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: Emerald Tutus
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Sen. Ed Markey discusses the future of climate legislation in Congress, and calls for reforming the Supreme Court and abolishing the filibuster.
Then, we open the ph…
02:44:07 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Corby Kummer: Making the Mocha Connection
Westford-based group Mocha Connection is partnering with farmers in Yemen to bring back the country’s status as a significant global supplier of coffee beans. Yemen, which has been engaged in a civil…
00:23:25 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Heatwave
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne talks about Democrats’ recent legislative struggles in Congress including Sen. Joe Manchin’s refusal to support climate change plans, codifying Roe v. Wade, …
02:41:01 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Foraging, ice fishing and other first-hand food
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their thoughts on the push to switch to electric cars.
Then, we re-air a segment with environmentalist Bill McKibben about the …
02:44:34 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Summer in New England
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jon Gruber discusses the latest on inflation, including the potential strategies of the Federal Reserve Bank and why the middle class is being left behind. He also exp…
02:44:32 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Out in Space
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about the latest news from the Jan. 6 committee hearings.
Art Caplan talks about California Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing …
02:42:43 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Corby Kummer: "Straight up extortion"
Some restaurants have begun receiving one-star reviews — but not from people who have ever visited the venue. Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to explain this new extortion scheme …
00:19:39 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Jan. 6 Hearings Continue
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they’re persuaded by the deals of Amazon Prime Day.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the fourth straight championship win for t…
03:42:56 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: How to forage mushrooms
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if President Joe Biden should run for a second term, or if not, who should replace him.
Charlie Sennott shares his thoughts abo…
02:44:26 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Porchfest!
Michael Curry shares his thoughts about Boston's proposed tax rebate plan, the law enforcement responses to local white nationalism, a recent budget increase for the city's COVID-19 response and heal…
02:44:23 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Bumblebee
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they’re keeping up with early pandemic disinfectant habits.
Christopher Muther explains how to build the ideal Cape Cod vaca…
02:41:09 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
Corby Kummer: 10 minutes, 63 hotdogs and a protestor in a Darth Vader mask
On July 4, Nathan’s held its annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chesnut, who is ranked first in the world by Major League Eating, picked up his fifteenth win Monday, fighting off a protester mid-con…
00:18:05 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: 63 Hot Dogs
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re escaping from the doom this summer.
Art Caplan discusses concerns about in-vitro fertilization following the overt…
02:44:20 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Boston's Lost Ambition
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about white supremacist group Patriot Front’s march along the Freedom Trail this past weekend.
Trenni Kusnierek talks abo…
02:44:21 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: All things Oprah
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent years:
Imani Perry talks about parenthood and how Black parents talk to their children about …
02:44:46 |
Mon 04 Jul 2022
BPR Full Show: Food from around the world
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent years.
Elle Simone Scott shares tips on how to make the perfect food board for hosting. Scott…
02:45:50 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
A Community Conversation: Roe Overturned
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. What does that mean for the people of Massachusetts and beyond? Listen to GBH News hosts Callie Crossley, Margery Eagan and Paris Alston in “A Community …
01:27:04 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
BPR Full Show: Abortion, Guns, and the EPA
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Mayor Michelle Wu discusses the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) findings from their investigation into the MBTA system, and shares her thoughts on the Supreme C…
02:48:00 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
BPR full show: Cassidy Hutchinson testifies before Jan. 6 committee
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if it’s time for Democrats to start being more aggressive to enact political change.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the NFL’s pus…
03:19:03 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
BPR Full Show: Proper cannabis etiquette
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent years:
Imani Perry talks about parenthood and how Black parents talk to their children about …
02:44:43 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
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