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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Under the Radar's Callie Crossley
Live Music Friday with rapper and illustrator Nick Shea
Chocolate sommelier Victoria Kichuk
NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Recent segments
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                    9 years after their child's death, Sabir family is optimistic in push for medical examiner oversightSameer Sabir and Nada Siddiqui share their hopes for medical examiner oversight in Massachusetts.
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                    AG Healey 'glad to see' former police union president plead guilty in child sex abuse caseHealey called the case a “really sordid chapter,” and said she’s optimistic that similar abuses won’t happen again.
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                    Clean energy could create 'tens of thousands of jobs' across New England, EPA leader saysDavid Cash, head of the EPA's New England Regional Office, shares what's next for clean energy in Massachusetts.
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                    At-home abortions may be the future of reproductive careReproductive rights advocate Susan Yanow explains why more people are turning towards self-managed abortions.
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                    Why COVID-19 antiviral pills have gone underutilizedMedical ethicist Art Caplan discusses what more can be done to prevent coronavirus deaths.
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                    BenDeLaCreme explores connection and loneliness in ‘READY TO BE COMMITTED’The drag icon talks about her solo tour, her time on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and more.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 6/27: Use Your BlinkahEric Deggans joins for Press Play. Eric is the TV critic for NPR and the Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. He discusses Trump's threat to sue CNN and the New York Times and other media stories from this week.For Live Music Friday we talk with Charles River Jazz Festival founder Seba Molnar and two other organizers about the free festival and a new era for emerging jazz artists in Boston. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins briefly to talk about today’s SCOTUS decisions on birthright citizenship and the ACA's preventative care mandate.Environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about provisions in Trump’s spending bill that stand to worsen the climate crisis, and how inaction is making our summers hotter. Media maven Sue O’Connell (NBC10 Boston) joins for a reflection on the Karen Read trial, Trump’s use of swearwords this week, Jeff Bezos' Venetian wedding and more.
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                    Best Of BPR 6/27: Charles River Jazz Fest & Nancy Gertner On SCOTUS' End-Of-Term RulingsToday:The Charles River Jazz Festival occurs July 12 at the Herter Park Amphitheater on Soldier’s Field Road. More info and and to reserve a free ticket go to BostonJazzFoundation.org. Festival founder Seba Molnar joinswith foundation co-founder Moriah Phillips, and vice-chair Jess Curin. They all perform.And, retired federal judge Nancy Gertner reviews the Supreme Court's end-of-term rulings released today, including limiting orders blocking the Trump administration's birthright citizenship ban.
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                    Best Of BPR 6/26: Rep. Pressley On Reproductive Rights Rollbacks & Family Health Project On UBI For MomsToday:U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley zooms in on the three-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and a brand new Supreme Court ruling giving states the power to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.And, Joe Knowles of the Family Health Project joins with Roxbury mother Dalia to discuss the benefits of offering direct cash payments to new mothers -- Knowles' initiative provides $400 every month for the first three years of a child's life to local mothers.
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                    BPR Full Show 6/25: Ask The Governor + AI ChatbotsGovernor Maura Healey joins for Ask the Governor.GBH News executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the Boston Public Art Triennial, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and the fate of Iran's architectural treasures with escalation of war.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the emerging details of the U.S. strike on Iran and the proposed "Golden Dome" US-wide missile defense system.Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her recent columns and podcast episodes including how to deal with a partner's moodiness and the role of artificial intelligence in dating.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
