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
Corby Kummer: The T-Bone Tax - Why Meat Might Cost More Money
Products that are deemed harmful, like cigarettes and alcohol, come with an added excise tax - dubbed the 'sin tax' - when consumers purchase them. Now Germany, and several Nordic countries, think it…
00:19:19 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/15/2019: Tax Holiday? Give Me A Break.
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd discussed the latest political headlines. Todd is moderator of Meet the Press and political director for NBC News.
We opened the lines to hear from listen…
02:44:44 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/14/2019: Vacation, Staycation, Or Nocation At All
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines to ask whether you're skipping traveling during your vacation time off from work because it's too expensive.
Pine Street Inn President Lyndia Dow…
02:44:31 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/13/2019: Are Moral Imperatives Affecting Your SoulCycle?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
On Monday, the Trump administration announced it would be changing the way the Endangered Species Act is applied, significantly weakening it. We asked our listeners t…
02:45:13 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/12/2019: An Apparent Suicide
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Charlie Chieppo and Jennifer Braceras joined us for a political round table. Chieppo is principal of Chieppo Strategies and senior fellow at both Governing and Pionee…
02:44:58 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 08/09/19: Run Away And Join The Circus
Today on Boston Public Radio:
SoulCycle leadership has been found to throw fundraisers for President Donald Trump. SoulCyclers who don't support Trump now feel conflicted about where their money i…
02:44:43 |
Fri 09 Aug 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 08/08/19: Laughter Is The Best Medicine
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC News' Chuck Todd gave updates on the latest in national politics.
Author Rebecca Traister talked to us about 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's past …
02:44:23 |
Thu 08 Aug 2019
Corby Kummer: Mooove Over Cows - This Lab-Made Milk Doesn't Require Udders
If you prefer your milk without the moo, a variety of plant-derived "milks" exist. Some people swap cows' milk for plant milk due to having dairy allergies. Others choose to consume plant milk for en…
00:27:22 |
Wed 07 Aug 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 08/07/19: Guacamole To Mockamole
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Economist Jonathan Gruber distinguished the 2020 Democratic candidates' healthcare plans from each other. He also took questions from our listeners about how differen…
02:46:16 |
Wed 07 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/06/2019: Surrender To Oblivion
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines to hear from listeners about how mass shootings are affecting our mental health.
NBC Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed a recent Major Le…
02:44:45 |
Tue 06 Aug 2019
BPR Full Show 08/05/19: America's Domestic Terrorism Problem
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Sue O'Connell and Joanna Weiss discussed the weekend mass shootings in Ohio and Texas and other national headlines in a political round-table. O'Connell is co-publish…
02:46:11 |
Mon 05 Aug 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 08/02/19: Vivacious Violins
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Congresswoman Katherine Clark discussed what moved her to join other Democrats calling for impeachment against President Donald Trump.
We opened the lines to ask our…
02:44:28 |
Fri 02 Aug 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 08/01/19: Squad Up
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC's Chuck Todd joined us on the line to recap the 2020 Democratic debates the past two nights.
Did you watch the debate last night or did you decide to tune it out…
02:44:17 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Corby Kummer: Trump's Proposed SNAP Cuts Are Rooted In The 'Welfare Queen' Trope
The Trump administration is proposing a change to the rules that govern who is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. Under the proposed rul…
00:23:22 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Boston Public Radio Show Full Show 07/31/19: I Spy
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened up the line to ask our listeners about their thoughts on last night's 2020 Democratic debate.
Washington Post's National Politics reporter Annie Linskey sp…
02:44:43 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Boston Public Radio Full Show 07/30/19: Previewing The Debates
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Have you taken vacation time yet this summer? We opened the lines to ask our listeners about their work-life balance.
NBC Sports Boston anchor Trenni Kusnierek joine…
02:45:06 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
BPR Full Show 07/29/2019: Home Improvement
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Charlie Chieppo of Chieppo Strategies and Michael Curry of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, discussed Trump's racially charged tweets against Rep…
02:44:59 |
Mon 29 Jul 2019
BPR Full Show 07/26/2019: Fear No More The Heat O' The Sun
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened up the lines to hear from listeners about the unaffordably of housing in the Boston area.
Callie Crossley joined to discuss the protests in Puerto Rico tha…
02:44:15 |
Fri 26 Jul 2019
BPR Full Show 07/25/2019: Mueller Debrief
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We heard from Congressman Joe Kennedy III on his thoughts about former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony yesterday.
We opened the lines to hear listeners' r…
02:44:43 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
BPR Full Show 07/23/2019: A Scandal In The RMV
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened up the lines and hear listeners' thoughts on the licenses suspension scandal at the Registry of Motor Vehicles. On Monday, lawmakers abruptly recessed an ov…
02:44:45 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
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