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 12/28/20: Some Breaking News, And Some BPR Book Club Faves
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Jared Bowen and Sue O’Connell fill in for Jim and Margery.
First, they get a politics roundup from Beacon Hill to Capitol Hill, with GBH reporter Adam Reilly.
Then…
02:40:33 |
Mon 28 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/24/20: 'Twas the BPR Before Christmas...
Note: BPR is on tape for the holidays. For Thursday’s program, we brought you some of our favorite conversations from the not-too distant past.
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Bishop Michael Curry …
02:39:38 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/23/20: Holidays Tips & Congressional Tricks
Today on Boston Public Radio:
MIT economist Jon Gruber breaks down the economics behind Congress’ latest COVID relief package, and discusses his research into March's CARES Act, where he found that…
02:45:15 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Trump Pardons 'Ruthless, Horrible Human Beings' Says Homeland Security Expert
President Donald Trump granted pardons and commutations to 20 people on Tuesday. Among those pardoned were four Blackwater guards convicted in connection with a 2017 killing of Iraqi civilians -among…
00:24:14 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Art Caplan: Vaccine Frustration in Medical Community Is 'Predictive' of Confusion to Come in 2021
On Wednesday, medical ethicist Art Caplan returned to Boston Public Radio, where he weighed in on the latest news around the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, he discussed frustrations with the rollout …
00:23:31 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/22/20: Time Will Tell
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Maura Healey talks about the state’s [Police Reform bill](x-note://D757CE1A-EB87-42C4-BFAC-970FF042F9C1/EWSNote/wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/12/22/ag-healey-police-r…
02:44:26 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/21/20: Tinsel in a Tangle
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Michael Curry discusses the rollout of coronavirus vaccines throughout the U.S. and questions around skepticism in communities of color. Curry is the incoming presiden…
02:43:48 |
Mon 21 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/18/20: Calling in on "Calling In"
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Smith College associate professor Loretta Ross speaks on why it’s more productive to call people “in” rather than call them out, and the importance of have private – a…
02:45:17 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Corby Kummer Has One Surefire Way To Meaningfully Support Restaurants
Speaking on a Friday edition of Boston Public Radio, food writer Corby Kummer presented a plea to diners: if you’ve got to cancel your dinner reservation, do your best to give the restaurant 12 hours…
00:22:47 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/17/20: 'Go Build a Snowman'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary discusses “Sincerely Michelle,” her ongoing series addressing misconceptions about racial equity in the …
02:45:35 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Michelle Singletary On Dispelling Misconceptions About Race
Michelle Singletary, nationally syndicated personal finance columnist at the Washington Post, said she faced a lot of questions about her credentials when she was first hired. So she pulled her edito…
00:28:47 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/16/20: Permission to Hope
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Adam Reilly discusses his reporting on scholastic sports during the era of COVID, and the pressure on local-level leaders around whether or not to postpone basketball …
02:44:14 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/15/20: A Shred of Optimism
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We open lines to talk about the latest round of pandemic rollbacks in Mass., asking: is this the right thing to do?
NBC Sports Boston anchor and reporter Trenni Kus…
02:45:15 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/14/20: 'Are You Still Watching?'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We start the week off by opening lines and asking listeners: after Monday’s electoral vote, should the media stop covering President Trump’s legal efforts to challenge…
02:44:54 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/11/20: The Longest Line
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Ayanna Pressley discusses Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision to send the Mass. police reform bill back to legislators, racial disparities with facial recognition softw…
02:44:18 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/10/20: Delight at the End of the Tunnel
Note: Much of Thursday’s show was devoted to GBH’s one-day pledge drive. If you’d like to make a contribution to support the local journalism produced by GBH, you can visit the link here.
Today on …
02:20:19 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/9/20: The Next-Best Medicine
M.I.T. economist Jonathan Gruber discussed his forthcoming editorial on how the U.S. government might want to use a lottery system to incentivize tracking for Americans who get vaccinated from COVID-…
02:44:24 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Logistics Get 'Harder' For COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Art Caplan
The United Kingdom delivered the first shot in its COVID-19 vaccination program on Tuesday, becoming the first Western country to deliver a broadly tested vaccine to the general public. Two people wh…
00:22:55 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
BPR Full Show 12/8/20: Light & Moist
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We kicked things off by opening lines, to talk with listeners about the surging coronavirus cases in Mass., and whether the state ought to be imposing stricter lockdow…
02:44:24 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Corby Kummer: Lab-Grown Meat Approved In Singapore
Singapore has become the first nation on the planet to approve cell-cultured meat for human consumption. Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Tuesday about San Francisco start-up …
00:29:46 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
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