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: Jan. 6, one year later
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd reflects on the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, and reacts to President Joe Biden’s speech marking the violent event. Todd is the moderator…
02:44:23 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
BPR Full Show: To the Cinema
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michelle Singletary gives financial advice for the new year, including navigating the buy now pay later trend, the state of inflation and overdraft fees. Singletary is…
02:44:23 |
Wed 05 Jan 2022
‘No More Pussyfooting Around’: Food Writer Corby Kummer Cheers Starbucks’ Latest Employee Vaccination Effort
On Tuesday’s Boston Public Radio, food writer Corby Kummer said he’s hoping more companies follow in the heels of coffee behemoth Starbucks, which is now requiring proof-of-vaccination for its hundre…
00:24:36 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
BPR Full Show: Circling back to unpacking the pivot
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they’re faring as students, teachers and parents figure out back to school plans amid Omicron spread.
Trenni Kusnierek talk…
02:44:22 |
Tue 04 Jan 2022
BPR Full Show: Finding the good
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by checking in with listeners about how they’re doing as Omicron spreads in the new year.
Mike Deehan updates listeners on the state of the governo…
02:44:13 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
BPR Full Show: Joanne Chang, Christopher Kimball, Bren Smith and other chefs
In the last episode of Boston Public Radio in 2021, we're bringing you some of our favorite chefs from recent months.
Joanne Chang talks about her latest book inspired by her baking journals, “Past…
02:44:54 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Fiona Hill, Jelani Cobb, Daniel Leader and more
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent months.
Dylan Thuras tells stories of strange food from around the world, including psychedel…
02:44:54 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Kevin Young, Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Gilbert and other author recs
Today’s Boston Public Radio is on tape. We’re bringing you the ultimate book club — back-to-back conversations from over the years with some of our favorite writers:
Kevin Young shares from his col…
02:44:54 |
Wed 29 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Marcia Chatelain, Elizabeth Hinton, Michael Moss and more
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent months:
Sebastian Junger speaks about his latest book, “Freedom,” which looks at the meaning …
02:44:55 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Imani Perry, Lindy West, Howard Bryant 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…
02:44:43 |
Mon 27 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Don Lemon, Chasten Buttigieg, Nancy Schön and more
Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent months:
Don Lemon tells stories from his book, “This Is The Fire: What I Say To My Friends Ab…
02:44:43 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Botox for Camels
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her experience with COVID-19 and the state of Build Back Better and voting rights. Warren is senator of Massachusetts.
Then, we …
02:44:32 |
Thu 23 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Baker and Wu on the latest Omicron guidance
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan updates listeners on all things Omicron and the growing mental health crisis as the pandemic continues. Caplan is director of the division of medical ethics…
02:41:17 |
Wed 22 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Tales of regifting gone wrong
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their reactions to Mayor Michelle Wu’s announcement yesterday of new vaccine requirements in restaurants, theaters and other venu…
02:44:16 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: How to eat an oyster
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michael Curry talks about the status of the pandemic as the Omicron variant spreads throughout the country, and his reactions to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin reje…
02:41:56 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: The secret to happiness
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Arthur Brooks explains the role of charitable giving in finding happiness and other tips on the search for fulfillment. He’s the William Henry Bloomberg professor of t…
02:40:56 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Dash for Cash
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates listeners on the latest from Washington D.C., including Republicans’ outlook on COVID-19 and the state of voting rights legislation. Todd is the mod…
02:41:48 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Chance Encounters
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners whether they would be open to becoming chattier on the T, following Mayor Michelle Wu’s invitation for riders to talk with her.
…
02:02:14 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: A birdhouse full of nips, and other yankee swap horror stories
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne talks about Governor Charlie Baker’s latest plan to distribute over two million rapid tests to Massachusetts towns in need, and the state of democracy in the…
02:44:13 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
BPR Full Show: Pandemic pet presents
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their thoughts on the labor market, amid worker shortages and unionization fights to grow worker power.
Mike Keiley gives tips …
02:44:27 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
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