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: Secrets, secrets are no fun, unless...
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Ella McDonald and Maya Mudgal begin the show by sharing their reactions to the COP26 climate summit and their thoughts on mayor-elect Michelle Wu’s climate platform. M…
02:44:23 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Skate Hags, dickies and the art of baton twirling
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Shirley Leung talks about what GE’s split will mean for Massachusetts, and Tito Jackson’s seven-story cannabis venture near Faneuil Hall. Leung is a business columnist…
02:41:21 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Thank You Culture
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd weighs in on the blowback from Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers lying about his vaccination status, and updates listeners on the latest political headlines,…
02:44:33 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Corby Kummer on the Dining Shed Dilemma
Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Wednesday to explain why outdoor dining could destroy neighborhoods, following a recent New York Times article on issues with outd…
00:21:58 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: BPR and Chill
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they have quit their job or gone on strike, as many use this stage in the pandemic to try something new in their lives.
Lyla…
02:42:26 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show:
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners their reactions to a recent wave of harassment in youth sports, after Danvers school officials faced calls to resign amid reports…
02:44:25 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Acting Mayor Kim Janey on what's next
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne weighs in on what the infrastructure bill, the Virginia mayoral race and the status of voting rights and the filibuster all mean for Democrats in 2022. Dionn…
02:44:22 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Jim Braude versus daylight savings
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Shirley Leung discusses what Mayor-elect Michelle Wu’s win means for the Asian American community, and her latest piece on how female entrepreneurs secure venture fund…
02:44:14 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: How to Eat Fried Worms
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd begins the show by unpacking Tuesday’s election, including what Glenn Youngkin’s win for Virginia mayor means for Democrats and the role of education as a d…
02:44:12 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Doorstopping Antics
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners about their reactions to the results of election day yesterday.
Art Caplan weighs in on how the country should approach vaccina…
02:44:50 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
Corby Kummer: “It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better” for Restaurant Industry, Closures
Craigie on Main, The Asgard, Tiger Mama, The Kinsale — these are just a few examples from a long list of Boston-area restaurants that have shuttered during the pandemic. With the end to outdoor dinin…
00:19:56 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Election Day
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners about their experiences with election day, and talking with Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George about their final pitches for …
02:45:43 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Nothing Gold Can Stay
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Adam Reilly and Saraya Wintersmith give final insights from the Boston mayoral race before tomorrow’s election. Reilly is a reporter for GBH News and co-host of the Sc…
02:44:51 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
BPR Full Show: Helen the Witch, a Bucket of Frogs and Other Terrors
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Attorney General Maura Healey answers questions from listeners in this month’s Ask the AG, including queries about fraudulent contractors, electric vehicle rebates, Fa…
02:45:13 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
BPR Full Show: Naptime
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Shirley Leung weighs in on clashes between activists and the government over clearing tents at Mass. and Cass, and debates over sports betting and a proposed footbridg…
02:44:34 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
BPR Full Show: Wu v. Essaibi George
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan weighs in on Deborah Birx, who helped run the pandemic response under the Trump Administration, testifying to Congress about how many lives could have been …
02:44:03 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Corby Kummer: Restaurant Industry Wage Theft Has Worsened During the Pandemic
Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to discuss a pandemic-era increase of wage theft in the restaurant industry, following a recent report by the nonprofit re…
00:12:35 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
BPR Full Show: Say Cheese!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they feel about President Joe Biden’s spending bill shrinking as it nears finalization.
Trenni Kusnierek updates listeners …
02:44:27 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
BPR Full Show: Buy Nothing
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michael Curry discusses the importance of community partnerships in increasing vaccination levels, and weighs in on opinions on the mayor’s race in Boston’s Black comm…
02:43:58 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
BPR Full Show: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Stacey Abrams talks about what voters and politicians need to do to safeguard democracy, after Republicans blocked the Democrats’ voting rights bill in Congress. She a…
02:44:26 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
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