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 2/3/20: The Closing Arguments
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We aired live audio of the closing arguments in the Senate impeachment trial.
02:58:38 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
BPR Full Show 1/31/20: Ezra Klein on "Why We're Polarized"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines to ask callers: if impeachment ends today, who wins and who loses?
Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, gave us her famous list of fi…
01:45:34 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/30/20: Living Death Positive
Today on Boston Public Radio:
MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd explained what Americans should expect from Thursday's impeachment proceedings, and previewed next week’s Iowa caucus.
M…
02:47:15 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/29/20: Quid Pro Quo 2.0
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with callers about a potential witness swap in the Senate impeachment trial.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the latest on the Cor…
02:47:13 |
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Move Over Organic Food, The Next Restaurant Trend Is Restorative Dining
A new food movement in California is attempting to reduce carbon footprints in restaurants and make meals more climate friendly by tacking on a surcharge to fund a pilot called Restore California.
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00:24:37 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/28/20: What Happened In 'The Room Where It Happened’?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with callers about impeachment, and whether new revelations from former National Security Advisor John Bolton will have an impact on the Se…
02:47:15 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/27/20: Walking the Tightrope
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michael Curry and Jennifer Braceras discussed revelations in a forthcoming book from former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and what to expect from Monday’s imp…
02:47:59 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/24/20: If You Don't Know, Now You Know
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Attorney General Maura Healey stopped by the Boston Public Radio studio for our monthly “Ask the AG” series.
Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, joined …
01:41:07 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/23/20: Nadler Rolls the Tapes
Today on Boston Public Radio:
MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed impeachment and the 2020 election.
Media maven Sue O’Connell recapped Hillary Clinton’s statements on Bernie Sa…
02:49:08 |
Thu 23 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/22/20: To Direct the Whirlwind
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with callers about their thoughts on the ongoing Senate impeachment trial.
M.I.T. economist Jon Gruber discussed the economics of paid pa…
02:47:18 |
Wed 22 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/21/20: Playing by the Rules
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with callers about impeachment, ahead of Tuesday's Senate trial.
NBC Sports Boston reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed Tom Brady’s free …
02:49:18 |
Tue 21 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/20/20: A Senate Trial Starts, Australia's Devastating Wildfires, And Diego's Unstoppable Libido
Today on Boston Public Radio:
John Nucci and Jennifer Horn joined us for a politics round-table, and discussed the impending senate impeachment trial. John Nucci is Vice President of External Affa…
02:45:13 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/17/20: An Opioid Summit With Mayor Marty Walsh
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, joined by John McGahan from the Gavin Foundation and Marty Martinez from Boston Health and Human Services, discussed the opioid crisis in Ma…
02:46:13 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/16/20: Ask the Treasurer: Inaugural Edition!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to ask callers: with 12 candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, do you have election fatigue?
Former Suffolk County Sheriff …
02:44:45 |
Thu 16 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/15/20: City of Cheats
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate.
MIT economist Jon Gruber discussed the economics of war.
CNN analyst J…
02:45:11 |
Wed 15 Jan 2020
How Dry January Started A Movement That's Helping Bartenders Get Sober
Interest in cutting down on alcohol consumption originally started as a wellness answer to the over-indulgence of the holiday season, but the sober curious have extended beyond dry January and are no…
00:21:08 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/14/20: Conquering "Dry January"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to ask callers: do you think American voters in 2020 are capable of electing a woman president?
Filmmaker Michael Kirk discussed a new two-part FRONT…
02:46:15 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/13/20: Booker Bails & Bloomberg Bets a Billion
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Charlie Chieppo and Shannon O’Brien discussed the latest headlines around the 2020 election, and Gov. Baker’s Transportation Climate Initiative. Charlie Chieppo is pri…
02:45:14 |
Mon 13 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/10/20: "Pass Over" In January
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to ask callers: are you complicit in the robot takeover?
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh stopped by for our monthly edition of "Ask the Mayor”.
Boston Gl…
02:45:13 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
BPR Full Show 1/9/20: A Ritual A Day Keeps Divorce Away
Today on Boston Public Radio:
MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the latest headlines around Iran, the 2020 presidential race, and President Trump’s impeachment.
Rep. Bill Keat…
02:44:51 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
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