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Coming up Friday on on BPR, live from the BPL:
Wall Street Journal’s Callum Borches
GBH’s Adam Reilly for our media analysis segment “Press Play"
Live Music Friday with the Huntington Theater Company’s production of The Light in the Piazza
Axios business reporter Dan Primack
Lead protesters against the expansion of Hanscom Field
Recent segments
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Medical ethicist says removing unvaccinated patient from heart transplant list was 'sound' policy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital removed a man from the heart transplant waiting list because he had not received the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Mass. Senate President calls for same-day voter registration as House takes up voting rights
Conflict on the horizon: The House Speaker on Monday reiterated his opposition to same-day registration. -
Tech writer says airlines' outdated technology, not 5G services, to blame for flight disruptions
The aviation industry is concerned that the enhanced 5G technology could interfere with planes' radio signals. -
Five-time 'Jeopardy!' champion: Bring back old rules or retire the show
The five-time "Jeopardy!" champion says it may be time for the beloved American game show to end. -
‘We never heard anything back’: Adoptive father of Harmony Montgomery’s sibling speaks out about missing child case
Montgomery’s case illustrates a too-common mistake in the state courts and child protective services, child advocate says. -
Restaurateur Tiffani Faison is taking things 'one week at a time'
The "Chopped" judge and "Top Chef" alum shares her upcoming restaurants.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 4/23: A Joyful Revolution & Comedians In Shorts
Today: Embrace Boston’s Imari Paris Jeffries and Jenee Osterheldt of the Globe’s “A Beautiful Resistance” series and Everyone 250 join ahead of a major rally happening this Saturday to protest racial injustice happening on the federal level, while also commemorating 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr. led a very similar Freedom Rally here in Boston. And, some very funny figures in Boston’s comedy world join us ahead of a show at the Regent in Arlington tonight: Tony V, Lenny Clarke, Frank Santorelli and director Jordan Tofalo join us to talk about comedy. -
Best Of BPR 4/22: Wesleyan President On Trump's Anti-Americanism & 'Divine Intervention'
Today:Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan College, was one of the first university presidents to stand up to federal pressure from the Trump Administration. We discuss the growing chorus following in his footsteps.And, a mother-son duo for the latest iteration of our segment “How Do You Two Know Each Other?” with Marianne Hughes, the first Executive Director with the Interaction Institute for Social Change, and documentary filmmaker Brendan Hughes -- whose podcast, "Divine Intervention" is out now. -
BPR Full Show 4/22: Did MAGA Make Meat Great Again?
Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University, discusses his 'case against cowardice' in the face of Trump's attacks on higher education.Brian McGrory, head of BU journalism, discusses the local reaction to the Pope's death, the latest with Steward Healthcare suing to claw back money from former vendors, and conservative radio callers voicing their displeasure of Trump's tariffs.Marianne Hughes, executive director of the Interaction Institute for Social Change and her son, Brendan Patrick Hughes, documentary filmmaker and podcaster, join for How Do You Two Know Each Other?Lynne Montesanto, publisher of Boston Magazine, discusses this year's Most Influential Bostonians list.CNN's John King discusses the Pope's death, the Supreme Court ruling on deportations, and more national headline -
Best Of BPR 4/17: Holding The Trump Administration In Contempt & Higher Ed's 'Demographic Cliff'
Today:Former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral discusses a federal judge holding the Trump administration in contempt over its defiance – The administration refuses to return a man wrongly deported to El Salvador.Then we talk about higher education with the College Uncovered podcast team, GBH’s Kirk Carapezza and the Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus. Season 4 is out now.