Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. We feature our favorite conversation from each show. To hear the full show, please visit wgbhnews.org/bpr To share your opinion, email bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.
2018 WGBH Educational Foundation
Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. We feature our favorite conversation from each show. To hear the full show, please visit wgbhnews.org/bpr To share your opinion, email bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.
2018 WGBH Educational Foundation
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BPR Full Show 8/2: Liverwurst
How the widening political gender gap will impact this election, and Sy Montgomery on the intelligence of birds.
John King zooms in from Las Vegas & Massachusetts auditor Diana DiZoglio makes the case for her ballot question.
Democracy dies in broad daylight at Bezos' Washington Post. We discuss with former Washington Post editor Marty Baron and Robert Reich, former labor secretary under Bill Clinton.
BPR debates the MCAS graduation requirement and talks with astronaut Sunita Williams aboard the International Space Station.
Sue O'Connell discusses the "dude" influencers stumping for Trump; and Sy Montgomery tells us of her recent foray into the deep blue sea, with giant manta rays.
Marie St. Fleur, the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts, contextualizes the Haitian experience against the backdrop of racism on the right.
Israel opens a second front & Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discuss the intersection of politics and religion
Frontline's "The Choice" starkly contrasts Trump, Harris
MIT Economist Jon Gruber breaks down each candidate's economic plans and concepts.
On Steward Health Care, The State's New "Very Mindful" Head Of Police, And $5 Billion For Housing
BPR Full Show 8/14: Who is Herman Caesar?
Best Of BPR 8/14: "Another Appalachia" & Are You More Farm Or More Wilderness
BPR Full Show 8/13: How To Load A Dishwasher... Without Making Enemies
Best Of BPR 8/13: Parental Advisory: Regret & Queen Of Versailles
Best Of BPR 8/12: Prosecuting Big Oil & A Pineapple Over The Sea
BPR Full Show 8/12 Upside Down Pineapple
Best Of BPR 8/09: Grace Kelly Performs & Nancy Gertner Talks SCOTUS Reform
BPR Full Show 8/09: Olympics Check In
Best Of BPR 8/08: Sen. Elizabeth Warren & MA Ice Cream Trail
BPR Full Show 8/8: We Scream for Ice Cream
Best Of BPR 8/07: Families Of Hamas Hostages Accuse Netanyahu Of Intentionally Delaying Deal & Space 101
BPR Full Show 8/07: Shot Spotter
Best Of BPR 8/06: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's Agenda Dies At End Of Legislative Session
BPR Full Show 8/06: Mayor Wu Supports Residential Tax
BPR Full Show 8/5:The Best is What's Inside
Best Of BPR 8/05: Trenni On The Olympics And Fridge-Scaping
Best Of BPR 8/02: David Hogg Is Just One White Dude For Harris & Silkroad Ensemble
Best Of BPR 8/01: Trump Questions Harris' Racial Identity & An Economist On Why IVF Is Good For Society
BPR Full Show 8/1: Caffeination Nation
BPR Full Show 7/31: Governor Healey On The Shelter System
Best Of BPR 7/31: Gov. Healey Discusses New Shelter Policy
Best Of BPR 7/30: Make Democracy Fun Again & Only Fans At The Olympics
BPR Full Show 7/30: Lets Kids Play
Best Of BPR 7/29: Cat Ladies For Democracy & "The History Of Sound"
BPR Full Show 7/29: Cat Ladies Unite
BPR Full Show 7/26: Paris Olympics
Best Of BPR 7/25: Pushing Back Against DEI Pushback & Kamala Harris' Food Policy
BPR Full Show 7/25: Forever and a Day
BPR Full Show 7/24: Sweet Dreams
Best Of BPR 7/24: The Secret Service's Failure & The Straight Poop On Water Quality
Best Of BPR 7/23: Kamala Harris' Brat Summer & The Winter's Tale
BPR Full Show 7/23: Coconut Tree
Best Of BPR 7/22: Rep. Pressley, Steve Kerrigan, Alan Solomont On Biden Stepping Down
Best Of BPR 7/19: Landmarks Orchestra & Boston Olympics? No Thanks.
BPR Full Show 7/19: No Boston Olympics
Best Of BPR 7/18: Bill Kristol's State Of The Race & Summer At The Movies
BPR Full Show 7/18: Escape to the Movies
BPR Full Show 7/17: Flip Flop Politics
Best Of BPR 7/17: Storing Renewable Energy In Everett & Parents Crashing The Honeymoon
BPR Full Show 7/16: Past Assassination Attempts
Best Of BPR 7/16: Trump's Legal Wins Keep On Coming & Past Is Present With Doris Kearns Goodwin
BPR Full Show 7/15: Political Violence on the Ballot
Best Of BPR 7/15: Trump Is Shot & The Election Goes On
Best Of BPR 7/12: Rep. Moulton Calls For Biden To Step Down & State House Leadership Dines On Campaign Dime
BPR Full Show 7/12: Bad Love Juju
Best Of BPR 7/11: Spanglish & Grubby Fingers
BPR Full Show 7/11: Goat Therapy
Best Of BPR 7/10: Attorney General Andrea Campbell
BPR Full Show 7/10: AG Campbell On Demotion Of POST Commissioner Eddy Chrispin
Best Of BPR 7/09: Mayor Michelle Wu
BPR Full Show 7/09: Boston Mayor Will Support Biden
BPR Full Show 7/8: Summer of Smut
Best Of BPR 7/08: America's Cognitive Decline & Dollar Oysters
Best Of BPR 7/01: Supreme Court Rules Trump Has Some Immunity, Complicating Jan. 6 Case
Best Of BPR 6/28: Pod Save America & BAMS Fest
BPR Full Show 6/28: The Debate
Best Of BPR 6/27: Doris Kearns Goodwin & Nicholas Kristof
Best Of BPR 6/27: Doris Kearns Goodwin & Nicholas Kristof
BPR Full Show 6/27: Previewing the Presidential Debate
BPR Full Show 6/25: Judge Gertner
Best Of BPR 6/25: Livingston Taylor For The Children & Nancy Gertner On SCOTUS' Slow Walk
Best Of BPR 6/25: Livingston Taylor For The Children & Nancy Gertner On SCOTUS' Slow Walk
BPR Full Show 6/24: I'm Craving Dog Food
Best Of BPR 6/24: Greater Boston Bike Safety & Babying Our Pets Like Babies
BPR Full Show 6/21: Celtics Parade
Best Of BPR 6/21: Second Sun & LGBT Asylum Task Force
Best Of BPR 6/21: Second Sun & LGBT Asylum Task Force
BPR Full Show 6/20: Thou Shalt Not
Best Of BPR 6/20: Warning Labels On Social Media & The Museum Of Science's Big Renovation
BPR Full Show 6/19: Juneteenth
Best Of BPR 6/20: On Juneteenth & The Black Angels
BPR Full Show 6/18: Celtics Win!
Best Of BPR 6/18: Congressman Ed Markey & Boston's Museum Of African American History
BPR Full Show 6/17: Connect North And South Station Already!
Best Of BPR 6/17: Congressman Seth Moulton & How Latino News Habits Might Shape The Election
BPR Full Show 6/14: Father's Day Fannie Pack
BPR Full Show 6/13:
Best Of BPR 6/13: Ayanna Pressley On SCOTUS Mifepristone Ruling & Hamilton-Garrett Academy
Best Of BPR 6/12: On Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance & Previewing Embrace Ideas Festival
BPR Full Show 6/12: Air Conditioning or Bust
BPR Full Show 6/11: Boston Mayor Wu
Best Of BPR 6/11: Mayor Michelle Wu
Best Of BPR 6/10: Harvard's Khalil Gibran Muhammad & Bike Lane Blockers
BPR Full Show 6/10: On Your Left
BPR Full Show 6/7: Oh boy... Broken AC
Best Of BPR 6/07: Pride For The People & Danielle Miraglia
BPR Full Show 6/6: Pasta-bilities
Best Of BPR 6/06: Housing Massachusetts' Migrants & Chef Joe Sasto
BPR Full Show 6/5: That's That Me Espresso
Best Of BPR 6/05: America's Chinatowns & Chaos In The Market Basket Parking Lot
BPR Full Show 6/4: Ask the AG
Best Of BPR 6/04: AG Andrea Campbell
BPR Full Show 6/3: Courtroom Drama
Best Of BPR 6/03: Mexico Elects Its First Female President & Jim Reveals His Weekly McDonald's Order
BPR Full Show 5/31: Guilty!
BPR Full Show 5/30: Verdict Coming Soon...
Best Of BPR 5/30: The Drone Drop Phone Test & AITA: Produce Sniffer
Best Of BPR 5/29: Climate Innovators & Fresh School Meals
BPR Full Show 5/29: For the Love of Costco
BPR Full Show 5/28: Dreamscrolling
Best Of BPR 5/28: Beach Access & Jim Dreams Of MRI Machines
BPR Full Show 5/24:
Best Of BPR 5/24: Congressman Seth Moulton & LMF: Campfire Festival
BPR Full Show 5/23: Rick Steves Is Back
Best Of BPR 5/22: What's The Deal With Bird Flu & Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Ethics Reporter
BPR Full Show 5/23: Best Dim Sum In Boston
BPR Full Show 5/21: Endless Shrimp
Best Of BPR 5/20: Stormy Daniels Will Not Be Shamed & Words That Suck
BPR Full Show 5/20: A "Very Unique" Episode
Best Of BPR 5/17: Insurrectionist Judges & Billy Dean Thomas