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.
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.
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, February 13th, 2019.
We spoke with Sen. Ed Markey about the Green New Deal.
Carolyn Beeler, the environment reporter for The World, called us from Antarctica, where she’s embedded with the research vessel the Nathaniel B. Palmer, which is on expedition to Thwaites Glacier.
We spoke with economist Jonathan Gruber about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax on people with assets in excess of $50 million.
National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the controversy between billionaire Jeff Bezos and The National Enquirer.
We discussed a new bill in Oregon that could eliminate vaccine exemptions for parents after an outbreak of measles in the state.
We asked Sue O’Connell, host of NECN’s “The Takeaway,” whether America will elect a bachelor, like Sen. Cory Booker, to the White House.
In the aftermath of the Westminster Dog Show, we asked our listeners how they felt about the practice of “clipping” dogs' nails, tails and ears, which is prevalent in dog competitions.
Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein joined us to discuss the second season of her podcast “Love Letters.”