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Monday on BPR:
Food policy analyst Corby Kummer
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Roger Brown and Liza Levy of Salt Lick Incubator join us in Studio 3 with a musical performance from Tiny Habits
A conversation with Reproductive Equity Now, a group pushing for unrestricted access to abortions later in pregnancy in Massachusetts
Recent segments
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GOP frontrunner Minogue: Governors should put people above party politics
Mike Minogue, a Republican candidate for governor, says that he wants to make Massachusetts a place people can stay and raise families like his. -
Boston sues Instagram, TikTok for targeting and harming kids
Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that the city must “make sure that there are standards for children not to be directly targeted by algorithms that prioritize endless scrolling.” -
Despite Trump’s obstruction, Warren remains upbeat about housing bill’s fate
The president is refusing to sign the bill until Congress passes a voter ID law he wants. -
‘We made a mistake’: After court tosses 2 ballot questions, attorney general defends her record
A proposal to bring back rent control was thrown out less than a week after an income tax cut initiative was jettisoned. -
In first interview for DA bid, Rachael Rollins makes her case despite ‘messy’ exit as US attorney
Rollins took swipes at both Kevin Hayden, who she wants to unseat as Suffolk district attorney, and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. -
Boston, state resolve Summer Street standoff days ahead of first World Cup match
The impasse had complicated preparations for the World Cup matches.
Listen to previous shows
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BPR Full Show 2/23: The Blizzard of '26
As a massive blizzard bears down on New England, Jim and Margery keep talking on the airwaves. They take calls from listeners on how they're faring during the storm and help Jim answer questions about his pellet stove. Plus:MassDems chair Steve Kerrigan and MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale join us for our regular political check-in.Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of Black voter support for the Trump administration, and corporate DEI efforts.Ali Noorani, the Barr Foundation’s new president, joins to share his hopes and goals for the philanthropic organization under his leadership.We dedicate hour three of the show to special snow coverage, talking with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston mayor Michelle Wu, meteorologist David Epstein, NBC 10 Boston's Sue O'Connell, GBH's Jeremy Siegel, CAI's John Basile, MassDOT's Jonathan Gulliver, the MBTA's COO Ryan Coholan, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. -
BPR Full Show 2/20: Beam Us Up
For Press Play media analysis we talk to NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell and GBH's Callie Crossley. Live Music Friday with saxophonist Zishi Liu. He's headlining a Lunar New Year concert at Regattabar later this month.Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses today's SCOTUS ruling that bars President Trump from enacting sweeping tariffs. We play our conversation with Andy Freed, author of “Lead Like The Boss: The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership.” -
BPR Full Show 2/19: Speed No More
Juliette Kayyem on Democratic mayors across the country moving to limit ICE action in their citiesAndrea Cabral on the Colin Gray case, father of a school shooter.Federico Rossano on a GBH event screening NOVA’s “Can Dogs Talk?” -
BPR Full Show 2/18: Cheating To Win
We remember documentarian Frederick Wiseman and actor Robert Duvall with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen. And he reviews the new Wuthering Heights movie.Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray discusses why more people are turning to AI for health-related questions (and what it means for their health). Plus, why Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill battle.NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey gives us a dispatch from the winter Olympics: on how a cheating scandal is upheaving the friendly sport of curling, and how, per usual, the Olympic Village has already run out of condoms.