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
Corby Kummer: "At least 4 million" households losing emergency SNAP benefits in the U.S.
Following Bridget Huber’s reporting for the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) on the end of emergency SNAP benefits, food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss an impend…
00:23:48 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Marathon Monday
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners whether they would consider cheating on their taxes.
Bill Evans discusses how security at the Boston Marathon changed in the wa…
02:41:26 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Cash or credit?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners why Americans don’t spend more time volunteering, and whether the U.S. should implement a mandatory service year for young adults…
02:44:20 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: How to change a mind
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates listeners on the latest in politics, including the newest inflation report and updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Todd is the moderator of …
02:41:15 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Living in the Age of Anxiety
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan talks about recommendations to screen children 8-years-old and up for anxiety, and new research into the effects of psilocybin in treating depression. Capla…
02:41:30 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Boston in Bloom
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Juliette Kayyem talks about the Sunset Park subway shooting in Brooklyn, and Elon Musk’s purchase of a major stake in Twitter. Kayyem is former assistant secretary for…
02:41:52 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Choose your vice
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michael Curry and Jennifer Nassour bring back our politics roundtable, weighing in on the governor’s race and what successful voter engagement would look like. Curry i…
02:41:26 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Spring Peepers
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, talking with listeners about the loosening of office dress codes.
Bill McKibben talks about the International Panel on Clim…
02:41:50 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: 90 COVID shots
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their experiences with student loans, after the Biden Administration announced plans to extend the pause on federal repayments th…
02:42:14 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
Corby Kummer: As the fate of Kowloon is sealed, the future of Route 1's kitsch remains unclear
People are worried about the future of Route 1 landmark Kowloon after co-owner Bobby Wong announced the pan-Asian restaurant will be downsizing its 1,200-seat space to 350 seats in order to add two r…
00:25:34 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: Table Talk Pies
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners whether they’re moving on with normal life, or continuing to take COVID precautions.
Thais Rocha talks about her effort to star…
02:44:20 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: An ode to Route 1
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners what their “third place” – a place to go besides home and work – was throughout the pandemic.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about Tige…
02:44:14 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: April fools!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on office friendships as people return to work after so much time working remotely.
Tetiana Litus and Vsevol…
02:44:42 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
BPR Full Show: My Body is a Strip Mall, Not a Temple
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden joined us to discuss the investigation into the deadly parking garage collapse downtown, and his new Firearm Rapid Indict…
02:09:36 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
BPR Full Show: Beer Cups, Steins, Pints, Mugs
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by opening the phone lines, asking listeners whether the public has lost its focus on the mounting evidence of former President Donald Trump’s involv…
02:07:36 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
"Better than Paris": Corby Kummer touts Boston's outdoor dining amid North End fee controversy
On Monday’s “Boston Public Radio,” food writer Corby Kummer made a boldest assertion when he declared the city’s outdoor dining as “better than Paris.”
Kummer, a senior editor for The Atlantic, adm…
00:21:59 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
BPR Full Show: The Slap Heard Around the World
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We began the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on whether Justice Clarence Thomas should face consequences due to his wife Ginni Thomas’ alleged involvement …
02:06:21 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
BPR Full Show: Arborvitae, Decomposed Granite, and More
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners whether they’re excited – or furious – over the return to the office.
Shirley Leung talks about the life and legacy of former F…
02:06:17 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
BPR Full Show: An update from Biden on Ukraine
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd shares his reactions to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, the latest on Ukraine and other news from D.C. Todd is the moderator of “Meet T…
02:15:30 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Corby Kummer: The benefits of induction cooking
As Americans try to curb their methane emissions from coal mining and oil and natural gas systems, changes may come to the kitchen as well. Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public…
00:22:41 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
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