early in his administrationGovernor repeated calls for federal immigration reform, declined to criticize Florida Gov. DeSantis on migrants’ flights.
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                    Hayden doubles down on his commitment to juvenile justice reformIssues from his bruising primary win still in the spotlight.
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                    20-year-old looks to squash competition with giant pumpkinHenry Swenson aims for gourd gold at upcoming Topsfield Fair.
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                    Boston's soon-to-be superintendent says BPS needs to get ‘back to basics’Mary Skipper wants a strong foundation first, innovation later.
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                    AG candidate Campbell will not commit to debating GOP rivalCampbell says she will prioritize mental health, racial disparities if elected in November.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 6/20: Ask The MBTA GM, With Phil EngRon Mitchell, publisher of the Bay State Banner, and Joan Vennochi, opinion columnist at the Boston Globe, join for Press Play — our weekly media analysis segment. ALBA Musik join for Live Music Friday, ahead of a performance at Long Live Roxbury, with Spanish guitar and flamenco dancing.David Weil, visiting professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School, served in the department of labor under Barack Obama from 2014-2017. He joins to discuss Trump's labor policy.General manager of the MBTA Phil Eng joins for "Ask the GM" to answer questions about repairs, slow zones, funding and more.
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                    Best Of BPR 6/19: On Karen Read's Acquittal & Sowing Juneteenth Seeds For A Bountiful HarvestToday:NBC10 commentator Sue O'Connell and former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral discuss the Karen Read trial, and her acquittal.And, a Juneteenth panel with Boston’s first black mayor, Kim Janey, educator and lawyer Ted Landsmark, and Michael Curry of the NAACP and Mass League of Community Health Centers.
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                    BPR Full Show 6/19: Happy Juneteenth + The Karen Read VerdictNBC Boston's Sue O’Connell and former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral discuss the Karen Read verdict.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem explains the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, plus the debate around whether the U.S. should be involved. To celebrate Juneteenth, former Boston Mayor Kim Janey, the NAACP’s Michael Curry and Northeastern University’s Ted Landsmark join for a discussion about racial equity and what progress looks like in the era of Trump.Black puppeteers leading a creative residency at Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline join ahead of a showcase performance tomorrow. We talk with Ash Winkfield, Tanya Nixon-Silberg and Charlotte Lily Gaspard, who perform some live puppetry for us in Studio 3. Today's Am I the A-Hole is about a husband who could care less about the artfulness of his dinner preparation.
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                    BPR Full Show 6/17: Copley Square Will Be GreenerA call-in segment asking listeners: If Democrats need the working class to win big, do they need to drop the purity tests and some hardlines on social issues?Ken Burns zooms in on the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to talk about the American Revolution, 250 years, and speak out in defense of public media.Ken Rapoport, CEO of Azuluna Foods & Christopher Grallert CEO of Green City Growers, join for a panel on urban farming.Trenni Casey discusses the Sox trading Raphael DeversGBH's Susan Goldberg on the funding threats to public media.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins for the final hour of the show for Ask The Mayor.
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                    BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day?BPR Full Show 6/16: What Happens After No Kings Day?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
