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
- 2710
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Is Virtual Schooling Here To Stay? Our Former State Secretary Of Education Gives The Pros & Cons
Former state secretary of education Paul Reville spoke to Boston Public Radio on Thursday about how online virtual schooling could be here to stay even after the pandemic.
“There’s an interesting p…
00:18:41 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Hobby Horse
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Seth Moulton shares his thoughts on President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. He also talks about …
02:45:13 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Out of Stock
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by talking with listeners about vaccine hesitancy in the wake of the U.S. government pulling the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Trenni Kusnierek shares…
02:44:20 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Herbivorous Habits
Today on Boston Public Radio:
E.J. Dionne weighs in on President Joe Biden’s formation of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. He also shares his thoughts on calls…
02:44:24 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start off the show by talking with listeners about the CDC’s updated guidelines on surface cleaning.
Dolores Huerta discusses her historical work in labor and civ…
02:44:26 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
Corby Kummer Breaks Down Definitive Guide For Safe Restaurant Reopening
For the past seven months, the Aspen Institute's Food and Policy Program has been working to assemble a comprehensive guide for safe indoor dining. As of this week, that guide is officially out and f…
00:20:17 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Midnight Train to Georgia
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Acting Mayor Kim Janey discusses her recent “All Inclusive” Boston tourism campaign, her childhood experiences during the city’s busing crisis, and her plans to make B…
02:46:20 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: As Busy as a Hibernating Bear
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by opening phone lines, asking listeners whether they thought colleges should mandate vaccines for returning students.
Jonathan Gruber shares his t…
02:44:12 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Faux Pas and Fauxmorbidities
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by asking listeners how they felt about Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey, which found that 1 in 4 workers plan to leave their job pos…
02:44:42 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: The School of Life
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin the show by opening phone lines, talking with listeners about the country's perception of Boston as a racist city.
Michelle Singletary walks us through tax …
02:44:33 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: Skip the Small Talk
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by asking listeners whether they’re ready to mend relationships with family members who supported President Donald Trump.
Sue O’Connell weighs in o…
02:44:18 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Schools Get "Enormous Windfall" From American Rescue Plan, Former Mass. Education Secretary Says
The most recent stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden — the American Rescue Plan — dedicates $1.8 billion for K-12 schools in Massachusetts, with Boston Public Schools getting $400 million.
…
00:20:56 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: We'll Cross that Bridge When We Get to It
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd talks about the sex trafficking investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. He also shares his thoughts on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan. Todd i…
02:44:19 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Getting Vaccinated Has Become All The More Sweeter Thanks To Krispy Kreme, Says Corby Kummer
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering a free glazed doughnut per day for the rest of the year to anyone who shows their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card.
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Publi…
00:19:18 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
BPR Full Show: At One with Nature
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jonathan Gruber shares his thoughts on President Joe Biden’s tax plans. He also explains capital gains taxes. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. He was …
02:44:22 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
BPR Full Show: We're Not Out of the Woods Yet
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the show by talking with listeners about the CDC’s warning of a possible fourth wave of COVID-19.
Trenni Kusnierek talks about Boston Pride’s National Women…
02:44:29 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
BPR Full Show: Stuck in a Rut
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Charlie Sennott talks about the cargo ship Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal, and Brazil’s COVID-19 crisis. Sennott is a GBH News analyst and the founder and CEO of T…
02:44:15 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
BPR Full Show: Reading the Room
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We’re on tape today, bringing you the ultimate BPR book club with back-to-back conversations from over the years with some of our favorite writers.
Some of today’s h…
01:44:51 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
BPR Full Show: Reformation
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Chuck Todd updates us on the latest political headlines, previewing President Joe Biden’s Thursday press conference and sharing his thoughts on whether the U.S. could …
03:19:50 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
BPR Full Show: School of Thought
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Art Caplan weighs in on whether Massachusetts could mandate vaccines for public sector employees like prison guards and state police. He also talks about AstraZeneca’s…
02:18:47 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
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