19: BPR Nuevo!

Boston Public Radio Podcast

English - December 06, 2019 20:49 - 2 hours - 73.9 MB - ★★★★ - 429 ratings
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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius discussed paths for growth in the city’s school system, and took questions from listeners.

We opened lines to callers to ask: how do you feel when politicians go off script?

Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations.

Dan Adams, Cannabis reporter for the Boston Globe, discussed how Massachusetts is faring after its first year with legalized marijuana, and his recent piece in the Globe on the latest vaping-related illnesses.

Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed a debate over congestion pricing in Massachusetts, and why the state is stuck in an affordable housing quagmire.

Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discussed the legacy and importance of Black Santa, and George Zimmerman’s lawsuit against the parents of Trayvon Martin.

Actors Emilio Delgado and Gisela Chipe, who star in the the Huntington Theater Company’s Quixote Nuevo, joined us for our weekly news quiz.