x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

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.

news

All Episodes

31:11

Best Of BPR 11/25: "Fox News For Vegans" & U.S. Rep....

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Today:Satirist Andy Borowitz discusses the role of comedy in revealing truth.Congressman Jim McGovern calls into the show on his annual 43-mile trek across his district in Western Massachusetts, raising money to end hunger.

en

02:41:00

BPR Full Show 11/25: All The Fixin's

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Satirist Andy Borowitz on the role comedy had in re-electing Trump.Charlie Sennott discussesdCOP29; the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander.Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discussed what Trump's choices for federal health policy positions mean for everyday AmericansRevs. Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discussed Black women rethinking their role as America's most reliable political organizers after Trump's win

en

34:09

Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/22

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.

en

02:32:00

BPR Full Show 11/22: Teacher Strikes and Whoppergate

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/22

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

en

33:11

Best Of BPR 11/21: The ACLU's Freedom Firewalls & The...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/21

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.

en

02:41:03

BPR Full Show 11/21:

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/21

Chuck Todd on the latest D.C. headlines, news about Trump’s flurry of appointee announcementsAndrea Cabral on Wu in the national spotlight over her comments on mass deportations in BostonCarol Rose talked about the ACLU of Massachusetts’ new “Firewall for Freedom” agendaAndy 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

en

30:58

Best Of BPR 11/20: Trans Community In Crisis & Broker...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/20

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.

en

02:32:00

BPR Full Show 11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/20

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

en

34:01

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

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/19

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.

en

02:32:36

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

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/19

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 headlinesNBC's Sue O'Connell discused the offensive/racist text chains targeting people of color and queer communitiesWe ended the show discussing the expensive

en

37:55

Best Of BPR 11/18: DiZoglio Still Fighting To Audit...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/18

Today: Sue O’Connell fills in for Margery. Auditor Diana DiZoglio joins to talk about opposition to her Ballot Question One – not from the voters, who overwhelmingly supported her push to audit the legislature – but from the legislative leaders themselves.And, two MIT economists share the Nobel prize for their research on global inequality, and how technology shapes our societies.

en

02:32:29

BPR Full Show 11/18: Release the Johns?

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/18

It's been nearly a year since authorities shut down a brothel ring operating in Cambridge and Watertown. We ask listeners whether they think the names of the Johns should be released by the Supreme Judicial Court. MIT Professors Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson discuss their Nobel prize-winning research on global inequality and AI in the workforce.Charlie Sennott of the GroundTruth Project discusses Biden authorizing Ukraine's use of long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, as

en

26:31

Best Of BPR 11/15: Matt Gaetz As AG Is "Unbelievable...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/15

Today:Former US Attorney for Massachusetts Donald Stern discusses Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. And, Ryan Landry of the Gold Dust Orphans discusses their upcoming holiday musical theatre production: "Rosemary's Baby Jesus"

en

02:35:39

BPR Full Show 11/15: Rosemary’s Baby Jesus

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/15

Donald Stern is a former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, he talked about the role of courts in resisting the extremes of a second Trump administration.Juliet Lloyd is our guest for Live Music Friday, she’s a D.C.-based singer/songwriter (and Berklee alum) out with her first new album in 15 years called “Carnival.”Kim Janey, Ted Landsmark & Michael Curry on what the city needs to do to address racial equity gaps.Jenny Johnson & Billy Costa are out with a new cookbook “A Taste of

en

32:38

Best Of BPR 11/14: Our New "Armageddon" Ambassador To...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/14

Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim.Charlie Sennott of The GroundTruth Project discusses the Christian Zionist in Trump's cabinet, Mike Huckabee -- he was just named Ambassador to Israel.And we hear from CRB's Brian McCreath, Berklee College of Music's Rev. Emmett Price, and GBH's culture reporter James Bennett II about local concerts coming up.

en

02:33:07

BPR Full Show 11/14: Alone in the Cosmos

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/14

NBC political director Chuck Todd returns for his weekly D.C. news roundup. Then we open the phone lines for a potpourri politics discussion. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talks about the implications of Trump’s win on the global stage. MIT economist Jon Gruber explains what could happen to healthcare and healthcare costs under another Trump presidency. (Jon was central in creating the Affordable Care Act during the Obama administration). CRB's Brian McCreath, Rev. Emmett G

en

29:49

Best Of BPR 11/13: Judge Margaret Marshall On...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/13

Today:We talk with former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Margaret Marshall about the judiciary during Trump’s next term: court expansion, term limits, and Democracy beyond just showing up to the ballot box -- And, a hope of working together informed by her experience as an immigrant from South Africa herself.

en

02:38:31

BPR Full Show 11/13: Justice Under Trump

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/13

Jared Bowen on Yellow Face on Broadway and Cillian Murphy's latest film Small Things Like These.Juliette Kayyem, national security expert, discussed Trump's picks for his administrationBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discussed the increase in rage room bookings after Trump's win, and how local economic frustrations translated to an increase in Trump's appeal in Massachusetts.Former SJC chief justice Margaret Marshall on the judicial system under Trump, and the state of the

en

02:41:00

BPR Full Show 11/12: Open Newbury Streets For The...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/12

Mayor Michelle Wu discussed the election, open Newbury Street in December and more.Trenni Casey discussed Trump hosting the World Cup & Olympics in 2026 and 2028.Corby Kummer on the failure of Q5, the fate of the farm bill, and a rise in alcoholism since the pandemic.CNN's John King on his exit polling interviews after the election

en

37:54

Best Of BPR 11/11: Seth Moulton Critiques The Dems &...

Boston Public Radio Podcast ·

2024/11/11

Today:Congressman Seth Moulton defends his controversial statements about trans athletes in school sports, and the Democrats’ failure to represent the middle of the road.And, Mike Madrid, author of “Latino Century” explains the massive swing of Latino support for Trump: the fastest growing demographic group – who have historically come to this country for economic reasons – voted along economic lines.

en

2,397 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS News

CD Voice

China Daily

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Noa Levi

Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles

Bobby Capucci