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: Hit the Books
Today on Boston Public Radio we’re on tape, replaying some of our favorite conversations with a focus on author interviews:
Don Lemon tells stories from his book, “This Is The Fire: What I Say To M…
02:39:30 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
BPR Full Show: Food for Thought
Boston Public Radio is on tape today, bringing you BPR’s cookbook – conversations with some of our favorite chefs from over the years.
Joanne Chang talks about her latest book inspired by her bakin…
02:28:33 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Book Club
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…
02:41:20 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Ode to Joy
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Charlie Sennott talks about the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, and ISIS-K’s attacks on the Kabul airport and a nearby hotel that killed as many as 170 people and i…
02:40:52 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Dog Days of Summer
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd talks about President Joe Biden’s declining approval ratings, and the administration’s response to COVID-19 and the evacuation of Afghanistan. Todd is the m…
02:41:21 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Class Acts and Class Clowns
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan shares his thoughts on the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine, explaining how the approval impacts arguments against vaccine mandates. Caplan is the Drs. …
02:42:29 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Corby Kummer: Changes in SNAP Benefits "Should Be Causing Dancing in the Streets"
Award-winning food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday, highlighting the Biden administration’s revision in nutrition standards for SNAP. The changes made to the food stamps pro…
00:23:13 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Minor Adjustments
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by talking with listeners about President Joe Biden’s handling of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the return o…
02:42:31 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: It's a Jungle Out There
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Attorney General Maura Healey discusses her lawsuit against the Boston Police Department over its refusal to provide internal affairs records on former Boston Police C…
02:41:32 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: All in a Day's Work
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michelle Singletary explains why she believes remote working should become a permanent employee benefit, and talks about how the extension of the eviction moratorium i…
02:42:30 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Jumping the Line
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates us on the latest political headlines, from President Joe Biden’s handling of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to California’s recall election.…
02:41:38 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: For a Seagull, There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Gov. Charlie Baker discusses Massachusetts’ COVID-19 vaccination and hospitalization rates, and defends his decision to not mandate masks in schools statewide. He also…
02:42:15 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Throw on the Mask
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners whether Gov. Charlie Baker should reinstate a statewide mask mandate.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about long-distance runner Molly S…
02:41:38 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: The Fall of Afghanistan, Boston's Mayoral Race, and More
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open the show by talking with listeners about Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban.
Andrew Sullivan weighs in on President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from…
02:41:17 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Double Jeopardy
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Adam Reilly updates us on the latest headlines from Boston’s mayoral race, sharing his thoughts on where the candidates stand as Election Day moves closer. He also exp…
02:41:02 |
Fri 13 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: The Heat Is On
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates us on the latest political headlines, from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ response to rising COVID-19 cases to the Senate’s passage of the infrastructur…
02:39:15 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: All Worked Up
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan shares his thoughts on vaccine mandates, calling on schools and workplaces to penalize those who refuse to get vaccinated. Caplan is director of the Divisio…
02:41:51 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Mass Malfunctioning
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners if they’ve been experiencing mass malfunction in their daily lives.
Trenni Kusnierek recaps the Tokyo Olympics, weighing in on …
02:41:40 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
EJ Dionne: "Biden Has to Do More" on Voting Rights
Following the passage of numerous Republican-backed voting restrictions across the country, Democrats and left-leaning institutions are criticizing President Joe Biden, demanding a more aggressive pl…
00:22:39 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
BPR Full Show: Weathering the Storm
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne updates us on the latest political headlines, from Ohio’s House race to the state of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Dionne is a columnist for The Washin…
02:41:11 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
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