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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
BU disinformation researcher Joan Donovan
Live Music Friday courtesy of BAMS Fest Performers the Roots Alley Collective
GBH’s Callie Crossley
Boston Pride 4 The People
Recent segments
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Restaurateur Tiffani Faison is taking things 'one week at a time'
The "Chopped" judge and "Top Chef" alum shares her upcoming restaurants. -
Wu touts smooth vaccine mandate rollout, says protests at home reflect 'fragile state of democracy'
Boston vaccination rates jumped in the week ahead of vaccine mandate. -
Pressley to Biden: Forgive student loans immediately
The U.S. representative also criticized Gov. Charlie Baker’s pandemic response, calling for stronger state action. -
Bike lane backlash pushes Cambridge to consult with small business owners
After installing bike lanes along Mass. Ave. in November, the City Council is analyzing future bike installations. -
Scientists had cheap at-home coronavirus tests ready in 2020, but many still are not approved in the U.S.
MIT scientist Dr. Irene Bosch said the FDA missed an opportunity. -
Cambridge restaurateur Tracy Chang urges city to mandate proof of vaccination
The PAGU chef and owner said a requirement would ease the burden on small businesses struggling through the pandemic.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 4/03: ICE Agents Obstruct Justice To Take Custody Of A Man Mid-Trial & Federal Education Funds Withdrawn From Massachusetts
Today:We talk with lawyer, former Suffolk County Sheriff, Andrea Cabral about the administration’s attack on law firms … Plus, the unprecedented detention of a defendant mid-trial.And, former education secretary Paul Reville discusses the Trump administration clawing back $106 million in unspent COVID funds to Mass. schools. -
Best Of BPR 4/02: Trump's Tariff Policies Take Us 'Off The Cliff' & Spiders Weave Noise Cancellation Into Their Webs
Today:Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses Trump's tariff plan; and the CEO response to this presidential administration.And, naturalist and author Sy Montgomery brings us the latest headlines from the non-human world: Urban spiders weaving noise cancellation into their webs, and octopuses escaping sharks by hitching a ride on their heads. -
BPR Full Show 4/02: Let Me Be Your Avocado
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the launch of the first US professional women's 15s rugby league and a controversy surrounding influencers and hot yoga. Harvard security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the justice department seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione and the results of Tuesday's supreme court election in Wisconsin.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld of Yale School of Management discusses Trump's "liberation day" tariffs and the response (or lack-thereof) by CEOs to the Trump administration.Naturalist Sy Montgomery explains how urban spiders build soundproofing into their webs and why an octopus hitched a ride on a shark. -
Best Of BPR 4/01: Former Denmark Ambassador On Trump's Greenland Land Grab & The ACLU Against Tyranny
Today:Rufus Gifford, former ambassador to Denmark under Barack Obama -- who more recently worked on the Biden/Harris and Harris/Walz campaigns -- discusses Donald Trump's rhetoric about Greenland.Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, discusses their organization joining onto the legal team in defense of Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk. -
BPR Full Show 4/01: Rumeysa Ozturk Case
ACLUM executive director Carol Rose discusses the local ACLU chapter joining on to legal filings in support of Rümeysa ÖztürkCorby Kummer on Trump's immigration impacts on farm workers and unions.Rufus Gifford, former Ambassador to Denmark parses through the Trump administration's rhetoric around Greenland.CNN's John King on national political headlines & Wisconsin election.