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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Media maven Sue O'Connell
Live Music Friday: husband and wife musicians Will Nelson Jr. & Loren Benn
Boston University media researcher Joan Donovan
Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein
Recent segments
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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. -
Prison system 'is somehow even worse than I thought,' formerly incarcerated journalist says
Keri Blakinger highlights dehumanization in America's prison system through her new memoir. -
'You can be anything you want to be': Ms. Patty brings Drag Queen Story Hour to Boston
"It shows kids that they can choose their own destiny," Ms. Patty says of the "Let's Say Gay!" event. -
David Hogg: 'We could probably halve gun deaths' with federal gun laws similar to Massachusetts'
The activist says there growing popularity for gun reforms among Americans across the political spectrum. -
After Jan. 6, hundreds of corporations vowed to not donate to Republicans who voted to overturn the election. Many haven't kept their promise.
Tracking corporate donations to the 147 Republicans who objected to 2020 presidential election.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 12/10: Quitting Caffeine? Never.
The Culture Show's Jared Bowen discusses ABC signing Kimmel to a one-year contract a social media ban for kids in Australia and his interview with Patti Smith.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on cracks showing in the Trump Cabinet — namely, Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem.Franchie Viaud of JustBookish in Dorchester and Cathy and Bruce Jacobs of Turtle Books in Brookline join for an indie bookstore panel.Musician Will Dailey performs ahead a show at the Paradise Rock Club this weekend.Naturalist Sy Montgomery joins via zoom for the Afternoon Zoo to talk piano-playing octopuses and falcons protecting cherry crops in Michigan. -
Best Of BPR 12/10: In Support Of Indie Bookstores & Will Dailey's 'People Over Platforms' Music
Today:Franchie Viaud, bookstore manager at Just Book-ish in Dorchester, and Cathy and Bruce Jacobs, co-owners of Turtle Books in Brookline, discuss the importance of independent bookstores.And, musician Will Dailey joins ahead of a show at the Paradise Rock Club. -
Best Of BPR 12/09: On The "ICE Was Here" Nativity Scene In Dedham
Today: We get your thoughts on the nativity scene put up by St. Susanna Parish, featuring a sign reading "ICE was here" in the spot where Jesus, Mary and Joseph are usually centered in the manger. -
BPR Full Show 12/9: "ICE was here"
CNN's John King zooms in for a politics roundupACLU of MA executive director Carol Rose discusses some of their high profile cases this year; the ACLU birthright citizenship case picked by SCOTUS to debate the merits, their work monitoring Flock's surveillance network, and moreAuthor Jeff Pearlman discusses his book "Only God Can Judge Me" about Tupac ShakurState Rep. David Muradian and David Nangle, Executive Director of SIGMA (Stop iGaming) discuss the state's new proposed gambling rules -
Best Of BPR 12/08: Citizenship Robbed At The Cradle Of Liberty & 'Dorie's Anytime Cakes'
Today: We speak with GBH News reporter Sarah Betancourt and Project Citizenship executive director Gail Breslow about an incident at a Faneuil Hall naturalization ceremony last week, where people were pulled out of line based on their country of origin and prohibited from finishing the years-long process, based on new guidance from the Trump administration.And, award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan discusses her latest book, "Dorie's Anytime Cakes."
