Boston Public Radio Podcast
2,190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★ - 429 ratingsJoin 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 [email protected] or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.
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Full Broadcast 8/16/2018
August 16, 2018 19:58 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBOver 300 newspapers ran editorials today to promote freedom of the press. Linda Pizzuti Henry, the Boston Globe’s Managing Director, joined us to talk about how this came about and what to make of this moment. Then we asked you: Will this defense of a free press prevail? Could it backfire if President Donald Trump spins this to prove his theory that the media are out to get him? *John Rosenthal, *founder of the advocacy group Stop Handgun Violence, discussed a student-led march across Mas...
Full Broadcast 8/15/2018
August 16, 2018 18:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBMedical ethicist Art Caplan talked about new legislation in Massachusetts to improve the commonwealth's Alzheimer's care. He’s the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty chair and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. He’s also the co-host of the Everyday Ethics podcast. We opened up the lines to you about the latest scandal and cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. National security expert Juliette Kayyem gave her take on the never-endi...
Full Broadcast 8/14/18
August 14, 2018 19:47 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, August 14th, 2018. Congressman Seth Moulton joined us on the line to talk about the Department of Veterans Affairs, the future of the Democratic Party, and more. We asked you about calls to boycott Sam Adams beer after CEO Jim Koch praised Trump's tax plan. Are you with Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone and giving up Sam Adams beer? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick weighed in on the WNBA, NFL protests, and more. Is iceberg le...
Corby Kummer | Soybean Farmers Suffer Under Trade War
August 14, 2018 19:44 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBFood critic Corby Kummer talked to Boston Public Radio about the impact Trump's tariffs are having on soybean farmers.
Full Broadcast 8/13/18
August 13, 2018 21:15 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, August 13th, 2018
Full Broadcast 8/10/18
August 12, 2018 22:39 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 10th, 2018 With just a month until the primaries, have the Democrats running for Governor finally landed on a message that might not only resonate with voters but reverberate on election day: Transportation? There has been a convergence of transportation SNAFUS: On Monday the commuter rail had massive delays on six lines, On Wednesday the MBTA’s parking garage at Alewife crumbled, with huge pieces of concrete damaging so...
Corby Kummer | How Can Fresh Produce Be Made More Accessible?
August 10, 2018 17:42 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBFood critic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the Double Up program that allows people who are receiving SNAP benefits to get reimbursed for each dollar spent on produce in a grocery store or farmer’s market.
Full Broadcast 8/09/18
August 09, 2018 20:40 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 9th, 2018
Full Broadcast 8/08/18
August 08, 2018 20:46 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Full Broadcast 8/07/18
August 07, 2018 23:24 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 Congressman Richard Neal joined us on the line to discuss tornado damage in the towns of Dudley and Webster, Massachusetts. We asked you about UMass Amherst's dining services being named the best in the country for the third year in a row. Are luxurious amenities at colleges worth it? Or would you prefer a stripped down campus experience if it meant more affordable tuition? LeBron James will produce a Showti...
Full Broadcast 8/06/18
August 06, 2018 20:36 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, August 6ht, 2018 Jennifer Braceras, a conservative columnist whose work appears in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and *National Review, *and Michael Curry, senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, joined us to discuss the top local and national headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the latest...
Full Broadcast 8/03/18
August 06, 2018 03:36 - 2 hours - 76.3 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Full Broadcast 8/02/18
August 02, 2018 19:29 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
Full Broadcast 8/01/18
August 01, 2018 19:27 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the dangers of America's obesity epidemic. We opened the lines to hear if you think there should be age limits on the ability to drive. Psychologist Joanna Breyer joined us to discuss her new book, When Your Child Is Sick: A Guide to Navigating the Practical and Emotional Challenges of Caring for a Child Who Is Very Ill. WGBH’s Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen talk...
Full Broadcast 7/31/18
August 01, 2018 03:26 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 31st, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge closure and traffic on the Mass Pike. Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joined BPR to talk about Tom Brady's departure from a press conference after reporters questioned him about his fitness guru. Congressman Stephen Lynch, ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Security, joined BPR to talk about the TSA's ...
Corby Kummer | A New Food Hall Will Be Good For Downtown Boston.
July 31, 2018 21:57 - 19 minutes - 8.93 MBFood critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio Tuesday to talk about a new food hall that will open in downtown Boston in the spring of 2019
Full Broadcast 7/30/2018
July 30, 2018 18:36 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBOur political roundtable with former Massachusetts Treasurer Shannon O'Brien *and political analyst *Charlie Chieppo took on the week's headlines. *Charles Sennott, *executive director of The GroundTruth Project, discussed President Donald Trump's meeting with the prime minister of Italy. Reporter *Wes Lowery *explained his latest investigation, "An Unequal Justice," about low arrest rates for homicides with black victims. We asked you about "Quiet Skies," the secret TSA program that tar...
Full Broadcast 7/27/18
July 27, 2018 21:41 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, June 27th, 2018. With construction booming, illuminated cranes becoming a substitute for public art and a glut of high rises creating concrete canyons, rents are getting higher, generations of families and small businesses are getting priced out of the city and neighborhoods are fighting off gentrification in a fight for their souls. We opened the lines to ask you: is this happening where you live? Then, the food industry is g...
Corby Kummer | What Counts As Milk?
July 26, 2018 19:59 - 20 minutes - 9.46 MBFood critic and Senior Editor at the Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss why The FDA may be forcing plant-based milk manufacturers to stop labeling their products as milk.
Full Broadcast 7/26/18
July 26, 2018 19:54 - 2 hours - 73.3 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, July 26th, 2018. Chuck Todd, moderator of Meet the Press at 10:30 on Sundays on NBC Boston, host of Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC, Political Director for NBC news joined us to talk about Trump threatening to pull security clearance for his critics. We took your calls about whether or not the American people have "compassion fatigue" about separated families at the border. Senior editor at The Atlantic, columnist for New Rep...
Full Broadcast 7/24/18
July 25, 2018 18:41 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 State lawmakers are debating a proposal that would require public school kids to take at least one class in civics. Do you agree? Should civics classes be mandatory? We opened up the lines and got your take. Sue O'Connell, host of NECN's "The Take" and co-publisher of **Bay Windows and the **South End News,discussed State Senator Barbara L'Italien's eventful appearance on Fox News. Boston Police Commissioner ...
Full Broadcast 7/25/18
July 25, 2018 18:40 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed why pharmacist should not deny patients their medications because of moral objections. CNN released a tape today of Michael Cohen talking to then candidate Donald Trump about payments that needed to be made to kill a story from Karen McDougal about their affair. This tape proves many of the lies Trump and his team told when denying the allegations of the affair and the h...
Full Broadcast 7/23/18
July 23, 2018 22:02 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 23rd, 2018
Full Broadcast 7/20/18
July 21, 2018 14:04 - 2 hours - 65.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, July 20, 2018.
Corby Kummer | Why Fast Food Restaurants Use Non-Poach Agreements
July 21, 2018 13:56 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBFood Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the use of non-poach agreements by the fast-food industry.
Full Broadcast 7/19/18
July 19, 2018 19:56 - 2 hours - 76.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, July 19th, 2018.
Full Broadcast 7/18/18
July 19, 2018 15:27 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 18th, 2018. We asked you about President Donald Trump saying he misspoke at a press conference yesterday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. We looked at the criminal justice system through two true crime hit documentaries, "Making a Murderer" and "The Staircase," by talking to the lawyers involved in those cases. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem analyzed the Helsinki summit between Trump and Putin and updated...
Full Broadcast 7/17/18
July 17, 2018 21:33 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 17th, 2018: Congressman Bill Keating gave his take on the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, Finland yesterday. We took your calls about Trump's tone during the summit — did he undermine American intelligence, or is he establishing a good relationship with Russia? Trenni Kusnierek explained why youth soccer participation is way down despite a much-watched World Cup. Emerson College President Lee Pelton and Berklee College...
Full Broadcast 7/16/18
July 17, 2018 01:41 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 16th, 2018. We took on the Putin-Trump press conference in Helsinki and other political headlines with Jessica Tocco, senior vice president at Rasky Partners, and Philip Johnston, president and CEO of Johnston Associates and former chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Despite the Russia indictments, nothing has gotten in the way of the Trump and Putin powwow. Washington Post columnist and Tufts Fletcher School...
Full Broadcast 7/13/18
July 13, 2018 21:36 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, July 13th, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the future of baseball — has America's pastime been relegated to the past by long games, expensive beer and an emphasis on home runs? Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined BPR for our monthly installment of "Ask The Mayor." Business columnist Shirley Leung gave us her take on equal pay at the Boston Symphony O...
Full Broadcast 7/12/18
July 12, 2018 21:01 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell came in to talk about her proposal to let non-citizens vote in city elections. We took your calls about the effect that chain stores have on Boston neighborhoods. Andrea Cabral talked about what Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination means for the death penalty. WGBH's Science Correspondent Heather Goldstone explained how Scott Pruitt's short tenure at the EPA c...
Full Broadcast 7/11/18
July 11, 2018 18:36 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
Full Broadcast 7/10/18
July 10, 2018 23:46 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
Full Broadcast 7/09/18
July 09, 2018 20:37 - 2 hours - 75.5 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 9th, 2018
Full Broadcast 7/03/18
July 03, 2018 19:08 - 2 hours - 75.1 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018. Carol Rose, the Executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, joined us to talk about the latest Supreme Court and immigration headlines. A recent Gallup Poll says fewer people feel proud to be Americans than in the last 18 years. We opened the lines to hear how patriotic you are feeling and if it will impact your July 4th celebration. Senator Ed Markey called in to discuss his recent trip to the border. Med...
Full Broadcast 7/02/18
July 02, 2018 20:58 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, July 2nd, 2018. Our political roundtable with writer and editor Joanna Weiss and Dante Ramosof The Boston Globe went over the week's headlines. Charles Sennott, executive director of The GroundTruth Project, brought us his analysis of the election of a left-wing, anti-Trump populist to the presidency of Mexico. Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC host and political commentator, discussed his book "Deadly Force" about the 1975 shooting of ...
Full Broadcast: 6/29/18
July 02, 2018 15:46 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 29th, 2018. We discussed the shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland. People are getting bent out of shape over their electronic devices — literally. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko joined us to talk about "i-hunch," also known as "iPad neck,"and what can be done about it. "Beat the Press" host Emily Rooney shared her famous list of observations and frustrations. Has there been justice for Antwon Rose, the...
Full Broadcast 6/28/18
June 28, 2018 19:56 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, June 28th, 2018. Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Concentration At Suffolk University Law School Renee Landers discussed the recent Supreme Court cases and Justice Kennedy's announcement yesterday that he will be retiring from the court. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Kennedy's retirement announcement yesterday and the prospect of a conservative Supreme Court. The ACLU and the Suffolk County Sheriff...
Full Broadcast 6/27/18
June 27, 2018 18:12 - 2 hours - 76.1 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, June 27th, 2018.
Full Broadcast 6/26/18
June 26, 2018 22:24 - 2 hours - 60.1 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. We asked you: Should former President Barack Obama be out in public moredefending the Democratic Party and stumping for candidates? Or should he let others step in? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick discussed the NFL players who wrote an open letter to President Trump calling for criminal justice reform. Christopher Muther, travel writer for The Boston Globe, talked about commercial airlines telling the governm...
Full Broadcast 6/25/18
June 25, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours - 60.1 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, June 25th, 2018. The Trump administration says it has a system for reuniting families separated at the border. Over the weekend, a Democratic delegation toured immigration facilities in Texas to see what exactly that system looks like. Rep. Katherine Clark was among them. She joined us on the line for a debrief about what she did and didn’t see. Then we discussed how the border issue is reverberating locally (and other headlines...
Full Broadcast 6/22/18
June 22, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 64.4 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, June 22nd, 2018. We asked you about the immigration crisis. Do you think we have the attention span to stay committed to this issue until productive, lawful, and humane immigration legislation is passed? Columnist Alex Beam discussed the mysterious case of a disappearing local Ulysses scholar. Emily Rooney, host ofBeat the Press, shared her weekly list of frustrations and fulminations. Andy Borowitz of the New Yorker's "Borowitz...
Full Broadcast 6/21/18
June 21, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 69.3 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, June 21st, 2018. Meet The Press host Chuck Todd joined us to talk about the executive order Trump signed yesterday that stopped the "zero tolerance" policy of pulling children away from their parents, and other immigration news. Gil Kerlikowske, the former head of Customs and Border Protection under Barack Obama, joined us to talk about the immigration crisis. Boston City Councilor and candidate for Congress Ayanna Pressley, j...
Full Broadcast: 6/19/2018
June 19, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.4 MBListen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 19. 2018. Featuring: Representative Katherine Clark, sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, food writer and editor Corby Kummer, CNN's John King, and historian Nancy Koehn.
Full Broadcast 6/18/18
June 18, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, June 18th, 2018. We talked to Rep. John Kennedy, who was at the Texas border yesterday protesting the Trump Administration's practice of separating children from families. Then we asked you, is this policy a moral failing? The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott joined us to discuss last weeks North Korea Summit. Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Attorney General Maura Healey took ou...
Full Broadcast 6/15/18
June 15, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, June 15th, 2018. We opened the lines to ask you about the IG's report on James Comey. Does it undermine Comey’s credibility as a witness in the Russia Investigation? Does it invalidate Trump’s accusations that the FBI was out to get him? Did Comey compromise Hillary’s chances at winning? NECN's Sue O'Connell joined us to talk about Mr. Rogers, Bill Galvin, and a whole lot in between. Tech expert Andy Ihnatko helped explain the d...
Full Broadcast 6/14/18
June 14, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, June 14th, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," talked about Bob Corker's comments about the "cult" of Trump, a new lawsuit against the Trump Foundation, and other top stories from Washington. Congressman Bill Keating weighed in on the U.S. - North Korea summit. We opened up the lines and asked you if this week's Republican primaries prove that the GOP has become the party of Trump. Former Suffolk sheriff Andrea C...
Full Broadcast 6/13/18
June 13, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, June 13th, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about the problems facing the MBTA. Author Stephen McCauley joined us to talk about his latest novel, My Ex-Life. National security expert Juliette Kayyem explained what's next for U.S.-North Korea relations. Legal expert Renee Landers reviewed some recent Supreme Court cases, including the controversial ruling on the Colorado baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedd...
Full Broadcast 6/12/18
June 12, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, June 12th, 2018. Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School, brought us his analysis of last night's U.S.-North Korea summit. Then we opened up the lines and got your reaction. Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick weighed in on New England Patriot Julian Edelman's four-game suspension for breaking the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy. Boston Police Commissioner Bill Eva...