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Coming up Tuesday on on BPR, live from the BPL:
CNN’s John King
Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Embrace Boston’s Imari Paris Jeffries
Giselle Byrd of The Theater Offensive ahead of the Embrace Ideas Festival
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey
Recent segments
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Hazing and harassment have 'always been' in youth sports, says NBC Sports Boston anchor
Trenni Kusnierek believes part of the blame for harassment in school sports falls on the adults in the room. -
Acting Mayor Janey extends free MBTA ridership in her final days in office
Although Janey said she was open to a job in the Wu administration, her immediate plans were to “rest and reflect and write.” -
Asian Americans In Boston Are 'Pinching Themselves' After Michelle Wu's Historic Win
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the election -
Conservative Panic Over Critical Race Theory Apparent In Virginia Election
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville says Democrats need to change how they discuss the topic. -
Medical Ethicist Says COVID-19 Vaccines For Kids 5-11 Shouldn't Be Mandated — Yet
As shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 arrive at hospitals, pediatric centers and vaccination clinics around the… -
No Permanent Housing Means Mass And Cass Evictees Will Be Back On The Streets, Says ACLU Exec. Director
Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts, told Boston Public Radio on Tuesday the city should be making a housing-first effort, not evicting people and offering temporary shelter or involuntarily committing them to live in a detention center, as proposed by Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 1/17: Eggs, Eggs, and Eggs!
Robert Pinsky is a three-time U.S. Poet Laureate, who’s performed alongside Bruce Springsteen and for Lisa Simpson. He joined alongside Berklee professor and bandmate Stan Strickland for Live Music Friday.Ron Mitchell & Breje Williams reflected on MLK’s legacy of activism ahead of MLK dayDiana DiZoglio on efforts to bring transparency to the state legislatureLaTosha Brown,activist & organizer behind Black Voters Matter, on Kamala’s loss, and the path towards equity under Trump 2.0. -
Best Of BPR 1/17: Latosha Brown's Contemplative Politics & Live Music Friday With Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky
Today: LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter, reflects on the 2024 election, and the need to buckle in for the work of the next four years.And, three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins for Live Music Friday, accompanied by Stan Strickland, ahead of a show at Regattabar in Harvard Square. -
Best Of BPR 01/16: Bill McKibben Still Has Hope For Earth & Professor Anthony Jack Schools Elite Institutions On Their Inclusion Claims
Today:Legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben joins to discuss how the incoming energy secretary refuses to link the rise in wildfires to climate change … And how those fires are reshaping the home insurance industry.And, Boston University professor Anthony Jack studies higher education leadership. He chronicled the vast disparities among Harvard students during pandemic-related campus closures, and argues elite campuses remain very unequal in his new book: “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.” -
BPR Full Show 01/16: A Looming TikTok Ban
NBC political director Chuck Todd returns for his Thursday D.C. roundup.Then we ask listeners about a potential TikTok ban. Former secretary of public safety, Andrea Cabral, weighs in on Pam Bondi's AG confirmation hearing, Jack Smith hanging up his hat and other law & order headlines.Environmentalist Bill McKibben returns for his monthly roundup of climate headlines. This week, that's the L.A. wildfires and climate resistance under Trump.Anthony Jack is a professor at Boston University and author of the book “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the Price.” He joins us to discuss. Am I the A-hole if I use the ADA stall when I don't have a disability? Callers discuss. -
Best Of BPR 01/15: Mayor Wu's Working Maternity Leave & TikTok Awaits Its American Fate
Today:We ask listeners to weigh in on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu not taking maternity leave after becoming just one of very few women to give birth while holding elected office … A source with intimate knowledge of the matter calls in.And, tech guru Andy Ihnatko explains what the end of Tik-Tok would look like, and why thousands of users are flocking to yet another China-owned video sharing app, instead of Mark Zuckerberg’s “Reels.”