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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:
CNN’s John King
Physician and public health leader Dr. Ashish Jha
Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Recent segments
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Mycophiles, rejoice: Somerville's first specialty mushroom store is open for business
Forager Tyler Akabane's Somerville store, The Mushroom Shop, is a mycophile's dream come true. -
Retired federal judge says she 'will go anywhere in the country' to represent abortion patients and doctors
Nancy Gertner tells Boston Public Radio about the lawyers fighting for reproductive healthcare. -
Looking for your next summer read? Local booksellers share their recommendations
Porter Square Books' Katharine Nazzaro and Frugal Bookstore’s Clarrissa Cropper list their favorites. -
In the post-Roe era, some medical and legal experts are worried for the future of in vitro fertilization
With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, many fear restrictions on IVF. -
'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.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 11/19: Yo Yo Ma's 'We The People'
Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org -
BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition
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Best Of BPR 11/17: Rickey 'FuQuan' McGee Is Free And Advocating For Open File Discovery
Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project. -
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BPR Full Show 11/14: Trusting Media, Shelter Music And A Gator In The Charles
The Boston Globe's Nancy Barnes and Shirley Leung join for “Press Play" media analysis. The talk about AI in journalism, new polls about Americans' trust in media, and the 2025 Globe Summit. GBH's Callie Crossley discusses a bill on book banning, new lousy polling numbers for President Trump and Cheryl Hines' new memoir.Shelter Music Boston performs for Live Music Friday. They’re celebrating 15 years of performing in local homeless shelters. We talk with founder Julie Levin, founding violist Rebecca Strauss and managing director Carrie Eldridge-DicksonNBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell recaps her trip to Canada reporting on the Christmas tree cutting ceremony. Plus, SCOTUS declining to hear case to overturn same-sex marriage and an alligator in the Charles River.
