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
- 2709
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Corby Kummer on the Future of Foie Gras
Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Monday, sharing his thoughts on lab-grown foie gras after Paris-based start-up Gourmey raised $10 million from investors to produce foie gras fr…
00:21:55 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: In the Swim of Things
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Jake Auchincloss discusses the expansion of the Child Tax Credit, and updated us on the status of Congress’ infrastructure bill. He also talks about the evacuatio…
02:41:21 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: The Customer Isn't Always Right
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Natalie Rodriguez shares her experience opening a restaurant before the start of the pandemic, and explains how her business survived the COVID-19 crisis. Rodriguez is…
02:41:37 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Must-See TV
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by asking listeners how they felt about the shift to remote working.
Jonathan Gruber explains how Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani is breaki…
02:41:12 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Don't Rain On My Parade
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by talking with listeners about this month becoming the third rainiest July in Massachusetts on record.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the racist att…
02:41:28 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Corby Kummer Dips Into Disappointment For Dunkin’ Workers
The Atlantic’s Corby Kummer returned to Boston Public Radio on Tuesday, weighing in on a recent survey by analysts at the investment bank UBS, which found workers at the popular breakfast-to-go chain…
00:22:12 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Racing to Space
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne talks about the death of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards. He also weighs in on the Supreme Court’s ruling on two Arizona voting laws, and term limits for…
02:34:35 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
EJ Dionne: 'Oligarchy Day At The Supreme Court'
The U.S. Supreme Court has gutted most of the Voting Rights Act. In a Washington Post column after the decision was announced on July 1, EJ Dionne wrote dryly that the day may as well come to be know…
00:22:45 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: The Bee's Knees
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners if they thought it was time for the government and employers to mandate vaccines.
Andy Ihnatko talks about…
02:41:06 |
Fri 09 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Vacation, All I Ever Wanted
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates us on the latest political headlines, from vaccine hesitancy amid the rise of the Delta COVID-19 variant to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on vot…
02:41:15 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: If I Could Walk 4,000 Steps
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jonathan Gruber explains the economics behind condominiums, from condo ownership to building expenses. He also argues for stronger protections for homeowners in the ev…
02:40:51 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Corby Kummer Is No Fan Of The ‘Sad Desk Lunch’
On Wednesday’s Boston Public Radio, food writer Corby Kummer derided the American lunchtime phenomena known as the “sad desk lunch,” where workers are forced to eat at the work spaces in order to sav…
00:20:23 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Social Butterfly
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners what they thought could boost nationwide vaccination rates.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about Sha’Carri Richard…
02:41:00 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
BPR Book Club: Don Lemon, David Byrne, Gish Jen, and More
Today we’re on tape, replaying some of our favorite conversations with a focus on author interviews.
CNN’s Don Lemon discusses his latest book: "This Is The Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Ra…
02:39:30 |
Fri 02 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Who Wants to Be A Vaxmillionaire?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Andrea Cabral weighs in on the criminal indictment against the Trump Organization, and the overturning of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. Cabral is the former …
02:41:16 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
BPR Full Show: Tipping Point
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by talking with listeners about what economists are calling “The Great Pandemic Tipping Boom of 2020.”
Jonathan Gruber explains the economics behin…
02:40:58 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
BPR Full Show: Beat the Heat
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about extreme heat waves sweeping the U.S., and their connections to climate change.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about the Bos…
02:41:08 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
BPR Full Show: Bumper to Bumper
Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne talks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill compromise, explaining which policies made the cut. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior…
02:41:04 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
Corby Kummer on the Future of Food Banks
Food writer Corby Kummer talked with Boston Public Radio on Monday about the future of food banks, following the release of a survey from Duke World Food Policy Center that looks at long-term shifts …
00:18:13 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
EJ Dionne: Biden successfully navigates delicate balance on infrastructure bill, if inartfully
After a major bipartisan win on infrastructure last week, President Biden nearly stepped in it when he declared he’d only sign it if a separate bill including his other priorities arrived on his desk…
00:25:46 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
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