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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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Healey calls on Everett city councilor to resign over racist comments
The candidate for governor said would not sign a statewide rent-control bill if it came across her desk. -
Walsh hopes union pushes at Amazon and Starbucks signal 'long term' labor revitalization
"Go out and be aggressive and organize." -
Can deep grassroots organizing bring rural America back to the Democratic party?
Maine state Sen. Chloe Maxmin says the Democratic party has "withdrawn from rural spaces." She's trying to fix that. -
'You made me feel like I can fight again': Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her viral speech
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow discusses the reaction to her speech, going on offense against Republican "grooming" attacks. -
Boston Pops spring season returns in person for first time in three years
Conductor Keith Lockhart discusses Boston Pops return, which includes tributes to John Williams, Alan Menken and more. -
'A tipping point': NAACP committee chair says Buffalo attack shows need for urgent action
“We've not approached [white supremacy] with the same sort of urgency that we need to,” said Michael Curry.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/5: All You Need Are Friends
Tufts University’s international affairs scholar Daniel Drezner on the United States' weekend invasion of Venezuela to depose its authoritarian leader, Nicolas Maduro. Tufts food policy analyst Corby Kummer forecasts 2026 food trends and how to stick to New Year's resolutions. Plus, he updates us on how the Trump administration’s agriculture investments will impact farmers. Bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel discusses his new book “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life.”There are more lawmakers of color than ever on Beacon Hill. But the legislature still remains disproportionately white. We talk to Mass League of Community Health Center’s Michael Curry about that, and what a boost in rural health system federal funding could mean for western Mass. -
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Best Of BPR 12/19: On *That* Vanity Fair Piece & Live Music With Atikin Rose
Today:Juliette Kayyem and Andrea Cabral fill in for Jim and Margery.GBH political reporter Adam Reilly and Bay State Banner publisher Ron Mitchell join for our media analysis segment Press Play.And, Atikin Rose joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied on piano by Hawk of "God-Tier Entertainment" and joined in the studio by the CEO of PUTINWORK Rob Kelley-Morgan.