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Corby Kummer: Hibernating Restaurants Stay Hopeful For Warmer Spring Months
October 19, 2020 12:37 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBFood writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Friday about hibernating restaurants, which will close during the winter due to COVID and try to reopen in the spring. “There’s only one choice many restaurants have since the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money ended, which is look at their expenses, see how much it would cost to try to stay open with extremely limited capacity, and say ‘We’re closing the doors and hoping in warmer weather we can bring back outdoor dinin...
BPR Full Show 10/16/20: Eighteen Days to Go
October 16, 2020 18:41 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse discussed the influence of dark money in Washington, and reflected on this week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. We opened up lines to hear your thoughts on Congress’ inability to pass more coronavirus stimulus relief. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney offered her impressions of Thursday’s dueling presidential town halls, and discussed the suspension of C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully a...
BPR Full Show 10/15/20: Kleptocracy Opportunities
October 15, 2020 20:18 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Renée Landers recapped the week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, what the public learned about Barrett’s judicial approach, and whether she believes the nominee would help overturn Roe v. Wade. Landers is a professor of law and faculty director of the health and biomedical law concentration at Suffolk University’s School of Law. We then opened lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on court-stacking,...
BPR Full Show 10/14/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day Three
October 14, 2020 18:56 - 2 hours - 82.1 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We spent today’s show airing live audio from day three of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Wednesday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.
BPR Full Show 10/13/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day Two
October 13, 2020 19:24 - 2 hours - 77.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio We spent today’s show airing live audio from day two of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Tuesday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.
BPR Full Show 10/12/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day One
October 12, 2020 19:21 - 2 hours - 76.7 MBToday on Boston Public Radio We spent today’s show airing live audio from day one of the Senate confirmation hearing for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. You can watch the full recording of Monday’s hearing by visiting WGBH.org/News, or clicking the link here.
BPR Full Show 10/9/20: Long-Time Host, First-Time Caller
October 12, 2020 12:18 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We opened the show by talking with listeners about new legislation, unveiled Friday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that would establish a Congressional panel with the authority to decide when a president is unfit to lead. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney weighed in on the failed attempt by militiamen to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She also talked about the challenges with celebrating Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic, and gave Jim ...
Corby Kummer: 'Moderately Nervous' For Indoor Dining
October 09, 2020 18:18 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBFood writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Friday about transitioning to indoor dining at restaurants, as the colder winter months emerge. Diners should be ‘moderately nervous,’ when it comes to indoor dining, Kummer said. “We should be paying a lot of attention to what the restaurants are doing. So ventilation is a really big deal, and fresh air is the key.” Kummer is a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts F...
BPR Full Show 10/8/20: Time Flies
October 08, 2020 20:26 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd offered his post-debate debrief, following Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. He also touched on other headlines around the November election, including President Trump’s threat that he'll opt out of a forthcoming virtual town hall debate. We opened lines to talk with you about your impressions of Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate. Former Suffolk County...
BPR Full Show 10/7/20: American Studies
October 07, 2020 20:05 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBMIT economist Jonthan Gruber discussed the stalled negotiations in Congress over further coronavirus relief spending, and how large-scale tax evasion among the nation’s richest dwarfs the budget shortfalls that are keeping everyday Americans from receiving additional financial aid. We opened lines to ask listeners: how is the federal government’s inability to pass another stimulus packaging affecting you? Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed new FDA rules that make an election-r...
Paul Reville: Boston Public Schools Hit Pause On Reopening
October 07, 2020 19:48 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBBoston Public Schools put a pause to reopening plans on Wednesday, citing the city’s COVID-19 positive test rate climbing over 4%. Paul Reville, former Massachusetts education secretary, spoke with Boston Public Radio about the difficult situation. “I certainly sympathize with what Boston is doing - I mean it’s hit a certain point and is trying to be cautious at same time as there’s tremendous tension to want to provide in-person schooling especially to the neediest and youngest s...
Art Caplan On New FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines
October 07, 2020 19:36 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBMedical ethicist Art Caplan spoke with Boston Public Radio on Wednesday about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new guidance on COVID-19 vaccine approval. On Tuesday, the agency required that pharmaceutical companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine must monitor subjects two months after vaccination, to look for side effects. This makes it unlikely that a vaccine will be approved before Election Day, something urged by President Donald Trump. “I was very pleased that the ...
BPR Full Show 10/6/20: Sick of It
October 07, 2020 02:47 - 2 hours - 76 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to talk with listeners about the president’s bout with COVID-19, and his abrupt departure from Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening. NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed abysmal voter registration statistics among players in the NBA, political advocacy in the WNBA, and the latest news around Patriots quarterback Cam Newton’s COVID-19 diagnosis. We aired audio from Monday night’s Senate debate betwee...
BPR Full Show 10/6/20: Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
October 06, 2020 13:47 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBDr. Katherine Gergen Barnett offered her medical perspective on the latest headlines around President Trump’s fight with COVID-19, helping parse together exactly how sick the president actually is. Gergen Barnett is the vice chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation and residency director in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. Jennifer Braceras and Michael Curry weighed in on the wider political implications of ...
Juliette Kayyem: Trump 'Could Not Keep COVID Out Of His Own Home'
October 05, 2020 18:28 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBPresident Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, and was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for monitoring on Friday. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem spoke with Boston Public Radio on Monday about how the rest of the world views the news of Trump contracting the coronavirus. “What our enemies are looking at are unbelievable unforced error at this stage, that basically here is a country already on its knees and now a White House th...
BPR Full Show 10/2/20: A One-Story Show
October 02, 2020 21:59 - 2 hours - 76 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed Friday’s news that President Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19, and a concerning rise in coronavirus infections throughout Mass. Gergen Barnett is the vice chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation and residency director in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. We opened lines to talk with listeners about news that Donald Trump has contra...
Art Caplan on 'Politically Filtered' Messaging Around Trump’s Health
October 02, 2020 21:55 - 12 minutes - 5.68 MBMedical ethicist Art Caplan, speaking on Friday's Boston Public Radio, said that while it isn’t uncommon for presidents to conceal critical information about their health and wellbeing, Donald Trump has an ethical responsibility to be fully transparent about his own physical standing, following Friday’s news of a COVID-19 diagnosis. “Look, it’s an election time. We wanna know who we’re voting for,” Caplan said. "Is he failing, is he doing okay?" "It’s also important to know who el...
Juliette Kayyem Thinks Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Might Be His ‘Out'
October 02, 2020 21:00 - 13 minutes - 6.15 MBJuliette Kayyem called into Friday’s Boston Public Radio to reflect on news that President Trump has contracted the coronavirus. “Trump needs an out,” she said while weighing in on whether the diagnosis might signal his political demise. “It can’t possibly be that America didn’t vote for him, so it’s that 'the voting was rigged’ or whatever.” “Maybe this is his out... maybe this is the way in which he says ‘but for the COVID, I would’ve been able to rally everyone and won.' Maybe ...
BPR Full Show 10/1/20: Proud Boys & Questionable Pets
October 01, 2020 20:11 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to talk with listeners about President Trump’s sympathy for the Proud Boys, and how his open racism is impacting your relationships with friends and family on the other side of the political spectrum. Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell discussed why she’s chosen to enter race for mayor of Boston, and weighed in on a series of local issues, from the so-called “digital divide,” to pushes for citywide police refo...
BPR Full Show 9/30/20: Debate Reflections, Seth Moulton, and the Other Buttigeig
September 30, 2020 19:30 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We started off by talking with listeners about your impressions from Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Rep. Seth Moulton offered his impressions of Tuesday night’s debate, discussed the newly-published report from Congress' Future of Defense Task Force on shortcomings with U.S. national defense, and reflected on his initiative to establish a national three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem we...
Art Caplan On Dr. Birx's Downplaying Risk Of COVID Spread In Schools
September 30, 2020 19:29 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Trump administration waged a pressure campaign against the C.D.C. to push messaging in line with President Trump’s agenda to reopen schools and downplay the risk of COVID-19 spread among younger populations, according to a report in the New York Times. Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House, was involved in the effort, a move medical ethicist Arthur Caplan told Boston Public Radio on Wednesday is inappropriate. “Birx should be advising if...
Juliette Kayyem: After A Chaotic Debate, The Choice Is Clear
September 30, 2020 18:30 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBTuesday night’s presidential debate contained a lot of crosstalk — overwhelmingly initiated by President Donald Trump interrupting Joe Biden — and not a lot of substance. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem told Boston Public Radio on Wednesday that despite the lack of policy discussion, the choice presented to voters is very clear. “I don’t know what you were expecting, but we have two choices, there’s not a third choice like ‘I wish this would all go away’ on the ballot,” she said. “And...
BPR Full Show 9/29/20: Debate Prep
September 29, 2020 19:57 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We started off by opening our lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts ahead of Tuesday’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek weighed in on the Patriots' Sunday win against the Oakland Raiders, dropped prostitution charges against Patriots owner Robert Kraft, the lousy 2020 season for the Red Sox. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo discussed how she’s handling the COVID-19 pandemic...
BPR Full Show 9/28/20: 'Like a Shadow or a Friend'
September 28, 2020 19:18 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to talk with listeners about Monday’s New York Times report revealing information about President Trump’s long-withheld tax returns. Suffolk University law expert Renee Landers discussed what could happen to the Affordable Care Act if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, and other questions circling the Supreme Court nominee. Landers is a Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentra...
Renée Landers: Barrett Unlikely To Rely On Precedent In ACA Challenge
September 28, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBThe Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act a week after the election. Health law expert Renée Landers told Boston Public Radio on Monday Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett may undercut Obamacare if she’s on the bench. “The serious question is whether she will view the decision she criticized in (a court opinion upholding the Affordable Care Act) as a precedent that should be honored and respected,” said Landers, “or whether she think...
Bishop Michael Curry on Love and the 'Little Dash'
September 27, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBLast week, Bishop Michael Curry spoke on Boston Public Radio about the righteousness of love, and the value it can bring us in life’s more worrisome periods. "'You know when you used to go to the cemetery, and you’d see the date [and] name of whoever died, and then you'd see the date of their birth… you’ll see that there’s a little dash between the date of their birth and the date of their death,” he said, recalling an old sermon he’d hear as a boy. "Nobody has any control over ...
BPR Full Show 9/25/20: No Concessions
September 25, 2020 19:45 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Journalist Barton Gellman talked about the growing likelihood that President Trump will work to skew election results in his favor, in a conversation about his recent Atlantic piece, “The Election That Could Break America." We opened lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on the possibility of a contested November election. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy discussed America’s longstanding relationship with guns and gun violence, in a conversa...
BPR Full Show 9/24/20: Love & Power
September 24, 2020 20:00 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Suffolk County DA Rachel Rollins weighed in on Wednesday's ruling on the Louisville, Ky. Police officers involved in the killing Breonna Taylor, and responded to a range of listener calls as part of our monthly “Ask the DA” series. NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd recapped the latest political headlines around the 2020 presidential race. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed Wednesday’s ruling ...
Paul Reville: Fixing The Distance Learning Equity Problem
September 24, 2020 18:59 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBPaul Reville, former Massachusetts education secretary, spoke with Boston Public Radio on Thursday about how Massachusetts schools, both K-12 and higher ed, are handling reopening during the pandemic. “Many people are predicting we’re going to have a resurgence of this virus, and it’s going to push everybody back to being exclusively online, in due course,” he said. “We’ll see, I hope not, but we’re dealing with moving conditions here.” The Baker administration has been focusing o...
BPR Full Show 9/23/20: Taking Account
September 23, 2020 20:52 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: MIT economist and Affordable Care Act architect Jon Gruber weighed the possibility that a Supreme Court without Ruth Bader Ginsburg might overturn the ACA, and the widespread ramifications that would play out if that were to happen. We opened lines to hear your thoughts and concerns about the future of the Affordable Care Act. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the U.S. passing 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, and the media’s shortcomings in covering th...
Art Caplan Reflects on “Abysmal” U.S. Leadership Through COVID-19 Pandemic
September 23, 2020 20:41 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBMedical ethicist Art Caplan joined Boston Public Radio on Thursday, where he lambasted the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which he called “the single most important issue of his presidency." Caplan noted that while the U.S. makes up only four percent of the world’s population, it accounts for a fifth of all global COVID-19 deaths. “That’s inexcusable,” he said, placing responsibility on the president and his administration for "not managing to keep ...
Juliette Kayyem: Over 200,000 Americans Now Dead From COVID-19
September 23, 2020 19:49 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOver 200,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19, homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem told Boston Public Radio on Wednesday. “And we suspect that this is an undercount, because maybe some people are not being counted for dying of COVID, or they had an underlying condition which catches them first,” she said. “There’s excess deaths everywhere we look, so the 200,000 number, I think, at the minimum is shocking, outrageous, inexcusable enough, but it’s probably not the right nu...
BPR Full Show: The Learning Curve
September 22, 2020 19:10 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to talk with listeners about your experiences around school reopening. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek recapped the latest sports headlines, from losses by the Patriots and Celtics, to debate over whether college athletes should have more access to coronavirus testing than their collegiate peers. Filmmaker Michael Kirk discussed his latest documentary for FRONTLINE, “The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden.” Food wr...
Corby Kummer: The 'Big Problems' With Indoor Dining
September 22, 2020 18:02 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that adults who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 were twice as likely to have eaten at restaurants. But the study is facing criticism for its lack of distinction between diners who ate at indoor versus outdoor establishments, food writer Corby Kummer said. “I do trust the CDC, but the study they released did not differentiate between bars or restaurants or between indoor and outdoor dining,” he said. It’s a chall...
BPR Full Show 9/21/20: Ruth, Remembered
September 21, 2020 19:57 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Dahlia Lithwick, a legal correspondent and senior editor at Slate, discussed the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a feminist icon, and reflected on her experience interviewing her in January. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy discussed his views on the danger of politicizing the Supreme Court, and why he believes most Senate Republicans will fall in line behind Sen. McConnell’s efforts to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ...
BPR Full Show 9/18/20: Your Remote Learning Tech Questions, Answered
September 18, 2020 21:50 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Former FBI agent Peter Strzok weighed in on corruption and within the Trump administration and its impact on U.S. national security, in a conversation about his new book, “Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump." Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell offered her thoughts on Mayor Walsh's police task force, the rocky transition to hybrid learning for Boston Public Schools students, and discussed whether she intends to enter...
Juliette Kayyem: 'Significant' Former Pence Advisor Endorses Biden
September 18, 2020 17:37 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBHomeland security expert Juliette Kayyem spoke with Boston Public Radio on Friday about Olivia Troye, former homeland security, counterterrorism and coronavirus adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, who quit her job in July and has now endorsed Joe Biden. “She’s a significant staffer, so it is big in the sense that she left the task force, she left government, and then she goes public in support for Biden,” Kayyem said. “It assures the president to be the pig that he is in terms of...
BPR Full Show 9/17/20: One Man's Stress Is Another Man's Leisure
September 17, 2020 19:16 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighed in on the latest headlines around November’s elections, and President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. GBH News’ Adam Reilly discussed new GBH/MassINC polling on voter attitudes around the 2021 Boston mayoral race. We opened lines to ask listeners: is it time for leaders in the science and medical communities to call out President Trump’s reckless statements on coronavirus and climate c...
BPR Full Show 9/16/20: Michelle Wu on the Long Run
September 16, 2020 19:22 - 2 hours - 75.3 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: MGH psychiatrist and pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky discussed how remote learning can hinder childhood development, in a conversation sparked by her recent Atlantic piece, titled "We Flattened the Curve. Our Kids Belong in School." We opened lines to hear your thoughts on the rollout of remote learning, and whether Mass. ought to be doing more to prioritize children’s mental wellbeing. Boston City Counselor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu calle...
BPR Full Show 9/15/20: 'A Voice of Justice'
September 15, 2020 20:24 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Mass. AG Maura Healey reflected on the life and career of Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants, who died on Monday. Deval Patrick, former Mass. Gov. and Chairman of the Together Fund, called in to continue the conversation about the life and legacy of former Mass. SJC Chief Justice Gants. NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek talked about the Patriots' win – and Tom Brady’s loss – this past Sunday, and weighed in ...
Aloisi and Dempsey Discuss Michelle Wu’s Transportation Track Record
September 15, 2020 20:21 - 24 minutes - 22 MBTransportation experts Jim Aloisi and Chris Dempsey joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday, where they attested to Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu’s record on transportation issues, in light of her newly-announced campaign for city governor. "I think she’s already impacted the conversation,” Dempsey said. "She has been a leader on transportation since she joined the City Council, not just within the city of Boston but really across the region and across the state.” Aloisi agreed...
Trenni Kusnierek: Tom Brady's First Performance As A Tampa Bay Buccaneer
September 15, 2020 17:29 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBTrenni Kusnierek spoke to Boston Public Radio on Tuesday about Tom Brady’s first performance as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer last Sunday. The Buccaneers lost to the New Orleans Saints 34-23. “Brady is 43 and I don’t think we’re going to see the same Tom Brady ever again,” Kusnierek said. “Don’t build your entire offense around Tom Brady and put it all on his shoulders.” Having an offense with a solid running game will take the pressure off Brady, she added. “Make it a versatile offense...
BPR Full Show 9/14/20: Changing the Climate
September 15, 2020 01:52 - 2 hours - 227 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Jake Auchincloss, the Democratic candidate for Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District, discussed why he believes America needs a green energy economy, and offered his take on how Congress ought to be handling economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. We opened our lines to talk with listeners about the wildfires devastating the west coast, and America's failure to seriously confront climate change. New Yorker staff writer and historian Jel...
BPR Full Show 9/11/20: Who's Marty White?
September 11, 2020 19:02 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: Media maven Sue O’Connell offered her unique insight into some best practices for remote learning, as both a parent and pupil. She also weighed in on the ridiculousness of gender reveal parties, and the upsides to ranked-choice voting. We opened lines to talk with parents about your plans for navigating the school year, as classes begin to get underway. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh called in for “Ask the Mayor,” where he spoke on a wide range of issues ...
BPR Full Show 9/10/20: What Trump Knew
September 10, 2020 19:59 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed revelations about President Trump’s understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic, from journalist Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book. He also weighed in on whether Woodward ought to have shared clips from the interviews with the public earlier. We opened lines to talk with listeners about the president’s acknowledgment, made in interviews with journalist Bob Woodward, that he understood the seriousness of CO...
Noorani: Shifting Suburban Attitudes on Immigration May Boost Biden’s Election Odds
September 10, 2020 19:39 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBImmigration authority Ali Noorani called in to Boston Public Radio on Thursday, where he reflected on shifting political attitudes in Arizona’s densely populated and largely suburban Maricopa County. The conversation followed a recent Bloomberg article, titled "If Maricopa County Sours on Trump, So Will Suburbs Everywhere." "This county was very much the locus of anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona that very quickly moved across the country,” he explained, citing examples like th...
Paul Reville Calls For 'Flexibility' From Teachers Unions, Management Over School Reopenings
September 10, 2020 19:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBMassachusetts’ largest teachers unions strategy for urging fully remote learning in the state this fall hit a snag when a teacher strike in Andover was ruled illegal by the state’s labor board, after the union instructed teachers not to enter school buildings for a staff training last week. Paul Reville told Boston Public Radio on Thursday he agreed with the labor board’s decision, though acknowledged that there is no unified front on either side of the issue. “There’s a lot of te...
BPR Full Show 9/9/20: Warped
September 09, 2020 19:53 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBToday on Boston Public Radio: MIT economist and Affordable Care Act architect Jonathan Gruber discussed concerns that a rushed COVID-19 vaccine could exacerbate vaccine skepticism in the U.S., and other political quandaries surrounding Operation Warp Speed. We opened lines to ask listeners: what would it take to get you on board with an American-made coronavirus vaccine? CNN’s Brian Stelter discussed his latest book, "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion o...
Kayyem Weighs in on ‘Deadly Interesting’ Revelations from Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’
September 09, 2020 19:38 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBNational security expert Juliette Kayyem made her weekly appearance on Boston Public Radio Wednesday, where she touched on reporting from veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book, “Rage,” which includes an acknowledgment from President Trump that he understood the looming severity of the COVID-19 pandemic back in February, at the same time he was publicly claiming the virus would “disappear." "Trump never likes to be wrong,” she said. "And so what was interesting to me ab...
Corby Kummer Warns More Restaurants 'Will Die’ Without Dramatic Action
September 09, 2020 19:32 - 19 minutes - 8.92 MBFood writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, where he discussed new data from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association indicating the state has already lost a fifth of its restaurants to revenue losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Kummer warned that while the numbers are tragic, this forthcoming winter season could prove even grimmer for Mass. restaurants. "Until Spring… we’re not going to have an accurate count, an accurate figure – and I think that...