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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 bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.
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Best Of BPR 3/27: Dispatches From Dinkleberg's Yard & "A Celestial Extravaganza, Really"
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We open the lines to hear from men and women who have chosen not to have children. The benefits of a DINK - that's Double Income No Kids - lifestyle, and the struggles with the social isolation.
Then, we’re looking to the sun – not directly, of course – with Sky & Telescope’s Kelly Beatty. Everything you wanted to know about next month’s solar eclipse, but were too afraid to ask. -
BPR Full Show 3/27: Hot Pizza Box
NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discussed some March Madness drama from LSU coach feuding with The Washington Post.
National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse.
Kelly Beatty, senior editor at Sky & Telescope, discussed how to prepare for next month's solar eclipse.
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed Trump's Truth Social going public and the pros and cons of choosing not to have children. -
Best Of BPR 3/26: Gov. Maura Healey
Today: Governor Maura Healey joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on March 26, 2024. They discuss new mandates on overflow migrant shelters in Massachusetts, and the Supreme Court hearing on mifepristone.
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Best Of BPR 3/25: Rick Steves Gets Nostalgic & Trump Gets Another Break
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Travel guru Rick Steves joins us on the show. He’s celebrating 40 editions of his first-ever guidebook, “Europe Through the Back Door” and is fresh off a trip to Italy.
And, Trump notches a win in court – having to pay just half of what he was originally sentenced in a New York fraud case. He’s now got 10 more days to come up with $175 million. We open the lines to get your thoughts. -
BPR Full Show 3/26: Churning Butter
Gov. Maura Healey joined to take questions and touch on the Supreme Court abortion hearing today.
Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed Trump's court win yesterday and also Boeing CEO stepping down.
Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers & NAACP joined to discuss the Supreme Court abortion hearing today, and delivered his latest bite sized reparations lesson.
Carlo Ratti of MIT's Dept of Urban Studies and Planning discussed congestion pricing, as the Boston City Council weighs the policy here.
We wrapped up the show by discussing Western Mass and share the spotlight with them. We asked listeners if they venture out there. -
BPR Full Show 3/25: Give Me A ($325 million) Break
The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discusses the latest in Israel/Gaza and on the terror attack in Russia, as well as the gang violence in Haiti.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses the first ever transplant of a genetically altered pig kidney into a human, Princess Catherine's cancer diagnosis announcement, plus a rise in women getting off birth control due to misinformation online.
Rick Steves joins us fresh off a trip to Italy, he'll talk about traveling to Europe in Spring and his latest tips for local guides when dealing with Americans who don't share the "European perspective" on things.
The Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price join to discuss clergy in Boston calling on white churches to support reparations, and Pope Francis' health during this Holy Week.