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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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                    Boston Public Radio full show: March 31, 2022Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from March 31, 2022.
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                    Healey now supports a terminally ill patient's ‘right to die’AG and gubernatorial hopeful also voiced newfound support for sports gambling.
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                    Interim DA Kevin Hayden supports modifying life-without-parole sentences for some prisonersThe Suffolk County prosecutor stopped short of endorsing pending Mass. legislation.
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                    In new film, Ken Burns uses Ben Franklin as a 'guide to who we are at this moment'Documentarian Ken Burns said his upcoming film is a reminder of how America's heroes are also flawed.
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                    'This Old House' answers questions on pandemic gardening, supply chain shortages and cold snaps"This Old House" and "Ask This Old House" landscaping expert Jennifer Nawada and masonry specialist Mark McCullough help us get ready for spring.
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                    Three things to look for as the Ketanji Brown Jackson SCOTUS confirmation hearing beginsLocal legal experts weigh in on what promises to be a charged process.
Listen to previous shows
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                    BPR Full Show 4/29: National Climate DenialNBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Bill Belichick CBS interview, the NFL draft and someone who heckled Jarren Duran over his disclosure of suicidality.Lauren Rikleen and Scott Harshbargar of Lawyers Defending American Democracy join to discuss their efforts to defend the rule of law. Harshbargar is the co-founder and Rikleen is executive director.Sisters Vanessa and Casey White of Jaju Pierogi join at the BPL to discuss their growing pierogi business and their Shark Tank appearance, which airs on May 2.CNN's John King zooms in to discuss how Trump supporters are feeling about the first 100 days and the leftward turn in Canada's election.
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                    Best Of BPR 4/28: Liz Walker On Leaving No One Alone & A Year In Kharkiv As The War Rages OnToday:Legendary Boston broadcaster Liz Walker joins us in Studio 3 to talk about her memoir and experience building community for decades, “No One Left Alone”.And, president of the Boston chapter of the Ukraine Congress committee, Vsevolod Petriv joins with Brian Nolen, founder of New Hampshire-based aid group NH4Ukraine, who has just returned to the states after a year-long stint in Kharkiv.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/28: The Polls Are Going DownEvan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis discusses the economy as it relates to Trump's unpredictability and the Massachusetts' ability to plan for spending.Ilan Stavans of Amherst discusses the religious solidarity of Pope Francis and the surge of nationalism in Mexico amid Trump threats.Rev. Liz Walker discusses her memoir "No One Left Alone"A Ukraine panel with Vsevolod Petriv, president of the Boston chapter of the Ukraine Congress Committee, and Brian Nolen, New Hampshire man who founded an aid group and has spent the past year in Kharkiv delivering aid directly to the front lines.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/25: The Karen Read TrialPaul Willis is a Boston-based rapper and educator who’s spent his career in nonprofits helping youth through hip hop & the arts. His latest project is “Hip Hop Leadership,” a combination album / book / teaching curriculum about what hip hop can teach about leadership. Andera Cabral on the Wisconsin Judge who was arrested. Shirley Leung on nonprofit 826 Boston rejecting $250k in federal grants to maintain their DEI programs. Ken Zuckerman from the national mustard museum & chef Wil Gilson join to promote a liverwurst festival happening Sunday at First Street Market called “Best of the Wurst.”Adam Reilly & Sue O’Connell are our guest for this week’s edition of our media analysis segment Press Play. Main story this week is CBS News & the 60 Minutes chief resigning over editorial pressures.
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                    BPR Full Show 4/18: Getting Marathon Ready!Twisted Pine performed for Live Music Friday, ahead of shows at the Spire in Plymouth and Lowell’s The Town and The City festival. Sue O’Connell on the Blue Origin flight & the latest on Karen Read.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett on RFK’s ongoing vaccine disinformation campaign.BAA CEO Jack Flemming joined to preview this year’s Boston Marathon. He’ll join alongside championship athlete and first-timer Boston runner Barry Keane.Callie Crossley & Yawu Miller on proposed slashes to NPR & PBS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
