Boston Public Radio Podcast
2,212 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 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 9/17/18
September 17, 2018 21:07 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 17th, 2018. U.S. Representative Seth Moulton joined us on the line to discuss the gas explosions that tore through the Merrimack Valley last week. Our political roundtable with Suffolk University's John Nucci and conservative commentator Jennifer Braceras tackled the week's headlines. U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas weighed in on the heated race over her district's seat and the aftermath of the Merrimack Valley fi...
Full Broadcast 9/14/18
September 15, 2018 16:33 - 2 hours - 76.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 14th, 2018
Full Broadcast 9/13/18
September 13, 2018 19:52 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public from Friday, September 13th, 2018
Full Broadcast 9/12/18
September 12, 2018 21:28 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 12th, 2018 A new study finds that a good percentage of the people who are buying condominiums in Boston’s luxury towers are either part-time residents or investors. We opened the lines to hear how others feel about the cost of housing in Boston. In November, voters in Massachusetts will be asked to approve a ballot measure that would regulate the amount of patients nurses can be assigned at a given time. MIT economi...
Corby Kummer | The Far Right's Newest Diet Fad
September 11, 2018 23:01 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBFood writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the far right's newest diet fad, “carnivorism,”
Full Broadcast 9/11/18
September 11, 2018 22:48 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 11th, 2018. After a week of taking over the news cycle, Bob Woodward’s new tell all book, FEAR: Trump in the White House, hits bookstores today. We opened the lines to hear if you are excited to read it or is it as Donald Trump would call it, more fake news. Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek and Congressman Joe Kennedy joined us to talk about the upcoming mental health forum they’re moderating next Monday...
Full Broadcast 9/07/18
September 10, 2018 03:26 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, September 7th, 2018
Full Broadcast 9/6/18
September 06, 2018 20:01 - 2 hours - 74.2 MBThe full broadcast from Thursday, September 6, 2018 Meet The Press' Chuck Todd discussed the explosive New York Times op-ed published yesterday that was written by an anonymous senior Trump staffer. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the op-ed. Medical ethicist Art Caplan explained why the security bins at the airport are so dirty. Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral gave her thoughts on the third day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. The Executive Direct...
The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
September 05, 2018 20:16 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018. Ayanna Pressley campaigned on the slogan “Change Can’t wait” and voters agreed. In addition to Pressley’s historic upset, change couldn’t come soon enough for the state house either with with longtime, high ranking reps — Byron Rushing and Jeffrey Sanchez getting voted out of office. We opened the lines to ask you: Who else is vulnerable? And what, in this era of insurgent unrest, is the standard for bei...
Full Broadcast 9/04/18
September 04, 2018 22:08 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 Today is Primary Day in Massachusetts. Jennifer Nassour, founder and president of Conservative Women for a Better Future, 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, analyzed the day's races. We asked you about Nike naming Colin Kaepernick the face of its "Just Do It" advertising campaign. We...
Corby Kummer | USDA Begins Distributing Payments To Farmers Hit By Retaliatory Tariffs
September 04, 2018 22:02 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBFood writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the payments the USDA will distribute to farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.
Full Broadcast 9/03/18
September 04, 2018 14:14 - 2 hours - 73 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, September 3rd, 2018. This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: Jon Meacham on his new book,* The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels.* Lawrence O’Donnell about his book, Deadly Force: A Police Shooting and My family’s Search for the Truth. Caitlin Moran about her lastest novel,* How to Be Famous.* Tom Papa on his latest book,* Your Dad Stole M...
Full Broadcast 8/31/18
August 31, 2018 17:07 - 2 hours - 73 MBThe full broadcast from Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 31st, 2018. This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: We spoke with Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt about their new book, How Democracies Die. Michael Norton broke down the correlation between our appetite for risk and our appetite for ordering desert. Steve Coll discussed his new book, Directorate S: An Account of one of the gr...
Full Broadcast 8/30/18
August 30, 2018 18:59 - 2 hours - 72.9 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 29th, 2018 This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: Tina Brown joined us to talk about her latest book, The Vanity Fair Diaries. We opened the lines and asked you about your Q-tip IQ. Do you actually follow the instructions or do you take the cotton swab plunger—even if it means you might have to go to the ER? We talked to former White House Photogr...
Full Broadcast 8/29/18
August 30, 2018 18:48 - 2 hours - 72.8 MBThis week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: We celebrated Leonard Bernstein’s centennial with his daughters Nina Bernstein Simmons and Jamie Bernstein We open the lines and asked you about Updike’s Rabbit series being adapted to TV. What do you think have been the best and worst adaptations of books onto the big and small screen? Alex Beam joined us for one of his famous explainers. The makers of* FRONTLINE's *Osca...
Full Broadcast 8/28/18
August 28, 2018 22:28 - 2 hours - 72.9 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 This week Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this episode you'll hear: ESPN’s Howard Bryant discussed his new book, "The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism." Sociologist Michael Eric Dyson discussed his new book, "What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race In America." Harvard’s Stephe...
Full Broadcast 8/27/18
August 28, 2018 22:17 - 2 hours - 77.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, August 27th, 2018. This week, Boston Public Radio is revisiting some of our favorite conversations. In this show, you'll hear: MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell discussed his book "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics." Harvard Business School’s Michael Norton explained his research on how our tolerance for financial risk can be determined by what we order for dessert. Khizr Khan discu...
Full Broadcast 8/24/18
August 24, 2018 19:16 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 8th, 2018.
Full Broadcast 8/23/18
August 23, 2018 20:42 - 2 hours - 75.2 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, August 23rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's Meet the Press, shared the latest on the plea deal granted to longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and other news from Washington, D.C. We asked you about the White House's relationship to "truthiness." Are you someone who sees the importance of truth degrading in your own life? Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Trump investigation, a vote to license mariju...
Full Broadcast 8/22/18
August 22, 2018 21:07 - 2 hours - 75.6 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Yesterday might very well be the worst day in Trump’s presidency, with two men from his innermost circle sharing a remarkable split screen moment. One one side of the screen a jury finds his former campaign manager Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts of tax fraud. On the other side of the screen, Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen pleads guilty to Tax evasion, campaign finance violations involving hush m...
Full Broadcast 8/21/18
August 22, 2018 02:27 - 2 hours - 73 MBWe're on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations, which include: Filmmaker Fred Wiseman on his documentary Jackson heights Writer, director and producer Judd Apatow on his movie The Big Sick and his return to standup Members of the Typewriter Rodes, Sean Petrie, Greta Rose Netherton and David Fruchter Type poetry on demand Dennis Lehane discusses his book thriller, Since We Fell. Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his novel, Here I Am, which looks at what happen...
Full Broadcast 8/17/18
August 17, 2018 18:56 - 2 hours - 75.7 MBThe full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, August 17th, 2018
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...