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: Ask The Doctor - RSV Edition
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners how they feel about the state of extremism post-midterms.
Trenni Casey shared her thoughts on Mike Tyson’s new cannabis endeav…
02:44:14 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
Corby Kummer: Raising Cane's is Raising Cain
Raising Cane’s is suing an Indiana shopping center after finding out that a lease banned the sale of chicken fingers, stemming from a noncompete agreement former property owners had reached with a ne…
00:20:57 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
BPR full show: It's Getting Heated
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with listeners about Democrats’ performance in the midterms.
Art Caplan talked about colleges and universities grappling with mental hea…
02:40:56 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: So Long, Smartphone
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners whether the results of the 2022 midterm elections are a sign of the Republican Party’s split from former President Donald Trump.
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02:40:47 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Lenny Clarke comes home
Washington Post opinion columnist E.J. Dionne discussed how the youth vote helped prevent a crushing defeat for Democrats on election day. He then provided some predictions on how a Republican contro…
02:43:30 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: A historic election in Massachusetts
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by hearing from listeners about the results of Tuesday's midterm elections.
Michael Curry discussed the historic wins in Mass., where Maura Healey…
02:44:17 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Election Day 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by talking with candidates for statewide office, asking them to make their final pitch to voters: Democrat candidate for Attorney General Andrea Camp…
02:42:16 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Corby Kummer: Turkeys may be harder to find this holiday season
Holiday meals may look a little different this year due to numerous food shortages and high prices. Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Monday to share what you can expect at groce…
00:21:25 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Political Climate
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jesse Mermell and Jennifer Nassour joined us for a political roundtable ahead of tomorrow’s midterm elections, giving us a look into Democrats’ and Republicans’ politi…
02:42:27 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Daylight Saving Time
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners about the voting patterns of white women ahead of the midterms.
Shirley Leung talked about Mass. Governor Charlie Baker's multi…
02:40:53 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Behold, the Butter Board: Corby Kummer revisits the TikTok trend
Some food writers and critics skeptical over butter boards — a TikTok food trend consisting of softened butter over a charcuterie board and topped with various herbs, spices, fruits, and more — are n…
00:22:16 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Means of Production
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updated us on the latest political headlines, focusing on upcoming midterm elections and America’s worsening political divide. Todd moderates “Meet the Pres…
02:41:08 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Question 4
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by hosting an hour-long debate on Ballot Question 4, which asks voters if they want to keep or appeal a law in place allowing undocumented immigrant…
02:40:26 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Bits, Pits, and Soles
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by opening phone lines, talking with listeners about increasing political violence in the leadup to midterm elections.
Trenni Casey talked about To…
02:40:43 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
BPR Full Show: Question 1
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dan Cence and Andrew Farnitano joined us for an hourlong debate on Massachusetts’ Ballot Question 1 — known as the Fair Share Amendment, millionaires tax or tax hike a…
02:44:27 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
BPR Full Show: Circus Peanuts
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking our listeners how they feel about Elon Musk buying Twitter.
Lyndia Downie, president of the Pine Street Inn, discussed the organization's…
02:44:26 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
BPR Full Show: Ghostly Encounters
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We started the show with Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Maura Healey. Healey discussed her endorsement of tax reform, her support of ballot Qu…
02:44:18 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
BPR Full Show: Labor Trafficking, Ukraine, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by taking listeners' calls, hearing their reactions to the news from the MBTA that Orange Line trains will run at reduced speeds until December desp…
02:41:23 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Corby Kummer: Avian flu is coming for your Thanksgiving
A combination of farmers hatching fewer turkeys during the pandemic and an outbreak of avian flu is going to impact the cost of Thanksgiving this year for American consumers. Food policy writer Corby…
00:26:42 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
BPR Full Show: Morality and Money
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners if they avoid spending money at morally questionable corporations.
Shirley Leung weighed in on debates surrounding Massachusett…
02:41:04 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
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