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: T-E-K-T-I-T-E
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about how they’re handling the current political divide in America.
Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo shares how he wo…
02:41:30 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
BPR Full Show: Dancing Queen
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about actions they’re taking in the wake of multiple mass shootings.
Bill McKibben shares his thoughts on the lack of act…
02:41:34 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
BPR Full Show: Spring Cleaning
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about student anxiety, following a new GBH report that cites increased levels of bullying in Boston schools.
Rep. Ayanna …
02:44:39 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Corby Kummer: Adding Fuel to the Fieri Fire
It’s been nearly 15 years of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” and Guy Fieri’s imprint on America’s cultural landscape has reached new heights. Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Publi…
00:17:09 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
BPR Full Show: Housing, gun reform, and the state of the Republican party
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about gun reform.
Trenni Kusnierek updates us on the Celtics’ win over the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, a…
02:41:14 |
Tue 31 May 2022
BPR Full Show: What it's like growing up with Joe Biden, how to learn falconry and more
Today on Boston Public Radio we’re on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent months:
John Della Volpe talks about Gen Z’s relationship to political activism, and the even…
02:44:51 |
Mon 30 May 2022
BPR Full Show: How to cook vegetables, what "aubade means" and more
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 …
02:45:24 |
Fri 27 May 2022
BPR Full Show: Leadership tips from Charlie Baker and the First Lady of Iceland
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd shares his thoughts on the reaction from Washington D.C. in the wake of the Uvalde shooting, and why politicians refuse to take action on gun control. Todd …
02:45:31 |
Thu 26 May 2022
BPR Full Show: "What are we doing?!"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening the phone lines, talking with listeners about gun violence in America in the wake of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Te…
02:42:47 |
Wed 25 May 2022
BPR Full Show: Fairweather Friends
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Mayor Michelle Wu takes questions from listeners on topics including the state of Boston’s public schools, the latest at Mass. and Cass and failures that led to former…
02:45:19 |
Tue 24 May 2022
Corby Kummer: Big Dairy's Fight for the Definition of Milk
In their fight against the alternative milk and nut-milk industries, Big Dairy has been lobbying Congress and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reserve the term “milk” for fluids obtained thr…
00:20:29 |
Mon 23 May 2022
BPR Full Show: Let's go to the beach, beach
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re finding positivity amid a slew of bad news.
Michael Curry discusses federal funding to combat hate crimes in the w…
02:44:30 |
Mon 23 May 2022
BPR Full Show: AG Maura Healey calls for resignation of Everett Councilor
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Attorney General Maura Healey answers questions from listeners, including on criminal justice reform, housing prices skyrocketing and racism from officials in Everett.…
02:45:12 |
Fri 20 May 2022
BPR Full Show: Jim Braude's Day Off
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their experiences navigating a difficult housing market.
Gregory Fried and Phillip Martin discuss Martin’s investigation into M…
02:44:19 |
Thu 19 May 2022
BPR Full Show: An ode to buffets
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by discussing the latest slew of midterm primaries.
Art Caplan discusses the baby formula shortage, and a new study that could predict traumatic br…
02:44:17 |
Wed 18 May 2022
BPR Full Show: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by discussing the state of white supremacy in the U.S. following the Buffalo shooting.
Trenni Kusnierek discusses the Celtics latest wins, and an i…
02:40:57 |
Tue 17 May 2022
BPR Full Show: The lives lost in Buffalo, N.Y.
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by discussing the “Great Replacement Theory,” the racist, antisemitic ideology cited by the Buffalo shooter who killed 10 in a supermarket over the w…
02:44:30 |
Mon 16 May 2022
Corby Kummer: A Conspiracy To Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During The Pandemic
Food policy writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss a new congressional report showing meat industry CEOs had a direct line to the Donald Trump administration in the early stages of…
00:24:00 |
Mon 16 May 2022
BPR Full Show: A Tremendous Machine
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening up the phone lines, asking listeners about baby formula shortages across the U.S.
Rick Steves shares the highlights of his recent return…
02:40:55 |
Fri 13 May 2022
BPR Full Show: No Mow May
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re handling COVID amid the latest surge.
Brian McGrory shares insights from the latest Globe reporting, including the …
02:44:37 |
Thu 12 May 2022
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