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 2/8/21: Got Your GOAT
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe explains what’s likely to could happen at former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, including possible First Amendmen…
02:44:45 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
BPR Full Show 2/5/21: The $50,000 Fix
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open phone lines to talk with listeners about Gov. Baker’s loosening of COVID restrictions in Massachusetts, and whether the state is ready.
Media maven Sue O’Con…
02:44:16 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Corby Kummer On How Local Restaurants On Hiatus Can Use Their Space For Good
The Gloucester House is, like a number of local restaurants during this harsh COVID winter, on hiatus. But its private function hall is far from empty, food policy writer Corby Kummer told Boston Pub…
00:17:58 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
BPR Full Show 2/4/21: Close Calls & Open Lines
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discusses dual House GOP votes on the standings of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney, news on the latest incoming C…
02:45:13 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
BPR Full Show 2/3/21: Coming Up Short
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Richard Neal discusses the latest updates on the next COVID-19 stimulus bill, and former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. He also weighs in on the epid…
02:45:43 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
BPR Full Show 2/2/21: Same As It Ever Was
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin by talking with listeners about how much you think President Biden ought to negotiate with the GOP on the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus package.
NBC Sports Bos…
02:44:24 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
BPR Full Show 2/1/21: Of Gooses & Ganders
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We begin Monday's show by opening lines, talking with listeners about your experiences trying to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Mass.
TV expert Bob Thompson commemor…
02:44:32 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
Why Does Mass. Rank 41st In Vaccine Rollout? Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett Explains
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett returned to Boston Public Radio Monday, offering some clarity on why Massachusetts lags behind the rest of the nation when it comes to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccin…
00:58:04 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Bonus BPR: How Amateur Traders Beat Wall Street
On Boston Public Radio Friday, Emily Rooney described how a group of people organized by social media used a Wall Street tactic to redistribute millions of dollars away from hedge funds, and into the…
00:10:01 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/29/21: Dream On
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Howard Koh, former state commissioner of the Department of Public Health, talks about new updates from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on their forthcoming …
02:44:15 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/28/21: Who You Gonna Call?
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighs in on the members of the GOP aligning with former President Trump on impeachment, and talks about frustration with wha…
02:44:54 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/27/21: Sisyphean
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville discusses the CDC’s latest statement reassuring schools that they can operate safely in-person, and frustration from the …
02:44:14 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
'Grocery Workers Could Say The Same Thing,' Reville Says of MTA Vaccine Frustration
On Wednesday’s Boston Public Radio, former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville offered his thoughts on contention between the Mass. Teacher’s Association and Gov. Charlie Baker, after teachers wer…
00:23:34 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/26/21: Watching COVID
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start Tuesday's show by opening lines, getting your reactions to the bumpy rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Mass.
NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusn…
02:44:32 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/25/21: Working It Out
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Washington Post opinion columnist EJ Dionne discusses the litany of challenges facing President Biden, and why he believes he ought to prioritize urgency over unity. H…
02:44:14 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/22/21: Pushing Buttons
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open lines to talk with listeners about Gov. Charlie Baker’s latest easing of restrictions in Mass., and the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines here in the Commonwea…
02:44:23 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/21/21: 'The Best Cracker I've Ever Tasted'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd talks about Wednesday’s inauguration, what he’s expecting for vaccine rollout under President Biden, and weighs in on an upco…
02:44:17 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Whole Foods Gets Called Out For Its Misleading Animal Welfare Labels
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Thursday about a new report by Farm Forward that investigates the differences between animal welfare labels on food.
“Whole Foods gets dinge…
00:23:52 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/20/21: Forty-Six
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We air live audio from President Biden’s inauguration ceremony, and speak with listeners about your impressions of the ceremony and thoughts on Biden becoming the 46th…
02:57:18 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
BPR Full Show 1/19/21: Closing Thoughts
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We first open lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on the final day of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni …
02:44:14 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
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