Boston Public Radio Podcast
Join 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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 124 minutes
- Episodes
- 2707
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
BPR Full Show 4/14/20: The President's 'Total Authority'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about President Trump’s heated Monday press conference.
NBC Sports Boston reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed the slow reemerg…
02:44:40 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/13/20: Fauci's Future, Our Reality
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of BU’s School of Public Health, discussed the likelihood of racial disparities in cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, as well as the implicatio…
01:58:25 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
Corby Kummer: Food Waste During The Coronavirus Crisis
The closure of schools, businesses, and restaurants, due to the coronavirus pandemic, has created a problem of abundance with farmers across the country. Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Pu…
00:23:29 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 04/09/20: The Biden Bump
Today on Boston Public Radio:
— NBC's Chuck Todd discussed the 2020 race, and whether Joe Biden will be able to woo Bernie Sanders supporters.
— CEO of Ascend, Andrea Cabral, spoke about how the …
03:12:53 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 04/10/20: This Is A Citizen's Arrest
Today on* Boston Public Radio:*
We opened the lines to hear from listeners about how best to enforce stay-at-home orders.
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the pandemic's ef…
02:37:15 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/8/20: The Brace
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to ask listeners: do you feel guilty going to grocery stores and putting clerks at risk?
MIT economist Jon Gruber explained why he believes the stimu…
02:44:34 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/7/20: Freeze Dried Stroganoff & Other Quarantine Hacks
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to ask listeners whether you’re also addicted to the president's daily coronavirus briefings.
NBC Sports Boston reporter Trenni Kusnierek recapped a …
02:44:36 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/6/20: The Queen's Speech & The Fight At Home
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Vanessa Kerry, founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, talked about the week ahead in the COVID-19 crisis, and took questions from callers.
WGBH News analyst and…
02:45:30 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/3/20: Friday, I'm Inside
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about the financial strains brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed how weak or nonexistent i…
03:18:04 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Corby Kummer: The Restaurateur Dilemma During Coronavirus
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Public Radio *on Friday about whether the restaurant industry will survive the coronavirus crisis.
"I've been talking this week to a lot of restaurateurs …
00:22:10 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/2/20: Anthony Fauci, Superhero
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed Florida’s bungled response to the coronavirus outbreak, and the death threats being made against Dr. Anthony Fauci.…
02:45:41 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 4/1/20: Mask or No Mask?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to ask callers: are you donning a facial mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus?
MIT economist Jon Gruber broke down how the recently passed …
02:45:43 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
BPR Full Show 3/31/20: The Climate Fight Continues
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to ask listeners: how long can do you think you can self-quarantine?
Legendary actor Alan Alda discussed his “Clear+Vivid” podcast, where he rece…
02:43:59 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/30/20: Elizabeth Warren Calls In
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with listeners about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and who you trust to provide accurate information during confusing times.
Writer a…
02:45:34 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/27/20: God Bless the Grocery Clerks
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We aired live audio of Charlie Baker’s Friday press conference.
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory discussed how the paper is adapting to cover the coronavirus pande…
02:45:56 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Generates Revival Of 'Victory Gardens,' Says Corby Kummer
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Public Radio *on Friday about the revival of 'victory gardens' during the coronavirus crisis.
"Victory gardens in World War I and especially in World War …
00:25:55 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/26/20: Come Together, Right Now, Quarantine
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the staggering spike in U.S. unemployment, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting candidates in the 2020 presid…
02:44:28 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/25/20: Practicing 'Expert Mercy'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
MassINC Polling Group President Steve Kozcela discussed his organization's latest polling around how Mass. residents are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We ope…
02:45:15 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/24/20: Is Two Trillion Enough?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to hear your reactions to the president floating the idea of re-opening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Robert Kuttner, professor…
02:36:50 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
BPR Full Show 3/23/20: Bring Out The Christmas Lights
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Media Maven Sue O’Connell weighed in on how state officials and the Trump Administration are handling the coronavirus pandemic.
We opened our lines to check in on ca…
02:45:12 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
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