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 6/1 We Mustache You A Question
Chuck Todd talked about the debt ceiling agreement and other D.C. headlines.
We opened the phone lines to talk Pride Month: what do people think of corporations co-opting Pride, and those on the ri…
02:44:18 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
BPR Full Show 5/31: Octopus Nightmare
Should Massachusetts mandate sex education in schools? At the top of the hour we opened lines to hear what listeners had to say. State Senator Jason Lewis made an appearance.
Medical ethicist Art C…
02:44:15 |
Wed 31 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/30: The Weight of Succession
The Celtics ended their playoff run with a loss to the Heat last night. So, we opened the phone lines to ask listeners about the pain of losing. And, what was harder to watch … the Celtics, or the en…
02:44:13 |
Tue 30 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/26: "Ask the Governor" with Maura Healey
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, we started off by asking listeners how they plan to celebrate the holiday. And whether they are taking any special precautions to avoid wild animal encounter…
02:44:14 |
Fri 26 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/25: Remembering Tina Turner
Ron DeSantis announced that he’s running for president in a conversation with Elon Musk that was filled with technical issues. We opened the lines to hear from listeners on their thoughts on the perf…
02:44:17 |
Thu 25 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/24: The Chew
Elon Musk and Florida governor Ron DeSantis are reportedly announcing DeSantis’ bid for president today…on twitter. We asked listeners whether Musk’s actions have changed their use of the social medi…
02:44:13 |
Wed 24 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/23: Fashionably Comfortable
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory on a mental health crisis. We asked listeners how they believe social media is impacting children and teens.
Trenni Casey discussed the passing of Ri…
02:44:15 |
Tue 23 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/22: First Class, Up in the Sky
It’s graduation season. We had listeners call in to share who their commencement speakers were.
Michael Curry & Jennifer Nassour joined for a politics panel. They discussed the fallout from the Rac…
02:43:53 |
Mon 22 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/19: Grandma's Advice
Overall, birth rates are declining. Yet, women having kids in their forties increased. We began the show by asking listeners why they think women are waiting to have kids.
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barn…
02:44:12 |
Fri 19 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/18: Comeback
Rachel Rollins is in the headlines. We wanted to hear thoughts from listeners if and when someone can come back from disgrace.
Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller discuss the leadership change at the Bay S…
02:39:46 |
Thu 18 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/17: Boston in 100 words
We opened the lines to hear what people think about Elon Musk’s comment on how working from home highlights income inequality and is immoral.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed new research reve…
02:44:15 |
Wed 17 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/16: Taylor Swift Takeover
Foxborough trains have sold out due to a Taylor Swift concert that’s taking place this weekend.
Updates on the Sports scene in boston from Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston She di…
02:44:01 |
Tue 16 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/15: Third Time's a Charm
Summer is around the corner and school’s about to be out. So should older kids be obligated to work or go to summer camp? We opened the lines to hear from listeners.
Carolyn Beeler, a journalist fr…
02:40:11 |
Tue 16 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/12: Mothers and Mayors
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. We started the show by hearing from listeners about the state of motherhood in 2023.
Mary Callahan and Leisie Kelly are two of the performers behind Speakeasy Stage Com…
02:43:54 |
Fri 12 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/11: Keeping the Train on the Tracks
We asked listeners to call in with their thoughts on last night’s CNN town hall with Donald Trump.
Andy Ihnatko joined to debrief yesterday’s Google I/O conference, plus, gave updates on the White …
02:07:02 |
Thu 11 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/10: Beetlejuice and Bill McKibben
A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the author E. Jean Carroll. What impact will this verdict have on his presidential run? Will these allegations of sexual a…
02:07:46 |
Wed 10 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/9: Christmas Tree Shops
New Hampshire will now mandate that all schools in the state must teach cursive and multiplication tables. We asked our listeners if they agree with the mandate and believe cursive is important.
Tr…
02:03:58 |
Tue 09 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/8: The G.O.A.T. is a Horse
A new poll from ABC News/Washington Post finds 44% of respondents would "definitely" or "probably" vote for Donald Trump in 2024...yet 55% thinks he should be indicted. Is Biden in serious trouble fo…
02:05:37 |
Mon 08 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/5: "Ask the Attorney General" with Andrea Joy Campbell
There’s a British Royal Coronation for the first time in 70 years, with 74 year-old King Charles officially assuming the throne of Great Britain. Are you paying attention to the royal event? We opene…
02:18:58 |
Fri 05 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/4: To Rent or Not to Rent?
Chuck Todd on the latest out of Washington.
Andrea Cabral on the leaked Tucker Carlson text messages that proved Carlson’s racist impulses, Jordan Neely’s death and more.
Paul Reville talked abou…
02:03:47 |
Thu 04 May 2023
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