Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today: NBC's Chuck Todd and former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral parse through the newly unsealed Jack Smith indictment charging Donald Trump with conspiring to overthrow the 2020 election, culminating in the riots on January 6, 2021.

Today: Andrea Cabral fills in for Margery. Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel last night, mostly intercepted with help from the US – but the regional war is on. We talk with national security expert Juliette Kayyem about Israel’s response, and its three-front war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. And, Michael Curry of the Mass League of Community Health Centers on the latest Steward Healthcar...

Last night JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off on the debate stage. We discussed and got your thoughts. GBH News executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the legal drama around "Baby Reindeer," Jeffrey Gibson's new mural in Dewey Square and a gun violence memorial project at the ICA. Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the latest news from the Middle East and last night's VP...

Today: We preview tonight’s Vice Presidential debate with CNN’s John King. And, the Supreme Court starts their new term next week. We talk with American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts executive director, Carol Rose, about the cases her organization is watching. 

We opened the lines to ask what listeners are expecting in tonight's Vice Presidential debate.  Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discussed the WNBA playoffs and Boston Marathon registrations. Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, discussed their calls for investigation into the State Police recruit's death. Lee Pelton, president of the Boston Foundation,...

Today:  Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts' 6th district discusses Israel's military victories against Hezbollah, and his effort to enlist more veterans like him to Congress. Reverends Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discuss Donald Trump's loyalty tests for religious voters.

Congressman Seth Moulton discusses war in the Middle East, Ukraine, and his efforts to get more veterans elected to Congress. And we get caller reactions to hurricane Helene-caused flooding and wind that devastated the south east.  Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses the resignation of Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, and a U.S. woman who died in a controversial suicide capsule in Swit...

We opened the lines to discuss taking care of your lawn.  Live Music Friday with a performance from the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble, all about creating space for musicians with disabilities to play & innovate.  Leola Hampton & her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s fabulous new documentary commemorating 50 years since the start of busing in Boston. They joined to reflect. Dr. K...

Today: Leola Hampton and her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s new documentary – Never Cried – commemorating 50 years since the start of Boston’s forced integration plan – busing. They discuss the anniversary and reflect on the intergenerational impacts of busing today.  Live Music Friday with the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble – with the long-term goal of creating a network of accomplis...

Today: Comedian Lewis Black is in town for two shows at The Wilbur this weekend. He Zooms in to tell us all about his final comedy tour: “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road” And, trailblazing sports journalist Melissa Ludtke joins us ahead of two events in Massachusetts promoting her book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” – all about her fight for equal access in Major League Baseball.

Chuck Todd on VP debate preparations Andrea Cabral reacted to the execution of Marcellus Williams, and the indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams Lewis Black, the longest running correspondent on the Daily Show, and the voice of that angry red guy in the Pixar movie, joined to discuss his final tour, called “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road" Melissa Ludtke spent decades as a sports reporter, who famousl...

Media maven and local woman Sue O’Connell has thoughts on Donald Trump and JD Vance courting the young man vote through a new generation of "dude" influencers like Logan Paul and Adin Ross.  Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery tells us of her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant oceanic manta rays. And, we get her take on news a little closer to home – Margery’s favorite story of the week, the bull...

Yesterday, Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, ignoring calls from prosecutors and the victim’s family asking the state to spare his life. We discussed the ethics of the death penalty and how listeners feel about it. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discussed a notorious vandal who smashed an Ai Wei Wei sculpture, plus, "Laughs in Spanish" at the SpeakEasy and "Urinetown" at Lyr...

Today: It’s not just Ohio: Around the country, Haitian communities are facing threats of violence after incendiary lies made by former president Trump and JD Vance. We talk with former State Rep -- the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts -- Marie St. Fleur.  And, we speak with two award-winning GBH filmmakers about their work highlighting the role of Vice Presidents past,...

We opened the lines to discuss whether kids should be in contact sports that lead to injuries.  NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discussed the WNBA awards American Experience executive producer Cameo George and Frontline executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath discussed their two films in the works on the Vice Presidential candidates. Marie St. Fleur discussed how Haitian immigrants ar...

Today: Israel’s war against Hamas rages on in Gaza, while Netanyahu appears emboldened to open a second front on its northern border with Lebanon and Hezbollah. We talk with GBH news analyst Charlie Sennott about the destabilizing Middle East. And, how are the presidential candidates reaching out to Americans of faith? We talk with Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price.

We opened the show by asking listeners what issues matter to them this presidential election.  We spoke again to John Deaton, Elizabeth Warren's senate challenger. Then, the GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discussed the escalating war in the Middle East and other world headlines. NYU medical ethicist Art Caplan talked about renewed calls to abolish religious exemptions for school vaccination...

Today: Saxophonist James Carter is back in town for two shows Saturday night at Scullers Jazz Club. But first, he and his band swing by the BPL. And, Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt is on stage now at the Huntington. We speak with director Carey Perloff and actor Rebecca Gibel about the play, about a Jewish family in Vienna at the rise of the 20th century.

People are more stressed than ever. We opened the lines to hear what listeners are stressed over. James Carter performed for Live Music Friday, ahead of his return to Boston this weekend at Scullers. Longtime Boston broadcaster/music critic Steve Elman joined as well.  Callie Crossley on Harris/Oprah interview. Director Carey Perloff and actress Rebecca Gibel joined to talk about their work in the...

Today: Legendary Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk previews their latest film highlighting “THE CHOICE” voters have between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. And, Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses a murky new pro-business group fighting Massachusetts' high-tax reputation.

The GOP keeps throwing insults at Kamala Harris. Will this do anything to do the polls? Listeners weighed in.  Shirley Leung on a new nonprofit started by local businesspeople looking for a tax break, and new reporting on the demographics of people leaving Mass.   Andrea Cabral on the controversy around Gov. Healey’s pick for head of state police Jimmy Tingle & Eric Aronson are two filmmakers...

Today: We talk with two people who were bused in the city of Boston -- a decision 50 years ago with lasting impacts -- Michael Curry, later head of the Boston NAACP, and Kim Janey, who would go on to become the city’s first Black, first female Mayor. Joining them in conversation is Ted Landsmark, whose image came to define the moment by way of the Pulitzer Prize winning photo “The Soiling of Old G...

We opened the show to get your thoughts on the threats of and actual violence this election season. GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses the return of Boston Film Fest and "Laughs in Spanish" at Speakeasy Stage. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses leaders around the world reacting to the potential for election violence in America and Israel's attack on Hezbollah. We host...

Today: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell joins Jim and Margery at the BPL on September 17, 2024.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell answered questions from listeners.  NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter Trenni Casey discussed Caitlin Clark's 35 point game.  Media maven Sue O'Connell takes a look at Trump's misinformation campaign beyond the rhetoric around Haitian migrants in Ohio CNN's John King on the latest political headlines We opened the lines to discuss heading back into the office