Boston Public Radio Podcast

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, May 11th, 2018. We asked you about a White House aide, Kelly Sadler, who mocked John McCain's cancer diagnosis . Is this the end of civility? Playwright Ryan Landry shared his hatred of cell phones at shows, discussed an exhibit in Paris you have to view in the nude, and other arts stories. Emily Rooney, host of "Beat the Press," shared her we...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 10, 2018. Senator Ed Markey called in to talk about his stance on net neutrality and Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran deal. Senator Elizabeth Warren to called to discuss CIA director nominee Gina Haspel's confirmation hearings. Congressman Mike Capuano gave us his bi-monthly look behind the congressional curtain. Tech expert Andy...

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The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 9th, 2018. Massachusetts’ first lady, Lauren Baker, joined us to talk about the Wonderfund initiative. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigning after The New Yorker revealed his history of sexual abuse and harassment. Food writer Corby Kummer joined us to discuss the troubling way...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, May 7th, 2018. Shannon O’Brien, former State Treasurer and Democratic nominee for Governor, and Charlie Chieppo, principal of Chieppo Strategies and senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institute, joined us to discuss the top national and local headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott talked about the latest news regardi...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, May 4th, 2018. NECN's Sue O' Connell joined us to give her take on Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg's resignation today and whether or not he was a victim of his situation. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Stan Rosenberg's resignation. Emily Rooney gave us her famous list. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam explained the...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of "Meet the Press," brought us the latest news from Washington, D.C. — including Rudy Giuliani's revealing interview about President Donald Trump's reimbursement to his lawyer Michael Cohen over allegations of an extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. The Washington Post says that Trump has told 3...

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Featuring: actor David Duchovny, WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen, homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem, author Eileen McNamara, tech writer Andy Ihnatko.

Listen to the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, May 1. (Happy May Day!) Featuring: sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, ACLU Massachusetts director Carol Rose and ACLU lawyer Laura Rotolo, food writer and editor Corby Kummer, CNN host John King, and historian Nancy Koehn.

The full episode of Boston Public Radio from Monday, April 30, 2018. Featuring: a political roundtable with former Social Security Commissioner Mike Astrue and Suffolk University's John Nucci, Charles Sennott of The GroundTruth Project, television expert Bob Thompson, Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, and medical ethicist Arthur Caplan.

This is the full episode of Boston Public Radio from Friday, April 27, 2018. Featuring: poet Kevin Young, "Beat the Press" host Emily Rooney, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung, Harvard social psychologist Mike Norton, and a bird-themed news quiz featuring Mass Audubon.

The full episode of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, April 26, 2018. Featuring: NBC host Chuck Todd, Edgar B. Herwick III of WGBH's Curiosity Desk, author Robert Kuttner, Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn, and Boston Globe columnist and noted local curmudgeon Alex Beam.

The full episode of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Featuring: WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen, homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem, Boston Globe consumer protections reporter Sean Murphy, medical ethicist Arthur Caplan, and Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Paul Reville.

The full episode of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Featuring: Attorney General Maura Healey, sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick, food editor and writer Corby Kummer, and CNN's John King.

Attorney General Maura Healey took your questions and ours.

The full broadcast from Monday, April 23, 2018. Includes: Political roundtable with writer Joanna Weiss and Boston Globe State House bureau chief Frank Phillips, Charles Sennott of The GroundTruth Project, Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, Eric Jackson of "Eric In The Evening," and Heather Goldstone of "Living Lab Radio."

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio form Friday, April 21, 2018. We opened up the lines to you about today's holiday, 4/20, and how you're feeling about recreational marijuana coming to the commonwealth this summer. Chef, teacher and writer Annie Copps joined us to talk about her new cookbook, "A Little Taste Of Cape Cod." Emily Rooney read from her famous list of fixations and fulminations...

Hermit Wood Winery co-founders Ken Hardcastle and Bob Manley joined Boston Public Radio to talk about their wine and compete in this week’s news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, April 19th, 2018. Congressman Michael Capuano joined us for another look behind the congressional curtain. Yesterday, we asked you about the thousands of Starbucks employees who are getting racial sensitivity training after two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia for trespassing. Today, we asked you about your experiences...

Governor Charlie Baker joined us to take your questions and ours in this month's edition of ask the governor.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, April 18, 2018. In the past week, two events have yet again sparked a conversation about race in our country. Two black men were arrested while waiting for a friend at a Philadelphia Starbucks, and a black Harvard student was brutally beaten by police in Cambridge. We opened the lines and asked you if we can ever get that national conversat...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, April 17th, 2018. We took your calls about James Comey's new book, and some of the issues he takes with the president. Is Comey spreading the truth or throwing sucker punches? Trenni Kusnierek joined us for a recap of yesterday's Boston Marathon. FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk gave us a preview of the new documentary, "McCain," which follows how Jo...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio form Monday, April 10th, 2018. Volunteers, supporters and — most importantly — runners have braved the rain to participate in today's Boston Marathon. We ask you, would you forgive runners for pulling out of the race today because of the extreme weather? After winning the Boston Marathon 50 years ago, Amby Burfoot, now 71, is running it again. We talked to...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, April 13th, 2018. National security expert Juliette Kayyem joined us to talk about revelations from James Comey's new book. We opened up the lines to you about whether or not you'd cheat on your taxes if you knew you couldn't get caught. Emily Rooney read us her famous list of fixations and fulminations. "Boston Globe" columnist Shirley Leung...

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, April 12, 2018. Chuck Todd, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," updated us on the latest news from Washington, D.C. We asked you if there is a road to redemption for the men who have been dislocated in the wake of #MeToo. An undocumented couple died in a car accident while fleeing ICE agents. Andrea Cabral , former Suffolk County Sheriff, joined...