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
- 2705
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
BPR Full Show 01/06: Reflecting on J-6 and Beef Tallow
We reflect on the four years since a violent mob attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
BU journalism department chair Brian McGrory discusses the flurry of legislation sent to Gov. Healey at the …
02:30:10 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Best Of BPR 1/03: Communities For Restorative Justice + The Return Of Toad
Today:
Trust in judicial institutions is historically low. We talk with Communities For Restorative Justice executive director Erin Freeborn, and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner about the impact…
00:37:27 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
BPR Full Show 1/03: Best (And Worst) Movies of 2024
Tommy McCarthy & Co. performed for Live Music Friday
Nancy Gertner & Erin Freeborn joined to talk about the work of Communities for Restorative Justice, a nonprofit that offers an alternative to the…
02:38:49 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Best Of BPR 1/02: Jimmy Carter In His Own Words & Reflections With Former Aide Margaret McKenna
Today:
We bring you Jim and Margery's 2014 conversation with a 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, about his book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power."
And, one of Carter's former aides Ma…
00:34:40 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
BPR Full Show 1/2: Remembering Jimmy Carter
Juliette Kayyem debriefed the attack in New Orleans that killed 15, and the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.
Margaret McKenna reflected on her time working under President Ji…
02:35:58 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Best Of BPR 12/20: Boston's Very Own 'Ripped Bodice' Bookstore & Urban Nutcracker
Today:
Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses the region's newest romance-specific brick-and-mortar bookstore, Lovestruck Books, in Harvard Square.
And, the team from the…
00:32:32 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/20: The 2024 Finale
BPR Full Show 12/20: The 2024 Finale
02:35:52 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/20: No Crap for Christmas
We start the show by asking people how they maintain a "no crap for Christmas" policy.
Ashish Jha was Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, now he’s the dean of Brown University’s School of Public …
02:32:59 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Best Of BPR 12/19: Ashish Jha Rethinks Pandemic-Era School And Church Closures & AITA For Wanting To Eat Christmas Dinner At Dinner Time?
Today:
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University school of public health, and former COVID-19 coordinator under President Biden joins Jim and Margery in Studio 3 -- He reflects on mistakes made a…
00:34:55 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Best Of BPR 12/18: Drones In The Sky & Giving Back To Greater Boston
Today: Andrea Cabral and Sue O'Connell fill in for Jim and Margery.
We speak with national security expert Juliette Kayyem about the Wisconsin school shooting, and the drone mania on the east coast.…
00:31:00 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/18: Office Christmas Party
We start the show by asking about the acceptance of political violence, following the healthcare executive murder. Then, GBH News executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses Commonwealth Shakes' A Ch…
02:29:51 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Best Of BPR 12/17: Two Of Henry VIII's Six Ex-Wives & Urban Grape
Today:
Looking for the best bottle to bring to that family or office holiday party? TJ and Hadley Douglas of The Urban Grape have you covered.
And, through December 29th, Boston audiences have a c…
00:37:46 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/17: Tariffs and Moldy Chestnuts
We start the show by asking listeners whether they are making big purchases in expectation of Trump tariffs in 2025.
TJ and Hadley Douglas of Urban Grape join us for a holiday wine tasting, and to …
02:29:39 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Best Of BPR 12/16: Nick Collins On Defeating Wu's Tax Proposal & How To Protect Labor Rights Under Trump
Today:
We talk with one of the legislators – State Senator Nick Collins – who led the charge to defeat Boston Mayor Wu’s plan to shift the tax burden towards commercial properties in the city.
And,…
00:33:16 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/16: Jim's First Tattoo
South Boston Senator Nick Collins discusses the demise of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed tax shift plan that would have helped Boston homeowners.
ABC News just agreed to give $15 million to Don…
02:29:18 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/13: The Worst Christmas Music
Funny Uncle Cabaret is a years-long tradition over at the Cambridge Dance Complex, a colorful & glamorous meditation on found families during the holidays. We heard from founder Peter DiMuro, singer …
02:34:13 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/12: "Figugegl"
We start the show full of holiday stress. So we ask listeners: how do you deal with holiday gifting stress? Or, are you like Jim who, supposedly, has everything under control this year?
NAACP's Mic…
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Best Of BPR 12/11: Mayor Wu 'Heartbroken' At Death Of Tax Plan
Today:
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on December 11, 2024.
00:40:25 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/11: Ask the Mayor & Marianne Leone's Lemon Squares
We start the show by continuing our discussion on the poor state of healthcare in the U.S. Then, GBH News art editor Jared Bowen discusses his recent trip to the Crystal Bridges museum in Arkansas an…
02:28:59 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
BPR Full Show 12/10: Luigi and Pirates
Andrea Cabral and Shirley Leung guest host. They start the show by asking about our obsession with the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer.
Then, NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses journaling in th…
02:29:45 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
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