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Coming up Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Tufts' Fletcher School international affairs expert Daniel Drezner
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID
Recent segments
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'It’s our job to show up': How environmentalists can build political power after the EPA ruling
Nathaniel Stinnett says environmental activism has been historically apolitical, but that needs to change. -
Michelle Wu calls recent Supreme Court rulings 'disempowering' and 'anti-American'
Boston's mayor commented on decisions reversing Roe v. Wade and limiting the EPA. -
Exit Interview: Superintendent Cassellius says she's ‘very worried’ about staffing shortages
Boston’s School Committee will vote on her replacement Wednesday, and Cassellius departs Thursday. -
Cape Cod Theatre Project invites audiences into development process for live theater
The artistic director and playwright Gina Femia explain how the unorthodox way they present their plays makes for a different theatrical experience. -
Healey: Supreme Court decisions are a 'terrible direction for the country'
The attorney general gave a raw emotional response and laid out steps Massachusetts can take to protect abortion providers. -
Changes in women’s sports a 'turtle crawl' post-Title IX, says longtime BU Field Hockey coach
Sally Starr has been coaching collegiate sports for more than 40 years.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 10/22: Monument Or Mar-A-Lago?
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses the Louvre heist, and ballroom demolition at the White House and an Indigenous art at the ICA.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the Shakespearean trajectory of Bill Belichicks career, Shohei Ohtani's run for GOAT of baseball, and a women's pro baseball league coming to Boston.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the latest Trump effort to send national guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Plus, Virginia Giuffre's memoir.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss how poison in dolphin brains near Miami might be a warning for Alzheimer's in humans. And, she'll reflect on the loss of one of her own idols through life, Jane Goodall. -
Best Of BPR 10/22: Beyond Broken, American Healthcare Is "Absolutely Shattered"
Today:We hear from listeners about the sticking issue of the government shutdown: healthcare costs. -
BPR Full Show 10/21: Lovin' Your Pets
CNN's John King on national politicsFrontline's Michael Kirk discusses his new RFK Jr documentary airing tonightChris Kimball of Milk Street is on to promote his latest cookbook "Milk Street Shorts"Animal Rescue League CEO Edward Schettino and VP of animal welfare Cheryl Traversi discuss the rise in vet costs and the increase in pets being surrendered. They discussed the resources they have to help -
BPR Full Show 10/20: Lazing Around For The Soul
Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings. -
Best Of BPR 10/20: Rep. Moulton Wants To Unseat Sen. Markey & Veteran Journalist Marty Baron Predicts Press Prosecutions
Today:Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey; and the Democrat response to the Trump administration more generally.Plus, former Washington Post (and Boston Globe) editor Marty Baron says Trump is laying the groundwork to prosecute members of the press, and calls on leadership in the industry to stand with their reporters.