Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today:  The chief justice of the supreme court has halted a lower court decision ordering Trump administration to pay State Department, USAID contractors. We talk with Andrea Cabral about a sole jurist acting alone rather than on behalf of the American people. And, GBH arts and culture reporter James Bennett II gives his Oscars previews.

Chuck Todd for his Thursday D.C. check-in. Andrea Cabral on federal court scrutiny of DOGE Shirley Leung on her latest columns about White Stadium and Trump targeting “eds and meds” in Mass James Bennett talks about some of his favorite Oscar-nominated shorts films & Oscar-nominated long films.

Today: Joe Curtatone of the Alliance for Climate Transition and Heather Takle of PowerOptions discuss clean energy solutions, and threats to investments here in Massachusetts. And state auditor Diana DiZoglio defends her -- and 72% of the voters -- position on auditing the legislature.

GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen explains why 1,000 artists published a silent album in protest of AI, plus his review of "The Odyssey" at the A.R.T. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem on the US/Ukraine minerals deal, while details about any security commitments for Ukraine are still unknown.  Joe Curtatone of The Alliance for Climate Transition & Heather Takle of PowerOptio...

Today: Congressman Bill Keating discusses Ukraine peace talks. And, NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses a certain NFL team's prolific use of the "tush push" and the increase of sports gambling.

NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the Boston group pushing for a new WNBA team and robot umpires in the MLB. Plus, the end of the "tush push" in football.  We re-air our conversation with "investigative comedian" Adam Conover, who is performing in Vermont next week. Congressman Bill Keating zooms in to discuss the latest dealmaking with Ukraine and Russia, and why President Trump can be c...

Political commentator behind The. Ink, Anand Giridharadas discusses the Democrats' business-as-usual response to  radical changes, and makes a call to action for the public to rise up where the party is failing. Listeners can access a trial of Anand's newsletter for free here . Tech podcaster Andy Ihnatko discusses Elon Musk's unprecedented access to our data and other sensitive information.

Today: GBH's Adam Reilly and Callie Crossley help us launch our media analysis segment we're calling "Press Play." And, Boston Globe columnist and podcaster Meredith Goldstein discusses some of her latest love letters.

GBH Music is about to kick off a new string of live jazz shows. For this week’s Live Music Friday, we’ll hear from four-time Grammy winner Oscar Stagnaro and his band TRIAD. We’ll also talk about the series with GBH Music's Sam Brewer & JazzBoston’s Ken Field. Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on what courts can and can’t do to reign in Trump’s orders on birthright citizenship and the mass f...

Political analyst Chuck Todd is back for a D.C. news roundup. Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reflects on the Mayor Eric Adams fiasco and the leader of the “Zizian” cult being held without bail in Maryland. Plus, more law and order headlines.  Travel guru Rick Steves has a new book called “On the Hippie Trail,” a collection of journal entries from his youth during travels from Ista...

Today: Comedian Adam Conover calls into the show ahead of a stop at the Wilbur on his "Nihilism Pivot" tour. And, travel guru Rick Steves discusses his new memoir "On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer."

Today:  Comedian Nikki Glaser calls in ahead of six shows at the Wang Theater this weekend. And, our latest iteration of “How Do You Two Know Each Other?” Husband-and-wife duo Roger Brown and Linda Mason – global aid workers, co-founders of Bright Horizons -- discuss the importance of community.

National security expert Juliette Kayyem joins to discuss yesterday's meeting between Russia, Saudi Arabia and the US on ending the war in Ukraine...notably without Zelensky in the room. Also, the firing of FAA workers and Gov. Hochul's push to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office. Comedian Nikki Glaser, of Tom Brady Roast and Golden Globes fame, calls in to talk about her six upcoming shows at the...

NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discusses the NBA All Star game,  booing at the Four Nations hockey tournament and the latest with White Stadium. Michael Curry of the League of Community Health Centers discusses major health cuts to NIH and here at Mass General Brigham, plus the NAACP's Black Consumer Advisory. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on Boston mayoral candidat...

Today:  Federal funding cuts are threatening community healthcare, and equity across every industry. NAACP’s Michael Curry minces no words about DEI rollbacks, and the fragility of our healthcare system -- nationally and here in Massachusetts. And, CNN’s John King joins to talk about the fracturing of the media as Trump bans the Associated Press from the Oval Office & Air Force One.

BPR Full Show 2/14: Will You Be My Valentine?

Today: Jon Gruber, head of MIT's economics department, joins to discuss Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And, we open the lines as Donald Trump reopens communication with Russia's Vladimir Putin -- before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- as the war in Ukraine enters three years of sustained bloodshed.

BPR Full Show 2/13: Mild And Spicy

We start the show with "Ask the Mayor" with Michelle Wu.  Harvard national security analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses President Trump's posturing on Gaza and attempts within the government to shield itself from DOGE . Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, on the Trump administration's assault on science and health research.  Naturalist Sy Montgomery says its the season of...

Today: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on Feb. 12, 2025. She discusses her upcoming testimony before Congress, Josh Kraft entering the Boston mayoral race, and the latest on plans for a soccer-specific stadium in neighboring Everett.

Today: Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo discusses Trump's attacks on transgender people via executive order, and the institutions complying with alarming speed. Then, Nikki Shults and Stephen Pina of Everyday Boston join to spread some kindness with a card-writing campaign.

LGBTQ civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo on threats to gender affirming care and bans against transgender people in college sports and the military ACLU of Massachusetts' Carol Rose on the history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court  Nikki Shults and Stephen Pina of Everyday Boston discussed their "Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor” program, where people can write cards so strang...

Today: Axios business editor Dan Primack discusses Trump's new tariffs on steel & aluminum: How they work and what they mean for U.S industry.  Amy Carnevale of Mass GOP and Steve Kerrigan of Mass Dems debate the state's true-blue future, and discuss Governor Maura Healey announcing on BPR that she will run for re-election. 

BPR Full Show 2/10: What's The Appeal?

Live Music Friday with singer-songwriter Kyle Ray, who is opening for Sheryl Crow at Concord’s Umbrella Arts Center. We also speak with the president of Salt Lick Incubator, Liza Levy. GBH's Callie Crossley talks about media outlets responding to MAGA pressure, while Fox News puts Lara Trump in the host seat.  Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung on the Boston Mayoral race and state offic...