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: Feb. 9, 2023
NBC Political Director Chuck Todd on the latest political headlines, including the State of the Union address from President Joe Biden.
Andrea Cabral contrasts media coverage of Lindsay Clancy with…
02:02:12 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Orca Moms Speak Out Against Their Needy Sons
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program joined to discuss Kidder’s new book “Rough Slee…
02:06:17 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Valentine's Day
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask the Mayor, discussing her new rent control proposal and taking listener calls.
NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni C…
02:22:53 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Up In The Air
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show with listener reactions to the U.S. military shooting down multiple unidentified objects in North American airspace.
Michael Curry discussed a ne…
02:07:48 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Boston Public Radio: Pre-Game
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We asked our listeners their thoughts on everything related to the upcoming Super Bowl, from the first legal bets on the big game in Massachusetts to the price of Supe…
02:06:22 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Boston Public Radio Full Show: SOTU
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by opening the lines to hear our listeners’ reaction to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address.
Then Art Caplan discussed the shortage …
02:05:36 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show 2/7/23: Peep Show
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened phone and text lines to ask listeners about their relationship with work commutes, and if they enjoy getting a moment’s rest before and after the workday.
…
02:40:14 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: A Political Rematch Nobody Wants
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines to hear from listeners about a new Washington Post/ABC poll that shows voters unenthused about the prospects of a Biden/Trump rematch in 2024.
Je…
02:40:41 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: The Unwashed
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by hearing from listeners about how they're preparing for the extreme cold weather expected this weekend.
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed …
02:40:25 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Corby Kummer: Is Lab-grown Meat Vegetarian-Friendly?
Food policy writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the ethical considerations behind lab-grown meat for people who consider themselves vegetarians — whether for animal welfare or e…
00:19:30 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Are The Parents Alright?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC political director Chuck Todd discussed House speaker and Republican representative Kevin McCarthy's recent meeting with President Joe Biden over the debt ceiling,…
02:40:40 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Bits and Pits
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the lines to get listener reactions to Tom Brady announcing his retirement from football.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed a new report in JAMA about …
02:40:44 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: The Bet Is On
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show with a call-in session to ask our listeners how they feel about the official launch of legal sports betting in Massachusetts. On Tuesday morning the…
03:12:32 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
BPR Full Show: Tyre Nichols' Killing Renews Calls For Justice, Police Reform
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show by taking our listeners’ calls to ask how they felt about the widespread broadcast of the video depicting Memphis police officers violently beating…
02:40:14 |
Mon 30 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Chocolate Public Radio
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke about a looming political battle in Congress over whether to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, the state of child care in the Commonwealth, and …
02:40:29 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: A Holographic Holocaust Museum Is Coming To Boston
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC political director Chuck Todd joined to discuss the latest national politics.
Then we opened the lines to discuss new guidance from the American Academy of Pedia…
02:40:32 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Congress Goes Swiftie
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show with a call-in segment to ask our listeners about their experience with Ticketmaster and price-gouging related to live concerts. This comes after th…
02:40:19 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: The News Quiz Revisited
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by asking our listeners about the two recent mass shootings in California and why they think this country still hasn’t addressed this epidemic of gu…
02:40:18 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: We Got Stood Up
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show with a call-in segment to hear from listeners about reproductive rights activism on what would have been the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade this S…
02:40:39 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: A Lesson In Happiness
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by taking our listener’s calls to ask if they miss a traditional New England winter as we experience another season with lower-than-average snow tot…
02:40:06 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
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