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: Butter Popcorn Radio
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC's Chuck Todd called in to discuss how Republicans are threatening to let the country default on its loan as means to bargain for spending cuts to social programs. …
02:40:16 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: MLK Day
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by taking our listener’s calls to ask how they felt about The Embrace sculpture installed on Boston Common last week. The statue highlights the conn…
02:40:33 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: The Problem with "True Crime"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the murder of Ana Walshe, and what our obsession with true crime says about us.
Art Caplan talked about AI’s increa…
02:40:34 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Inducted
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about making the switch to more environmentally-conscious household items, from induction stovetops to heat pumps for heati…
02:41:30 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: An Embrace Unveiled
Today on Boston Public Radio, the show broadcast live from the unveiling of the Embrace sculpture in downtown Boston.
Hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan spoke with GBH Morning Edition co-host Paris…
04:00:11 |
Sat 14 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Biden's Classified Documents
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC political director Chuck Todd discussed the latest disclosure by President Biden's legal team of another batch of classified documents from his time as Vice Presid…
02:40:38 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Up in the Air
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about a Stoughton High School student who was suspended for protesting the school district's ban on pride flags and Black L…
02:41:38 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: On the Block
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about confidential documents found at President Joe Biden’s former office he used as Vice President.
Trenni Casey talked …
02:42:13 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Transit, COVID, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking about our fascination with scandal in the British royal family – and how it distracts us from the fraying of democracy.
EJ Dionne weighe…
02:40:39 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Two Years After the Attack on the Capitol
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and current dysfunction in Congress.
Lyndia Downie we…
02:39:17 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Climate, Remarks from President Biden, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC’s Chuck Todd zoomed in to discuss Republican Kevin McCarthy’s repeated failures to secure the support of his party to become the next Speaker of the House. He also…
02:52:36 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: Schadenfreude
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Ayanna Pressley discussed her priorities for 2023 with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and shared her thoughts on Tuesday’s failed House Sp…
02:40:53 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: The (Cheesecake) Factory
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners whether they’re optimistic or pessimistic for the year to come.
Trenni Casey updated us on the status of Buffalo Bills player D…
02:40:48 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: New Year, New Me
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the many lies and controversies of Republican Rep.-elect George Santos.
Michael Curry shared his thoughts on Gov. C…
02:39:12 |
Mon 02 Jan 2023
BPR Full Show: It's Electric
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about the future of Twitter and TikTok, as the social media platforms face increasing scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers.
Jeremy …
02:40:40 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
BPR Full Show: Jolene
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking our listener's if they've continued to follow the news from Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet U.S. Preside…
02:40:09 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
BPR Full Show: Titanic
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about yesterday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing, focusing on criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump.
Jenny Slate…
02:41:44 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
BPR Full Show: Criminal Referrals for former President Donald Trump
We opened the show by taking our listeners’ calls about the final public hearing held by the January 6th Committee. The Congressional panel voted to ask the Department of Justice to charge former Pre…
02:02:54 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
BPR Full Show: Re-gifting
Today on Boston Public Radio:
David Leonard joined the show to talk about book-banning attempts across the country. Leonard has been president of the Boston Public Library since 2016.
We opened o…
02:39:04 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
BPR Full Show: Shopping, IRL
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about getting to know your neighbors.
Shirley Leung talked about the housing groups calling for $3.2 billion in aid for M…
02:04:04 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
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