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BPR will be back live on Monday, July 6 with:
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Transportation panel: Chris Dempsey and Bill Strauss
Recent segments
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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. -
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.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/23: The Blizzard of '26
As a massive blizzard bears down on New England, Jim and Margery keep talking on the airwaves. They take calls from listeners on how they're faring during the storm and help Jim answer questions about his pellet stove. Plus:MassDems chair Steve Kerrigan and MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale join us for our regular political check-in.Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of Black voter support for the Trump administration, and corporate DEI efforts.Ali Noorani, the Barr Foundation’s new president, joins to share his hopes and goals for the philanthropic organization under his leadership.We dedicate hour three of the show to special snow coverage, talking with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston mayor Michelle Wu, meteorologist David Epstein, NBC 10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, GBH's Jeremy Siegel, CAI's John Basile, MassDOT's Jonathan Gulliver, the MBTA's COO Ryan Coholan, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. -
BPR Full Show 2/20: Beam Us Up
For Press Play media analysis we talk to NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and GBH's Callie Crossley. Live Music Friday with saxophonist Zishi Liu. He's headlining a Lunar New Year concert at Regattabar later this month.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses today's SCOTUS ruling that bars President Trump from enacting sweeping tariffs. We play our conversation with Andy Freed, author of “Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership.” -
BPR Full Show 2/19: Speed No More
Juliette Kayyem on Democratic mayors across the country moving to limit ICE action in their citiesAndrea Cabral on the Colin Gray case, father of a school shooter.Federico Rossano on a GBH event screening NOVA’s “Can Dogs Talk?” -
BPR Full Show 2/18: Cheating To Win
We remember documentarian Frederick Wiseman and actor Robert Duvall with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen. And he reviews the new Wuthering Heights movie.Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray discusses why more people are turning to AI for health-related questions (and what it means for their health). Plus, why Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill battle.NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey gives us a dispatch from the winter Olympics: on how a cheating scandal is upheaving the friendly sport of curling, and how, per usual, the Olympic Village has already run out of condoms.