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Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:
Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral
Live Music Friday: Fabiola Mendez and Lowell Folk Festival organizer Lee Viliesis
Zamawa Arenas, co-chair of the Latino Equity Fund, and Ciro Valiente, director of the Venezuelan Association in Massachusetts
Recent segments
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U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins calls for inclusion of neo-Nazis in gang database
If the U.S. Justice Department successfully restores the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber, Rollins' office would support the move. -
'This is our moment in time': Hundreds of new supportive housing units to open in Boston area with political will, relief funds
Housing plus additional services will be provided through Pine Street Inn and Father Bill's & MainSpring, a setup local shelter leaders say has a high success rate in keeping people housed. -
What to know about the IRS' new reporting requirements for Venmo, PayPal and other payment apps
Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary explains the IRS' new reporting requirements for Venmo, PayPal. -
Local activist calls for state action on missing Black women and girls
“Black women and girls, the organizers in Boston, in Massachusetts, are usually the ones that have to fight for our freedom.” -
Former Biden campaign advisor believes Gen Z will save U.S. politics
"This generation gap that’s emerged over the last two decades is among the most significant in politics," John Della Volpe said. -
Feeling angry? A therapist and mother says to scream it out
Sarah Harmon joined Boston Public Radio to talk about mothers are coping during the pandemic, and why sometimes screaming just feels good.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 4/21/26: Secrets Secrets
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey gives a Marathon recap and updates us with the latest on the Pat's coach Mike Vrabel drama.Rich Davey, CEO of Massport, discusses how the war with Iran is impacting local travel costs around jet fuel and flight prices.CNN's John King joins us for the latest national political headlines, including Senate primaries and Kash Patel suing The Atlantic for an article about his heavy drinking and absences.Nicole Nguyen, personal tech columnist at the Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss her latest reporting on what AI really knows about you, and an onslaught of software updates you don't want to ignore. -
BPR Full Show 4/17/26: Avoiding The Bonk
BPL president David Leonard, Jay Moschella, manager of rare books and manuscripts, and Garrett Dash Nelson, curator of the Leventhal Map Center, discuss the library's exhibit of rare printings of the Declaration of Independence.Tracy Bonham joins with a string quartet for Live Music Friday ahead of a show this weekend at the Burren.Abdallah Fayyad of the Boston Globe and NBC10's Sue O'Connell join us for Press Play to talk about Pete Hegseth's latest Tarantino-inspired prayer service and other media analysis.Boston Athletic Association President Jack Fleming and BAA high performance team member Robert Miranda join for a marathon preview. -
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BPR Full Show 4/15: Kind For A Day
Cannabis Control Commission chair Shannon O'Brien discusses the state of the marijuana industry in Mass.Kade Crockford of the ACLU of Mass joins for a discussion about protest safety and data privacy in our surveillance era.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses Viktor Orban's defeat in Hungary and lessons against illiberalism more broadly. Plus, thoughts on Hegseth's Holy War and U.S. officials going toe to toe with the pope.And, we talk to Anna McKeown of DreamFar and Jim Keane of Boston Bulldogs run clubs. -
BPR Full Show 4/14: Holding Predatory Men Accountable In Congress
CNN's John King zooming in to discuss national political headlines.Michael Alosco, co-director of clinical research at the BU CTE Center, discusses his work researching biomarker development for CTE and long-term effectives of repetitive head impacts.Michael Prysner leads the Center on Conscience & War, he zooms in to discuss the massive uptick in military personnel reaching out to his organization seeking to become conscientious objectors in the war in Iran.Bertil Jean-Chronberg of Bonde Wine Shop in Harvard Square joins us for a discussion and taste test of Vermont wines.