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 10/19/20: Holding out for Hugs
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Media maven Sue O’Connell and GBH’s Adam Reilly weighed in on the national political headlines of the day, including ongoing negotiations in Washington over additiona…
02:08:35 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Corby Kummer: Hibernating Restaurants Stay Hopeful For Warmer Spring Months
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Friday about hibernating restaurants, which will close during the winter due to COVID and try to reopen in the spring.
“There’s only one cho…
00:21:21 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/16/20: Eighteen Days to Go
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse discussed the influence of dark money in Washington, and reflected on this week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barr…
02:45:09 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/15/20: Kleptocracy Opportunities
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Renée Landers recapped the week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, what the public learned about Barrett’s judicial approach, an…
02:44:11 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/14/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day Three
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We spent today’s show airing live audio from day three of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
You can watch the f…
02:59:19 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/13/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day Two
Today on Boston Public Radio
We spent today’s show airing live audio from day two of the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
You can watch the full…
02:48:36 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/12/20: Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings, Day One
Today on Boston Public Radio
We spent today’s show airing live audio from day one of the Senate confirmation hearing for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
You can watch the full r…
02:47:32 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/9/20: Long-Time Host, First-Time Caller
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened the show by talking with listeners about new legislation, unveiled Friday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, that would establish a Congressional panel with the …
02:44:28 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Corby Kummer: 'Moderately Nervous' For Indoor Dining
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Friday about transitioning to indoor dining at restaurants, as the colder winter months emerge.
Diners should be ‘moderately nervous,’ when …
00:19:50 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/8/20: Time Flies
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd offered his post-debate debrief, following Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. …
02:44:37 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/7/20: American Studies
MIT economist Jonthan Gruber discussed the stalled negotiations in Congress over further coronavirus relief spending, and how large-scale tax evasion among the nation’s richest dwarfs the budget shor…
02:44:23 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Paul Reville: Boston Public Schools Hit Pause On Reopening
Boston Public Schools put a pause to reopening plans on Wednesday, citing the city’s COVID-19 positive test rate climbing over 4%.
Paul Reville, former Massachusetts education secretary, spoke with…
00:23:25 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Art Caplan On New FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines
Medical ethicist Art Caplan spoke with Boston Public Radio on Wednesday about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new guidance on COVID-19 vaccine approval.
On Tuesday, the agency require…
00:26:27 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/6/20: Sick of It
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about the president’s bout with COVID-19, and his abrupt departure from Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening.
NBC Spor…
02:46:03 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/6/20: Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett offered her medical perspective on the latest headlines around President Trump’s fight with COVID-19, helping parse together exactly how sick the president actually is. G…
02:44:16 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Juliette Kayyem: Trump 'Could Not Keep COVID Out Of His Own Home'
President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, and was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for monitoring on Friday. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayy…
00:12:34 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/2/20: A One-Story Show
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed Friday’s news that President Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19, and a concerning rise in coronavirus infections throughout…
02:46:03 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
Art Caplan on 'Politically Filtered' Messaging Around Trump’s Health
Medical ethicist Art Caplan, speaking on Friday's Boston Public Radio, said that while it isn’t uncommon for presidents to conceal critical information about their health and wellbeing, Donald Trump …
00:12:23 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
Juliette Kayyem Thinks Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Might Be His ‘Out'
Juliette Kayyem called into Friday’s Boston Public Radio to reflect on news that President Trump has contracted the coronavirus.
“Trump needs an out,” she said while weighing in on whether the diag…
00:13:25 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
BPR Full Show 10/1/20: Proud Boys & Questionable Pets
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about President Trump’s sympathy for the Proud Boys, and how his open racism is impacting your relationships with friends and f…
02:44:14 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
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