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 5/3: After, After Hours
We opened the show by asking listeners their take on Boston’s expanded Open Streets program.
We spoke with Oliver Stone and Joshua Goldstein to discuss “Nuclear Now”, a new film based on Goldstein’…
02:44:34 |
Wed 03 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/2: A fun time with Steven Page Trio
The Godfather of AI recently quit Google and said he regretted his work. If he’s concerned about the fast development of AI, are you?
NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey talked about the…
02:43:43 |
Tue 02 May 2023
BPR Full Show 5/1: Please, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Is American's gun problem rooted in fear of strangers? Maybe the first step to solving our culture of fear is to say 'hi' to your neighbor. We asked listeners whether they agreed. Are all these shoot…
02:44:17 |
Mon 01 May 2023
BPR Full Show 4/28: Not All Senators Are Jocks
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined to discuss about his career-long mission to confront dark money in politics, with a focus this week on Clarence Thomas and other gift-receivers on the Supreme Court.
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02:44:21 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/27: AI Music
Three famous media figures have been let go from their networks all falling from grace over how they treated, and talked about, women at their companies. Is the me-too movement still alive? We opened…
02:44:23 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/26: Reclaiming Satan
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Can helicopter parenting stunt your child’s independence? We opened the lines to discuss.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the states restricting gender treatme…
02:44:25 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/25: The End of Tucker and Tupperware?
Brian Stelter, a Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, joined on zoom to discuss the departures of Tucker Carlson from Fox and Don Lemon from CNN.
Then, we opened the phone lines to get listener’s …
02:44:06 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
'Dope Labs' are creating a new film with Boston’s Museum of Science
"Dope Labs" is a podcast that mixes “hardcore science with pop culture and a healthy dose of friendship." For hosts (and friends) Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley, the goal is to make science appealin…
00:23:18 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/24: Let's Have a Moment of Science
Today on Boston Public Radio:
It’s clear our government is becoming increasingly anti-majoritarian and we opened the lines for listeners to react.
Betty Francisco, chief executive of the Boston I…
02:43:58 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/21: Legacy of Eric Jackson
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Various headlines are circulating on the issue of affordable housing in Boston. From rent control to building housing on top of libraries, we asked listeners to share …
02:43:52 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Corby Kummer: Is Ice Cream Healthy?
Five years ago, a Harvard doctoral student named Andres Ardisson Korat conducted a study that came to an unexpected conclusion. He found that eating half a cup of ice cream a day was associated with …
00:20:26 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/20: Fox News' Radicalized Audience
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC’s Chuck Todd on the latest political headlines.
There have been a string of tragic shootings that happened recently and we opened the lines for listeners to shar…
02:44:38 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/19: The Satisfaction of Dumping Stuff
Marichka Padalko is a Ukrainian journalist who just ran the Boston Marathon, fundraising for Sunflower of Peace, a local US non-profit that provides humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Ukrainian…
02:44:14 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/18: Tax Day
Today on Boston Public Radio:
David Leonard, president of the Boston Public Library, joined briefly at the top of the show to discuss Boston’s plan for housing units attached to some public library…
02:44:15 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/17: Marathon Monday
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines on the eventful day of Marathon Monday. We asked listeners to share what they’re doing to celebrate and watch. Not a huge fan of the marathon? We a…
02:44:15 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/14: "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We asked listeners if they’ve ever ran the Boston Marathon. And if they’re in the group of people who keep telling themselves they’ll just run it the next year, when i…
02:44:30 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/13: "Ask the Mayor" with Mayor Michelle Wu
Today on Boston Public Radio:
CAI's Patrick Flanary, NEPM's Nancy Cohen and GBH's Katie Lannan discussed what listeners had had to say about Gov. Healey's first 100 days in office.
We opened the …
02:44:58 |
Thu 13 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/12: Celebrating Mel King
Jim and Margery started the show with a reflection on Boston political leader and civil rights activist, Mel King, whose funeral they attended yesterday. Former mayor Kim Janey and former governor De…
02:45:14 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/11: Roads Full of Schmohawks
Andrea Cabral and Jared Bowen were in for Jim and Margery today, live from the Boston Public Library.
We asked listeners about the state of the roadways today: pedestrian deaths are up, it seems li…
02:44:17 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
BPR Full Show 4/10: Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Darn
Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas revoked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a key medication used for abortions. We opened the phone lines to hear listeners’ reactions.
National security expe…
02:44:16 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
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