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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Live Music Friday with TEATEA
Press Play media analysis with NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and the Globe’s Emily Sweeney
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams and Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of “Share Our Strength," ahead of their Chefs Cycle 2026 ride
Recent segments
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Private equity firms control New Bedford's fishing industry, investigation shows
The New Bedford Light found one of the largest U.S. fishing ports is dominated by foreign private equity firms. -
Exonerees fill in the gaps to help others reentering society
A network founded by exonerees builds community and offers aid in Massachusetts. -
'The Bear' star Ayo Edebiri's introduction to comedy was in Boston's church pews
The TV actor and writer talks about growing up in Boston, the success of "The Bear" and what comes next. -
'We worry a lot about the heat': Pine Street Inn leader on homelessness in Boston
Executive Director Lyndia Downie discusses high temperatures, the Long Island bridge and mental healthcare -
Maura Healey endorses Andrea Campbell for attorney general
The candidate for Massachusetts governor also said she supports rent stabilization efforts. -
'Do something big now': Mayor Wu on how to fix the T
Wu also discussed the white supremacist rally in Jamaica Plain and the future of happy hour.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/9: Former Secretary John Kerry And The Iran War
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BPR Full Show 4/8: What Does Cease Fire In Iran Mean?
Tufts International Politics professor Daniel Drezner discusses the latest developments in Iran, after President Trump announced last night there would be a two-week cease fire.Naturalist Sy Montgomery explains how New Hampshire's new turtle tunnels are reducing amphibian and reptile road mortality rates.Lyndia Downie, executive director at Pine Street Inn, discusses how they've been expanding transitional housing, and how the city's unhoused population fared during a particularly cold winter. Boston Athletic Association's Scott Stover discusses Boston Marathon sustainability efforts. -
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BPR Full Show 4/6: A Table Manners PSA
We check back in with two Boston-based Black business owners to about the reality of doing business with the city and the Commonwealth: Ricardo Pierre Louis, the Founder & CEO of Privé Parking, and Rose Staram, owner and founder of RoseMark Production.MIT economist Jon Gruber discusses the long-term economic impacts of a war in Iran.Mitchell Garabedian, renowned Catholic Sex scandal victims' attorney and advocate, joins with a survivor of the Catholic Sex Scandal, Dr. Herbert Brennan, to discuss a new report out of Rhode Island.GBH’s Jared Bowen reviews The Outsiders, now playing in Boston. -
BPR Full Show 4/3: Peeps Season
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the NYT, zooms in for Press Play.Poet Robert Pinsky performs for Live Music Friday.NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses SCOTUS' ruling against a conversion therapy ban.And Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther zooms in to praise Peeps marshmallows.