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: A Tax-Free Weekend for a Taxing Week
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about the MBTA, and the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, and took listener calls and questions on an installment of “Ask the Senator.”
Retired …
02:42:10 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: All That and a Bag of CHIPS
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Andrea Mitchell updates us on the latest national political headlines. Mitchell is the NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent. She is also Chief Foreign Affairs Corre…
02:41:33 |
Thu 11 Aug 2022
Corby Kummer: Much Ado About Cracker Barrel
Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to share his thoughts on Hulu’s “The Bear,” Cracker Barrel adding vegan sausages to their menu, and more.
00:20:41 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: The Walmart of Weed
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners for their thoughts on the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago.
Art Caplan talks about the accessibility issues wheelc…
02:41:33 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: The FBI's Raid on Mar-a-Lago, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Judge Nancy Gertner shares her take on the FBI raiding former President Donald Trump’s home, explaining the legal conditions under which a raid like this could take pl…
02:41:32 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: Yet Another Heat Wave
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne discusses the Inflation Reduction Act’s potential impact on climate, as well as what its passage says about polarization in America, and the ability of Democ…
02:41:07 |
Mon 08 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: Give me hot dogs or give me death
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they find idle time to relax.
Michael Curry weighs in on the U.S. response to monkeypox, and U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins’…
02:44:22 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: Hot Coffee for Hot Weather
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd talks about Sen. Joe Manchin’s role as the 50th vote in the Senate, the impact of Kansans voting to retain their abortion rights, and the possibility of a r…
02:44:25 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: Rats!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about Kansas voters deciding to protect abortion rights in their state in the face of a potential abortion ban.
Art Capla…
02:41:56 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: All things pickles
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they’re boycotting the NFL following the recent sexual harassment allegations against Deshaun Watson.
Trenni Kusnierek disc…
02:44:23 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: Remembering the Life of Bill Russell
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Attorney General Maura Healey shares her thoughts on the outcomes of the recent state legislature session, and took listener calls and answered questions on another in…
02:41:53 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
BPR Full Show: "Ask the Mayor," Cambridge Jazz Festival, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Mayor Michelle Wu discusses her administration’s strategy to combat climate change, as well as the rise of extremism in Boston, and the city’s new Police Commissioner …
02:42:04 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Born to Run
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates listeners on the latest political headlines, including the DOJ’s investigation into former President Donald Trump, and Senator Joe Manchin’s long-aw…
02:44:24 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: An ode to ice cream trucks
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan discusses President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis and the World Health Organization declaring a global health emergency over monkeypox. Caplan is the Drs. …
02:44:13 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Choco Tacos
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about their MBTA woes.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the possibility of Kevin Durant coming to the Celtics, Lebron James’ …
02:41:20 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
“Go out and buy a Drumstick”: Why food writer Corby Kummer isn’t mourning the death of the Choco Taco
To borrow the famous sentiment from songwriter Joni Mitchell, “you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.”
This week, ice cream manufacturer Klondike announced the discontinuation of their popu…
00:24:09 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: "Ask the Doctor," road trips, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they support the proposed return of happy hour in Mass.
Michael Curry talks about recent white supremacist activity in Bosto…
02:41:11 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Old Cape Cod
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, talking with listeners about last night’s Jan. 6 hearing.
Devra First and Christopher Muther join us to share their list of…
02:41:12 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: "Ask the Governor," Tanglewood, and more
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners about the case for former President Donald Trump’s prosecution following the Jan. 6 hearings.
Then, we re-air a segment with Le…
02:41:59 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re coping with the heat in Boston.
Juliette Kayyem discusses record-breaking heat across Europe, and the Secret Servic…
02:41:56 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
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