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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 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic Engagement

Today, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim: Pine Street Inn executive director Lyndia Downie reflects on 40 years spent at the organization aimed at ending homelessness, and their big Thanksgiving plans. Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses the grassroots organization foundational to democracy.

34 min
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BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and Whoppergate

The North Shore teacher strikes continue. We take your calls and texts on reactions to the strike and hear from frustrated parents who are struggling to find childcare. Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick joins to discuss the state of the Department of Justice, how to reinvigorate civic engagement in this polarized era and what’s next for his Democratic Party. GBH's Callie Crossley talks about Comcast’s cable spinoff, the GOP's policing of bathrooms for trans people, Trump’s slimmer-than-expected popular vote victory, and more. Franc Graham has been performing with her Franc Graham Band since the 90’s. She memorializes that era of Boston with a new single called “Boston.” She joins to talk about songwriting and plays for the library audience. Then we ask listeners how they respond to the aches and pains of aging. Lyndia Downie of the Pine Street Inn talks about their mission and other housing and homelessness news ahead of Thanksgiving. We end the show by asking listeners whether they are courageous enough to send the wrong food order back, or if they meekly accept the mistake.

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Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The Reality TV Show That Is Trump's Cabinet

Today: Sue O'Connell fills in for Jim. Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the organization's plan to protect civil rights and liberties under a second Trump administration. And former Massachusetts Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral walks us through the latest in Trump's reality TV-style method of picking cabinet members.

33 min
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BPR Full Show 11/21: No Mass Deportations In Boston

Chuck Todd on the latest D.C. headlines, news about Trump’s flurry of appointee announcements Andrea Cabral on Wu in the national spotlight over her comments on mass deportations in Boston Carol Rose talked about the ACLU of Massachusetts’ new “Firewall for Freedom” agenda Andy Ihnatko on how tariffs are going to impact prices of phones, gadgets & other devices, and what we can expect out of Elon Musk over the next four years

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Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker Fees Be Gone

Today: Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses the transgender community's response to Donald Trump's election. And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses broker fees.

31 min
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BPR Full Show 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

We start the day by opening phone and text lines for a conversation about the #MeToo era as Trump heads back to the White House, along with his cabinet picks who have their own sexual abuse allegations. GBH News arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the release of Wicked and whether "Glicked" (a Gladiator II and Wicked box office weekend) is the new "Barbenheimer." Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses NYC's move to make landlords pay brokers fees and whether a similar policy could work in Boston. She also discusses whether local companies are requiring employees to come into the office five days a week. Today is the 25th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo joins us to discuss threats facing the transgender community at the federal level. Will Austin, founder and CEO of the Boston Schools Fund, discusses his view that getting rid of the MCAS graduation requirement is a bad idea, and other local education issues. Then we escape the headlines and focus on the Great British Baking Show and other escapist, feel-good television.

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Best Of BPR 11/19: Smoking Toad Venom & Kissing Rings

Today: Sports authority Trenni Casey discusses last Friday's fight night with Mike Tyson, and the plans for a soccer specific stadium in Everett for the New England Revolution. And, media maven Sue O'Connell talks about President-elect Trump's cabinet appointments and how to cover Trump without normalizing his fascistic tendencies.

34 min
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BPR Full Show 11/19: The Price Of Pet Care

Protesting under Trump's Presidency? We opened the lines to discuss how people feel about openly disagreeing with him. NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey on the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the G20 summit. CNN's John King on the latest national political headlines NBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communities We ended the show discussing the expensive costs of pet care and pet insurance

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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.