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: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners if they felt that the U.S. government's sanctions and rhetoric against Russia were enough of a response.
T…
02:41:49 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Russia Invades Ukraine
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Throughout the show, we speak with listeners about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chuck Todd updates us on the latest headlines out of Ukraine, focusing on the future…
03:11:41 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Getting it on with Marvin Gaye
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Juliette Kayyem tells listeners everything they need to know on the escalating situation at the Russia-Ukraine border. Kayyem is former assistant secretary for homelan…
02:44:17 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Situation worsens in Ukraine as Russia is poised to invade
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about avoiding work emails until work hours.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the end of the Beijing Olympics, and a communit…
02:42:07 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Dining Solo
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about Boston’s failed 2024 Olympic bid in the wake of the Beijing Olympics.
Ghenya Grondin and Kate Porter discuss their …
02:41:30 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Welcome to the Working Week
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open the show by asking listeners about their anxiety over climate change.
Interim DA Kevin Hayden discusses his intention to revisit the conviction of Charles Bo…
02:41:01 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: What would you do for Olympic gold?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd talks about the latest news from the Russia-Ukraine border and the recall of San Francisco School Board members. Todd is the moderator of “Meet The Press” o…
02:44:24 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: "Ask the Mayor," Ukraine, Unemployment Assistance, and More
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about the state legislature looking at allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.
Art Caplan talks about the…
02:41:03 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Back at the BPL
Today on Boston Public Library:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners about whether they’re returning to pre-pandemic activities as COVID-19 cases wind down.
Trenni Kusnierek…
02:44:21 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Love Advice
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett takes questions from listeners on the latest mask guidance from the state, when to replace your mask, the importance of booster shots and …
02:45:16 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Flushed Away
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on newly released details about former President Donald Trump’s toilet habits, including that he clogged White…
02:44:16 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Pikachus and Jigglypuffs
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re coping with the high levels of inflation.
Paul Reville weighs in on Governor Charlie Baker’s decision yesterday to …
02:45:24 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Corby Kummer: Prince Edward Island "Spudpocalypse" an Opening for Local Farmers
Concern is growing over what the Boston Globe is calling a potential “spudpocalypse” threatening Massachusetts’ potato supply. Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Wed…
00:23:59 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Testing, Testing
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers and conspiracy theorists protesting COVID-19 precautions and vaccine mandat…
02:41:04 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Who Died and Made You Boss?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by opening phone lines, checking in with listeners about how their kids have been faring at school.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about a decline in viewe…
02:41:20 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Let's Talk About "The Talk"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about the Republican National Committee labeling the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks as “legitimate political discourse.”
U.S. Att…
02:41:56 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Quiz day!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their thoughts on whether it’s time for workers to return to the office.
Shirley Leung argues that businesses need to bring wor…
02:44:00 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Crucial Area
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd talks about former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL, arguing that the league has unfair hiring practices far removed from current …
02:40:59 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
BPR Full Show: Early bird gets the worm
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan weighs in on Denmark getting rid of all COVID restrictions, desires for the U.S. to do the same, and ethical approaches to the metaverse following reports o…
02:43:15 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Corby Kummer on the Restaurateurs Urging Congress to Replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sat down with Mass Restaurants United and local restaurateurs in Cambridge for a roundtable discussion on Jan. 25 to hear the struggles they’ve faced throughout the pandemic. Ch…
00:21:14 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
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