Boston Public Radio Podcast
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BPR Full Show: Right on the Money
March 08, 2021 20:18 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking with listeners about President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package. Michelle Singletary discusses how this year’s tax season could play out with the addition of stimulus checks. She also talks about the new Netflix show, “Marriage or Mortgage.” Singletary is a nationally syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, whose award-winning column, "The Color of Money," provides insight into the world of personal financ...
Corby Kummer: H-E-B Supermarkets Helped Texans Amid Severe Power Outage
March 05, 2021 19:51 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBFood writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Thursday about how H-E-B grocery stores supported community members in Texas during the severe power outage that swept the state last month. “It has enormous brand halo because in times of crisis when there’s no power, there they are with bread, milk, and eggs,” he said. “Supermarket chains - if they’ve got good supply chains and have labor policies that will encourage labor to come in and brave the elements - can get enormou...
BPR Full Show: Rise of the Robots
March 05, 2021 19:36 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: John Barros discusses his entry into Boston’s mayoral race, and how small businesses are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. Barros is the former chief of economic development for the Walsh administration, and candidate for mayor. Next, we ask listeners what they were looking forward to returning to the most when the pandemic ends. Sue O’Connell talks about the scandals facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Massachusetts State Police Col. Christ...
BPR Full Show: Master of Nothing
March 04, 2021 22:10 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd updates us on the security threats facing the U.S. Capitol Building from conspiracy theorists and militias. He also weighs in on the misconduct scandals facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” on NBC, host of “Meet the Press Daily" on MSNBC, and the Political Director for NBC News. Next, we open the phone lines to talk with listeners about their vaccine frustrations. Andrea Cabral di...
BPR Full Show: The Next Step
March 03, 2021 20:35 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Jon Gruber argues that we should be grateful for COVID-19 vaccine innovation, as well as why we shouldn’t be hesitant to get vaccinated. He also shares his thoughts on whether employers should require their employees to get vaccinated before returning to work. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is "Jump-Starting Amer...
Harvard's Kayyem Connects Election Lies To White Supremacy, Reflects on Wray Testimony
March 03, 2021 20:02 - 26 minutes - 24 MBHarvard professor and national security expert Juliette Kayyem returned to Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, offering her takeaways from Senate testimony given Tuesday by FBI Director Christopher Wray. Wray, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, spent hours responding to questions about the FBI’s investigations into the Jan. 6 insurrection, and warned that the threat of domestic terrorism has only increased in the weeks following the attack. “Wray was very, very clear th...
BPR Full Show: Home Improvement
March 02, 2021 22:09 - 2 hours - 74.9 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners how they felt about the lack of government assistance in vaccine registration. Trenni Kusnierek discusses the pressure sports fans put on aging athletes, and Tiger Woods’ recent car accident. She also speaks about the MLB’s spring training “mercy rule.” Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George shares her thoughts on sc...
BPR Full Show: Spring Fever
March 01, 2021 19:46 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: E.J. Dionne weighs in on what the events of last weekend’s CPAC can tell us about the future of Trumpism and the GOP. He also speaks about the nursing home scandal and sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Cuomo. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is "Code Red: How Progressives And Moderates Can Unite To Save Our Country.” Next, we open the phone lines to speak with list...
BPR Full Show: A Reopening
February 26, 2021 20:27 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Rep. Jon Santiago shares his thoughts on Gov. Baker’s vaccine rollout hearing, and whether Mass. is ready to reopen. He also discusses his entrance into the Boston mayoral race. Santiago is a Democratic State Representative for the 9th Suffolk district, a candidate for mayor, and an ER doctor at Boston Medical Center. We open the phone lines to hear what listeners had to say about Gov. Baker’s plans to reopen Mass. Sue O’Connell talks about the House...
BPR Full Show: Schooled
February 25, 2021 21:03 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Chuck Todd weighs in on CPAC and the state of the Republican party. He also shares his thoughts on how Gov. Cuomo’s nursing home scandal and sexual harassment allegations could impact the N.Y. Democratic party. Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” on NBC, host of “Meet the Press Daily" on MSNBC, and the Political Director for NBC News. We ask listeners what they thought about Gov. Baker and Mass. Education Commissioner Riley’s plan to reopen scho...
'The Right Direction To Go In': Former Mass. Education Secretary Reville On Gov. Baker's Push To Reopen Schools
February 25, 2021 20:29 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBSpeaking on Boston Public Radio Thursday, former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville expressed support for a proposal presented Tuesday by the Baker administration, effectively forcing elementary classrooms to reopen by April. "I do think it’s the right direction to go in,” he said, citing decreasing COVID-19 cases in the state, and increasing knowledge about how to conduct in-person learning safely. He acknowledged, though, that the process is likely to be "complicated and cont...
BPR Full Show: Just Another Day at the Office
February 24, 2021 20:18 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Jonathan Gruber weighs in on the debate over President Biden’s pledge to raise the federal minimum wage to $15. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. He was instrumental in creating both the Massachusetts health-care reform and the Affordable Care Act, and his latest book is "Jump-Starting America How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream." Next, we open the phone lines to ask listeners about the absence of...
BPR Full Show: Time Out
February 23, 2021 20:24 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We open the phone lines to hear how listeners are processing the news that half a million Americans have died from COVID-19. Trenni Kusnierek discusses some professional athletes’ reluctance to do vaccine PSAs. She also shares her thoughts on the debate over whether Olympic athletes should jump the vaccine line. Kusnierek is a reporter and anchor for NBC Sports Boston, and a weekly Boston Public Radio contributor. Rep. Bill Driscoll previews this Thu...
BPR Full Show: Quarantine Rolls On
February 22, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Brian McGrory weighs in on the criticism lodged against Gov. Baker’s vaccine rollout. He also speaks about the Supreme Court’s denial of former President Trump's bid to conceal his financial records. McGrory is the editor-in-chief of The Boston Globe. Next, we open the phone lines to ask listeners what their experiences have been in registering for the COVID-19 vaccine. Michelle Singletary discusses this year’s confusing tax season, and how listeners...
BPR Full Show: Hypocrisy
February 19, 2021 19:47 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by opening the phone lines to talk with listeners about Sen. Ted Cruz and hypocrisy. Sue O’Connell weighs in on Sen. Ted Cruz trip to Cancun while Texans struggled with freezing temperatures and the loss of electricity. She also touches on the 2021 postponement of Boston Pride, and Elton John’s friendship with Rush Limbaugh. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator a...
BPR Full Show: Crash Landing
February 18, 2021 20:42 - 2 hours - 75 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Congressman Jake Auchincloss argues for the creation of a Mass. centralized preregistration vaccination site. He also explains why he believes former President Trump could be tried under the 14th Amendment for the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. Auchincloss is the Democratic congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. Andrea Cabral explains how Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and the NAACP are using the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act in their laws...
BPR Full Show: A State of Disarray
February 17, 2021 21:33 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Art Caplan weighs in on the recent firing of a Texas doctor after he distributed ten vaccines that were about to expire. He also argues for moving elite athletes further ahead in the vaccination line. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU School of Medicine. Carlo DeMaria responds to claims made by Everett City Councilor Gerly Adrien of racist treatment from her collea...
Corby Kummer: Will Universal Free Lunches Last After The Pandemic?
February 17, 2021 18:51 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBFood writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Wednesday about universal free lunches amid the pandemic. “School lunch is one of the only mystifyingly good stories of the Trump administration during the pandemic - which is that they extended waivers so that entire families of students who were eligible for free school lunches could get them,” Kummer said. “All the children in the family would be eligible for these meals not just the students at eligible schools.” Univers...
BPR Full Show: Life on Hold
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We start the show by opening phone lines to talk with listeners about whether they feel their life is on hold due to COVID-19. Trenni Kusnierek discusses the car crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid the day of the Super Bowl, and the leeway given to NFL athletes for bad behavior. She also speaks about Mark Cuban’s decision to omit the national anthem from Dallas Mavericks home games, arguing that the national anthem sho...
Harvard Law Professor: Trump's Acquittal Has 'All Kinds Of Resonance'
February 15, 2021 21:30 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBBefore former President Trump’s impeachment trial began, Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen wrote in the New Yorker that his acquittal may send a worse message to society than if there were no trial at all. Gersen told Boston Public Radio on Monday, days after the acquittal vote, that she does think charging former President Trump for his role in inciting the insurrection and holding the public trial lessens the “message of impunity” for him. But, she said, the acquitt...
Suffolk Law Professor: Trump Impeachment Trial Was 'Necessary,' Despite 'Preordained' Acquittal
February 15, 2021 21:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned former President Trump for inciting the insurrection on Jan. 6, just hours after he’d voted to acquit Trump of the charge in the impeachment trial. McConnell, like many of his Republican colleagues, argued that regardless of Trump’s role, the impeachment trial was unconstitutional because it occurred after he had left office. Suffolk University Law Professor Renée Landers told Boston Public Radio that even though the acquittal was “...
BPR Full Show: Politics As Usual
February 15, 2021 20:30 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Renée Landers shares her legal analysis of former President Trump’s impeachment trial, and discussed the importance of Congress establishing a timeline of what happened during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege for the public record. Landers is a professor of law and faculty director of the health and biomedical law concentration at Suffolk University’s School of Law. Next, we open the phone lines to hear listeners’ thoughts on the acquittal of former President...
BPR Full Show 2/12/21: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day Four
February 12, 2021 21:01 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by taking listener calls about Gov. Baker’s “vaccine buddy system.” Sue O’Connell talks about the President of the Tokyo Olympics stepping down after sexist comments, and the potential for Trump family members to run for political office. She also weighs in on the resignation of Mass. Climate Change Undersecretary David Ismay. O’Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and the South End News, as well as NECN's political commentator...
BPR Full Show 2/11/21: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day Three
February 11, 2021 20:32 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Jennifer Horn, former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party, weighs in on former President Trump’s impeachment trial, and touches on her recent resignation from the Lincoln Project. She also speaks about how the country can become less divisive, and the state of disinformation in politics. We open phone lines to talk with listeners about how they thought the impeachment trial of former President Trump would proceed. Former Suffolk County sherif...
'It's Clear' In-Person Education Won't Be Fully Restored This Semester, Says Former MA Education Secretary
February 11, 2021 20:29 - 20 minutes - 19 MBFormer Massachusetts Education Secretary Paul Reville spoke to Boston Public Radio on Thursday about the timeline for reopening schools amid the pandemic. “It’s clear that for the balance of this semester, we’re not going to have in-person education fully restored in any of our big cities,” he said. “The fall [semester] is still an open question and depends how far we can penetrate with the vaccine.” Paul Reville is former state secretary of education and a professor at Harvard Un...
BPR Full Show 2/10/21: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day Two
February 10, 2021 21:14 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: M.I.T economist Jonathan Gruber analyzes President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, and how it could affect the economy at large. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the build-up of domestic terrorism incidents under President Trump, culminating in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. She also gave her thoughts on anti-vaxxers during COVID-19, and discussed how organizers are preparing for the Tokyo Olympics. Next, we open phone lines to hear lis...
Harvard Professor Juliette Kayyem On The Return To 'Normal-ish'
February 10, 2021 21:13 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBJuliette Kayyem made her weekly appearance on Boston Public Radio Wednesday, where she spoke about America’s relationship with the coronavirus in the years and decades to come. She contrasted pandemics with other varieties of crisis, like natural disasters or terrorist attacks, “where the thing comes and goes,” and explained that pandemics are fundamentally different because the viruses stick around. “The vaccine is a major contributor to getting back to normal-ish,” the CNN analy...
BPR Full Show 2/9/21: Senate Impeachment Trial, Day One
February 09, 2021 20:38 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Washington Post op-ed columnist EJ Dionne weighs in on former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, and whether Republicans will choose to associate with Trump and the violence that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He also spoke on hopes for bipartisanship in the Biden administration. Next, we open phone lines to discuss former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Harvard professor Danielle Allen offers her views on how the country ...
BPR Full Show 2/8/21: Got Your GOAT
February 08, 2021 20:54 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe explains what’s likely to could happen at former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, including possible First Amendment defense arguments from GOP senators, and what Trump could actually end up being charged with. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek discusses Sunday night’s Super Bowl, quarterback Tom Brady’s record seven Super Bowl wins, and lingering issues with racial equity in th...
BPR Full Show 2/5/21: The $50,000 Fix
February 05, 2021 21:33 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We open phone lines to talk with listeners about Gov. Baker’s loosening of COVID restrictions in Massachusetts, and whether the state is ready. Media maven Sue O’Connell talks about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Feb. 2 Instagram live where she revealed she’s a victim of sexual assault, and the subsequent backlash she faced for it. She also discusses President Biden’s foreign policy memo on global LGBT rights, and the significance of having several o...
Corby Kummer On How Local Restaurants On Hiatus Can Use Their Space For Good
February 05, 2021 21:30 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBThe Gloucester House is, like a number of local restaurants during this harsh COVID winter, on hiatus. But its private function hall is far from empty, food policy writer Corby Kummer told Boston Public Radio on Friday. The restaurant has opened its doors to the Grace Shelter, to provide a warm haven for local people who are experiencing homelessness. “They’re showing the way for local businesses to use their facilities for good, when organizations have lost their facilities,” said...
BPR Full Show 2/4/21: Close Calls & Open Lines
February 04, 2021 21:25 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discusses dual House GOP votes on the standings of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney, news on the latest incoming COVID-19 relief bill, and former President Trump’s upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Next, we open phone lines to talk about listeners’ love-hate relationships with Facebook. Former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral discusses Wednesday’s suspension of ...
BPR Full Show 2/3/21: Coming Up Short
February 03, 2021 20:43 - 2 hours - 75.9 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Rep. Richard Neal discusses the latest updates on the next COVID-19 stimulus bill, and former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. He also weighs in on the epidemic of conspiracy theories affecting politics, and speaks about his experience during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. MIT economist Jonathan Gruber breaks down how Redditors influenced the stock market by buying up GameStop stocks, and explains similarities between buying stocks and gambling...
BPR Full Show 2/2/21: Same As It Ever Was
February 02, 2021 20:24 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin by talking with listeners about how much you think President Biden ought to negotiate with the GOP on the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus package. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek discusses racial reckoning in the world of sports, touching on former MLB player Tommy Harper’s experience of racial bias in his neighborhood, and the disparity in football coaching opportunities for people of color. She also talks about Red Sox s...
BPR Full Show 2/1/21: Of Gooses & Ganders
February 02, 2021 13:30 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We begin Monday's show by opening lines, talking with listeners about your experiences trying to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Mass. TV expert Bob Thompson commemorated the life and career of groundbreaking actress Cicely Tyson, who died last week. He also reviewed HBO’s “The Little Things,” Netflix's “The Brooklyn Saints," and SyFy’s “Resident Alien.” GBH News analyst and GroundTruth Project CEO Charlie Sennott weighs in on protests in Russia ar...
Why Does Mass. Rank 41st In Vaccine Rollout? Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett Explains
February 01, 2021 21:29 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBDr. Katherine Gergen Barnett returned to Boston Public Radio Monday, offering some clarity on why Massachusetts lags behind the rest of the nation when it comes to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. According to a Washington Post vaccine tracker, the Bay State currently ranks 41st in the nation, with just under seven percent of residents having received their first dose. For comparison, Connecticut has managed to vaccinated almost 10 percent, while West Virginia has managed to ...
Bonus BPR: How Amateur Traders Beat Wall Street
January 29, 2021 22:07 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBOn Boston Public Radio Friday, Emily Rooney described how a group of people organized by social media used a Wall Street tactic to redistribute millions of dollars away from hedge funds, and into the pockets of amateur traders by buying up stock from a dying retailer, GameStop. “This was an insurrection by a group of people who said we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore, and they beat Wall Street at their own game and now Wall Street is really really mad,” she sa...
BPR Full Show 1/29/21: Dream On
January 29, 2021 21:12 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Dr. Howard Koh, former state commissioner of the Department of Public Health, talks about new updates from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on their forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine, and the risks posed by the coronavirus variants that are popping up around the world and here in the U.S. He also speaks about President Biden’s handling of the pandemic during his first 10 days in office, and the bumpy vaccine rollout here in Mass. Next, we open lines...
BPR Full Show 1/28/21: Who You Gonna Call?
January 28, 2021 20:34 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighs in on the members of the GOP aligning with former President Trump on impeachment, and talks about frustration with what he describes as “fact-deserts” throughout much of the U.S. He also discusses the challenge for President Biden in negotiating with Republican leadership to pass his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Next, we open lines to talk with listeners about your experiences using state govern...
BPR Full Show 1/27/21: Sisyphean
January 27, 2021 21:11 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville discusses the CDC’s latest statement reassuring schools that they can operate safely in-person, and frustration from the Mass. educators about their standing in the state's vaccine rollout plan. Next, we turned to listeners, hearing your thoughts on whether the state ought to prioritize vaccinating teachers ahead of school reopening in Mass. M.I.T. economist Jonathan Gruber breaks down President Biden's...
'Grocery Workers Could Say The Same Thing,' Reville Says of MTA Vaccine Frustration
January 27, 2021 21:10 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBOn Wednesday’s Boston Public Radio, former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville offered his thoughts on contention between the Mass. Teacher’s Association and Gov. Charlie Baker, after teachers were slotted down in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine priority list. On Monday, state officials announced they’d be prioritizing residents 65 and older, and bumping educators to second priority in phase two of the vaccine rollout. Despite the delay, Gov. Baker is continuing to pressure schools...
BPR Full Show 1/26/21: Watching COVID
January 26, 2021 20:01 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We start Tuesday's show by opening lines, getting your reactions to the bumpy rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Mass. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek weighs in on quarterback Tom Brady’s Sunday win with the Buccaneers, and what it means about the role Patriots coach Bill Belichick played in his team’s success over the past two decades. She also reflected on the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron, and discussed sexual harassment a...
BPR Full Show 1/25/21: Working It Out
January 25, 2021 21:41 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Washington Post opinion columnist EJ Dionne discusses the litany of challenges facing President Biden, and why he believes he ought to prioritize urgency over unity. He also talks about his expectations for the future of the filibuster. Victim’s rights attorney Kenneth Feinberg discusses the open question of whether a federal victim’s compensation fund ought to be instated in response to the pandemic. We then open lines to listeners, to hear your th...
BPR Full Show 1/22/21: Pushing Buttons
January 22, 2021 20:58 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We open lines to talk with listeners about Gov. Charlie Baker’s latest easing of restrictions in Mass., and the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines here in the Commonwealth. Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed President Biden's latest executive order addressing Title VII protections for LGBT Americans, and weighs in on the planned appointment of Dr. Rachel Levine to assistant secretary of health. The appointment would make her the first openly transgend...
BPR Full Show 1/21/21: 'The Best Cracker I've Ever Tasted'
January 21, 2021 22:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd talks about Wednesday’s inauguration, what he’s expecting for vaccine rollout under President Biden, and weighs in on an upcoming NFL playoff game between his team, the Green Bay Packers, and Tom Brady’s Buccaneers. Next, we open lines to talk with listeners about your hopes for the America’s future under President Biden. Former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral talks about...
Whole Foods Gets Called Out For Its Misleading Animal Welfare Labels
January 21, 2021 21:55 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBFood writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Thursday about a new report by Farm Forward that investigates the differences between animal welfare labels on food. “Whole Foods gets dinged, because they decided they weren’t going to go with the Animal Welfare Society or Certified Humane, they were going to do their own standards and they would put their own animal welfare label on their goods,” he said. “That should always raise red flags - if a company is doing its own c...
BPR Full Show 1/20/21: Forty-Six
January 20, 2021 20:38 - 2 hours - 81.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We air live audio from President Biden’s inauguration ceremony, and speak with listeners about your impressions of the ceremony and thoughts on Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States. Callie Crossley, host of GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black, offers her own take on Wednesday's inauguration ceremony, from the reading of an inaugural poem by 23 year-old Amanda Gorman, to President Trump's decision to opt out of attending. CNN anal...
BPR Full Show 1/21/20: Forty-Six
January 20, 2021 20:38 - 2 hours - 81.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We air live audio from President Biden’s inauguration ceremony, and speak with listeners about your impressions of the ceremony and thoughts on Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States. Callie Crossley, host of GBH’s Under the Radar and Basic Black, offers her own take on Wednesday's inauguration ceremony, from the reading of an inaugural poem by 23 year-old Amanda Gorman, to President Trump's decision to opt out of attending. CNN anal...
BPR Full Show 1/19/21: Closing Thoughts
January 19, 2021 21:23 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We first open lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on the final day of President Donald Trump’s presidency. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek talks about Tom Brady's success beyond the Patriots, frustration with a lack of Black coaches in the NFL, and the scheduled appearance of Sarah Fuller, the first woman to play and score in a Power Five college football game, at Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Bid...
BPR Full Show 1/18/21: Our Second Chance
January 18, 2021 21:19 - 2 hours - 74.9 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We kick things off by opening our lines, talking with listeners about honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with acts of public service. King Boston Executive Director Imari Paris Jeffries talks about his organization’s forthcoming memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders on Boston Common, and why he’s hopeful about the city's capacity to evolve into an anti-racist beacon for the rest of the nation. Joan Donovan, Rese...