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 08/14/20: Kamala Momala
Today on Boston Public Radio:
- NBC's Chuck Todd shared his thoughts on Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic nominee for president, choosing Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate.
- Boston City Cou…
02:44:27 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/12/20: The Pick Is In
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Former Mass. Treasurer and state gubernatorial candidate Shannon O’Brien discussed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as h…
02:44:36 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/11/20: On Getting Away & Getting By
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to ask listeners: as Congress quarrels about further coronavirus relief, how are you coping with the economic stress of the pandemic?
NBC Sports Bos…
02:44:40 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/10/20: Letter of the Law
Today on Boston Public Radio:
CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the U.S.’ passing of 5 million coronavirus cases, and a new report from American intelligence about Russian meddling in the 2020 …
02:44:34 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/7/20: Thought for Food
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on the return to colleges and universities in the fall.
Food writer Corby Kummer discussed the restaurant…
02:44:55 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Corby Kummer: Prisoners Organize Memorial Tribute Lunch For George Floyd
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Public Radio on Friday about an innmate at the Muskegon Correctional Facility in Michigan who organized a special meal to honor the life of George Floyd. "T…
00:20:05 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/6/20: 'The Land of Educational Uncertainty'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Catherine D’Amato talked about the state’s new “Breakfast After the Bell” program, and other ways Mass. is addressing food insecurity du…
02:44:27 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/5/20: A Bully's Pulpit
Today on Boston Public Radio:
New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye discussed his new biography on Sen. Joseph McCarthy, “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy.”
We op…
02:45:13 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/4/20: Fastidiousocity
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Rep. Ayanna Pressley discussed the looming spike of evictions across the U.S., and how her HELP Act, introduced in Congress last week, would address the crisis.
We …
02:45:36 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 8/3/20: The Doctor Is (Back) In
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone discussed his Friday decision to put a hold on phase three reopening in Somerville.
Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of …
02:44:37 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
BPR Full Show 7/31/20: JB²
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Former Pentagon official and Georgetown University professor Rose Brooks talked about the Transition Integrity Project, her exercise examining various potential outcom…
02:44:31 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/30/20: Lime Blanks the Fish
Today on Boston Public Radio:
NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd weighed in on ongoing negotiations around federal coronavirus relief, and recapped the latest political headlines.
We opene…
02:44:26 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
Corby Kummer: Meat Industry Misconduct Amid COVID-19
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Public Radio on Thursday about the meat industry's transgressions amid the pandemic.
"[The meat industry execs] are the evil actors - they won't release t…
00:22:20 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/29/20: Knowing Vs. Acting
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened lines to talk with teachers about the complications that come with a return to school in the fall.
Boston NAACP President Tanisha Sullivan previewed the 2…
02:44:39 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/28/20: The Case for Scaling Back
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Dr. Davis Rosman, president of the Mass. Medical Society, discussed an uptick in the rate of positive COVID-19 cases across Mass., and why he thinks Gov. Baker should …
02:44:28 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/27/20: Listen Up!
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with listeners about the new coronavirus travel restrictions, announced Friday by Gov. Baker.
Drs. Meabh O’Hare and Josh Budhu discussed …
02:44:28 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/24/20: (Please Don't) Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Today on Boston Public Radio:
We opened our lines to talk with listeners about the return of baseball, on opening day for the Red Sox.
Media maven Sue O’Connell discussed the rebuke from Rep. Ale…
02:45:12 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Corby Kummer: Trader Joe's 'Finally' Says 'No' To Racist Labeling
Food writer Corby Kummer spoke with Boston Public Radio on Friday about Trader Joe's racist labeling on certain products, such as 'Trader Ming's' and 'Trader José's.' "Trader Joe's is finally saying …
00:19:07 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/23/20: Stuck in the Weeds
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Mass. Cannabis Commission Control Commission Chairman Steve Hoffman and Commissioner Shaleen Title discussed the bureaucratic hurdles keeping Black-owned cannabis shop…
02:43:50 |
Thu 23 Jul 2020
BPR Full Show 7/22/20: 'Until Further Notice, Wear A Damn Mask'
Today on Boston Public Radio:
Medical ethicist Art Caplan recapped the president’s Tuesday night reprise of coronavirus briefings, and offered his take on the anxieties around a rushed COVID-19 vac…
02:44:33 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
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