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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
"Press Play" media analysis with GBH's Adam Reilly + The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell
Local Woman Sue O'Connell
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Live Music Friday: Boston Baroque
Recent segments
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Pre-surgery pregnancy tests pose ethical questions, says MGH doctor
Tens of thousands of these pregnancy tests are done each year. -
Commerce Sec. Raimondo says CHIPS Act will create jobs for women
New law focuses on semiconductor production and lessens reliance on manufacturing overseas. -
Mayor Wu: Boston has become a target for white supremacists and right-wing extremists
"We represent what progress looks like, and how you can pretty quickly incorporate voices from all across our communities and that makes a difference." -
Trader Joe's unions could signal the future of grocery store organizing, food writer says
Corby Kummer weighs in on what these unions mean for the grocery store industry. -
Sen. Warren blasts Baker for MBTA failures: ‘The governor owns this’
"We gotta have new people running the T," Sen. Warren says of MBTA. -
Could the CHIPS and Science Act rebuild Boston’s middle class?
MIT economist says it could create "a new generation of technology hubs that middle class people can afford to live in."
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 6/02: US-Backed Aid To Gaza Is Not 'In Any Way Helpful' & The Nationwide 'Blacklash'
Today:Olga Cherevko of the United Nations office for coordination of humanitarian aid describes the state of hunger, destruction and despair in Gaza.Michael Curry, head of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of the NAACP board of directors, discusses impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts in the GOP budget and the rollback of diversity and police reform initiatives nationwide. -
Best Of BPR 5/30: Local Nonprofits Navigate New Political Environment & Live Music With Christina Day Martinson
Today: Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung fill in for Jim and Margery.They host a panel with the leaders of two local nonprofits to discuss the current environment for organizations dealing with federal pressure and losing federal funding – Molly Baldwin from the violence reduction group Roca and Jenna Leschuk of 826 Boston.Then, Live Music Friday with Grammy-nominated violinist Christina Day Martinson. She joins with filmmaker Nathaniel Hansen, who’s made a documentary about Christina, called “A Second Movement.” -
BPR Full Show 5/30: Double Dip That Chip
Margery and Jim have the day off. BPR regulars Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung take over the mics.It's Live Music Friday with Grammy-nominated violinist Christina Day Martinson and filmmaker Nathaniel Hansen. Martinson is a Grammy-nominated violinist with Handel and Hyden and Boston Baroque, and the focus of Hansen's documentary A Second Movement.Molly Baldwin leads the community violence reduction nonprofit Roca and Jenna Leschuk is Senior Director of Development at 826 Boston. They join to discuss resisting federal pressure even as they continue to embrace DEI.Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses HHS secretary RFK Jr. rolling back vaccine recommendations and the primary care physician shortage in Massachusetts. It's "Press Play" with GBH's Callie Crossley and The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell, who discuss a rise in local news nonprofits, NPR’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, and more. -
Best Of BPR 5/29: Trump's 'Destructive' Isolationism & Market Basket's Family Food Fight
Today:Ambassador Nicholas Burns was the United States’ top diplomat in China under the Biden administration. He discusses Trump’s tariffs, and international diplomacy writ large.Then we get listener reaction to news that another family feud is brewing at Market Basket, more than a decade after CEO Arthur T DeMoulas garnered massive community support in the last brouhaha over his business model and shareholder profit. -