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Boston Public Radio Podcast

Boston Public Radio Podcast

WGBH Educational Foundation

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 bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.

3145 - Best Of BPR 4/29: Joanna Lydgate & Boston Sea Shanties
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  • 3145 - Best Of BPR 4/29: Joanna Lydgate & Boston Sea Shanties

    Today: Joanna Lydgate joins us in studio to talk about her work ensuring free and fair elections. She’s President and CEO of the State United Democracy Center. And, we get a lesson in sea shanties – and Boston harbor lighthouses – from singer and harbor tour guide David Coffin.

    Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 39min
  • 3144 - BPR Full Show 4/26: Beep-Beep, Toot-Toot

    We opened the show to get your reactions to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York. Bermuda Search Party (formerly Q-Tip Bandits) performed for Live Music Friday, ahead of a performance this weekend at the Town & City Festival in Lowell. Howard Mansfield is a writer and author of the new book "I Will Tell No Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid About World War II." He joined via zoom to discuss. NBC Boston's Sue O’Connell debriefed her coverage of the Karen Read trial and the clearing of pro-Palestinian encampments at Emerson College. Executive arts editor Jared Bowen returned for a weekly arts rundown on Beau McCall's "Buttons On!" at the Fuller Craft Museum and Julia Swanson’s “Art Walk Project.” Boston Globe columnist Marcela Garcia talked about the violence in Haiti and what role the U.S. should play. Rep. Bill Keating joined fresh off a trip to Kiev, Ukraine where he met with President Zelensky. Then we ended the show to talk about car horn etiquette.

    Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 2h 38min
  • 3143 - BPR Full Show 4/25: Immunity For Who?

    Short show today because of NPR Special Coverage on Trump's immunity Supreme Court hearing. Andrea Cabral offered reactions to SCOTUS hearings. Corby Kummer on the cost/benefit analysis of living next to a Dunkin’ Donuts Who's the a-hole? A dinner host asked a friend to bring tomato paste... now the friend wants the dinner host to pay them back. We discussed with our listeners.

    Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 42min
  • 3142 - BPR Full Show 4/24: Remember To Floss

    We opened the lines to discuss the pro-Palestinian protests happening across the nation on campuses. Melissa Hoffer is the state’s first-ever Climate Chief. She joined to talk about her role and the latest environmental headlines. Juliette Kayyem weighed in on pro-Palestine protests on college campuses and more. Meredith Goldstein returned to recap her latest Love Letters advice columns. Sy Montgomery talked about new research on animal consciousness and homesick celebrity seal. Nancy Gertner reacted to the latest Supreme Court news… she also weighed in on Thursday’s Trump immunity hearings, prosecution of January 6th rioters, and more. We wrapped up the show with a very thorough discussion on brushing your teeth.

    Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 2h 37min
  • 3141 - Best of BPR 4/24: Learning Love from Birds & Animal Sentience

    It’s a love double header with Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein on what to tell your husband when he won’t brush his teeth, and more relationship advice. Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery discussed why scientists are pushing a new paradigm for animal sentience, saying even insects have feelings.

    Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 40min
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