Boston Public Radio Podcast

Oct 31 2024 2358 ep. 127 mins 1.5k

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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.

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Best Of BPR 10/31: Chuck Todd On The Crossover Vote & Michael Curry Says Stay Woke

Oct 31 2024 34 mins

Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim. NBC’s Chuck Todd discusses the last few whirlwind days of campaigning … from Trump’s garbage man orange vest stunt … to the Nikki Haley voters who are still undecided, as she tells voters in Pennsylvania to stop being so emotional, and vote for Trump. And, some good news – higher city investments in Black-owned businesses. We tal

Best Of BPR 10/30: Gender Gaps & Bird Brains

Oct 30 2024 37 mins

Today: We get listener reactions to a stark gender divide in this year’s race – with women supporting Harris at much higher rates than men. And, a brief reprieve from politics with naturalist Sy Montgomery. From baby turtles named after everyone's favorite public radio show hosts, to Sy’s new book – What The Chicken Knows – all about what we can learn from our feathere

BPR Full Show 10/30: Cowboy Mania

Oct 30 2024 155 mins

Jim Dao, editorial page editor at the Boston Globe, on newspaper endorsements. The Globe endorsed Harris, and included an explainer as to why. Jared Bowen wore his chaps as promised plus he discussed the Clark Art Institute's $45m donation National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the threats to this election -- the existing 'stop the steal' movement, conspiracy theories

Best Of BPR 10/29: CNN's John King Urges Patience On Nov. 5 & The Singing Auditor Says Vote Yes On 1

Oct 29 2024 38 mins

Today: CNN’s chief national correspondent, John King joins us just one week out from when vote counting begins. The Man of the Magic Wall tells us not to expect the results on Tuesday or even Wednesday night … And, state auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses her ballot campaign to expressly authorize her office to audit the legislature – on the heels of two legislative leaders s

BPR Full Show 10/29: Butterfingers or Bust

Oct 29 2024 153 mins

Today the presidential candidates give their closing arguments to voters. We ask listeners what issues Harris should focus on during her speech at the Ellipse. Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discusses the NFL concussion protocol after Patriot's QB Drake May took a helmet-to-helmet hit on Sunday, and a Hail Mary pass by the Washington Commanders. Sue O'Connel

Best Of BPR 10/28: Democracy Dies In Broad Daylight & America's Robber Barons

Oct 28 2024 35 mins

The Washington Post killed their planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. Former editor Marty Baron joins us to discuss, and the newspaper man doesn’t mince words: he calls it a spineless, cowardly decision. And, a return to the gilded age – with union-busting billionaire robber barons operating in this country under very different rules than the rest of us. We discuss with forme

BPR Full Show 10/28: Newspaper Endorsements

Oct 28 2024 156 mins

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron discussed the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate We opened the lines to discuss newspaper endorsements GroundTruth Project Charlie Sennott spoke from Michigan to discuss Arab American voters concerned with Harris over the administration's support for Israel amid widespread civilian deaths in Gaza. Former labor secr

Best Of BPR 10/25: Megalopolis' Mega Flop & LMF Bachtoberfest

Oct 25 2024 37 mins

We talk about the best bad movies to watch, and the rock stars still rocking with James Bennett II, arts & culture reporter for GBH and a co-host of The Culture Show, daily at 2:00 on 89.7 GBH. And, Music Worcester will kick off a feat we’re pretty sure no one has done before. 11 years of music: everything ever composed by Johannes Sebastian Bach over his 65 years on this pl

BPR Full Show 10/25: Rat City Reprise

Oct 25 2024 152 mins

We open the lines to talk about election anxiety across the political spectrum and what we can do to combat it in the final days ahead. Live Music Friday with folks from Music Worcester, who are kicking off an 11-year series around the music of Bach. We’ll talk with Executive Director Adrien Finlay and 25 year-old cello master Zlatomir Fung, who’s headlining this weekend’s

Best Of BPR 10/24: Democracy (Trump's Version) & Boston Youth Homelessness

Oct 24 2024 36 mins

Today: Trump's fascistic comments on the campaign trail are raising critical questions about what could happen if he loses the election, again. We talk it through with former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral. And, homelessness in Boston is on the rise – affecting about 11,000 young people in this city. We’ll talk with Elisabeth Jackson, president and CEO of