Boston Public Radio Podcast

Today on Boston Public Radio : MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the latest political headlines around impeachment and 2020. We opened lines to hear your thoughts on Kamala Harris dropping out of the 2020 presidential race. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed impeachment, the Department of Justice’s campaign to reinstate the fede...

The Trump administration is changing the requirements of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), impacting 688,000 people previously eligible to receive food stamps. Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio *on Thursday to discuss this new rule and its consequences. "They will now require able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 49 with no dependents - 7 percent of SN...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We opened lines to callers to hear your thoughts on the ongoing turmoil in Washington regarding the House impeachment inquiry. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed religious exemptions from vaccines, in light of a bill before the Massachusetts lawmakers that would remove them from current legislation.   Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed tensions be...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We opened lines to callers: with all this snow, are you happy to have something other than Trump to talk about?  NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed a possible fall from grace for the Patriots, equal pay for Canada’s curling teams, and the resignation of NHL coach Bill Peters over allegations of racism. City council president Andrea Campbell discus...

Today on Boston Public Radio : Shannon O’Brien and Charlie Chieppo discussed the latest national and state political headlines, including news around the House impeachment inquiry and developments in the Grant Thornton R.M.V. controversy. Charlie Chieppo is principal of Chieppo Strategies, Senior Fellow at the Pioneer Institute and Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University. Shannon O'Brien is former...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed the implications of a study from Virginia Commonwealth University, indicating that mortality rates are on the rise for people aged 25-64.  We opened lines to callers to ask about your strategies difficult political conversations this Thanksgiving.  CNN’s Juliette Kayyem discussed President Trump campaigning with absolved war cri...

Today on Boston Public Radio : In light of the inevitable traffic jams to come this Thanksgiving, we opened lines to ask callers about the drivers that drive you crazy. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed ongoing tumult between Colin Kaepernick and the NFL, and a sit-in protest staged by climate activists at a Harvard-Yale football game.  Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secreta...

You might be searching the web and flipping through cookbooks on the quest of making the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, but food writer Corby Kummer has an unbreakable rule to follow regardless of which recipe you choose: Don't wash your turkey. Kummer joined Boston Public Radio on Tuesday to explain how washing a turkey can spread bacteria, including the kind that can cause salmonella. "Every Thank...

Today on Boston Public Radio : Michael Curry and Lylah Alphonse discussed the potential impact of last week’s impeachment hearings, along with recent headlines around the 2020 presidential race. Curry is senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Alphonse is the Managing News Editor at the U.S. News &...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung discussed the Boston Globe Spotlight team’s report on traffic congestion in Massachusetts, and a list of the best places to work in the state.  Under The Radar  host Callie Crossley discussed how 2020 candidate might better appeal to Black voters, and gave her thoughts on why DACA ought to be a bipartisan issue. Emily Rooney, hos...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We aired live audio from Thursday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker discussed transportation, vaping, and took questions from callers as part of our monthly “Ask The Governor” series.  We returned to live testimony from Fiona Hill and David Holmes. 

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We aired live audio from Wednesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We aired live audio from Tuesday's impeachment testimony and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on Boston Public Radio : WGBH News Political Reporter Adam Reilly and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine joined us for a politics roundtable. They discussed the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Friday’s impeachment testimony from Marie Yovanovitch, and the method behind President Trump’s use of humor. Charlie Sennott discussed Marie Yovanovitch’s Friday test...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We aired live audio from Friday's impeachment testimony, and opened our lines to hear impressions from callers.

Today on  Boston Public Radio : MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, and the addition of Deval Patrick to the 2020 presidential race.  We opened our lines to callers to hear your thoughts on Wednesday’s impeachment hearing.  Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral discussed efforts to save Rodney Reed, a Texas man...

Today on Boston Public Radio : We aired live audio from Wednesday's public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry.

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on a potential 2020 presidential run by former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick.  Montana Governor Steve Bullock discussed his own 2020 run, and his views on the future of the Democratic Party. Former Secretary of Transportation James Aloisi and Chris Dempsey, Director of Transportation for Massachusetts, discussed misha...

Hold tight to your baguettes - the French countryside is beginning to lose many of its bakeries . Food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio *on Tuesday to speak about why modern day consumerism is driving the death of rural bakeries and what this poses for communal camaraderie. "It's why we go to France - for the village bakery in every town," Kummer said. "We want it to be charming when...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : Frank Phillips and Peter Gelzinis discussed the latest political headlines. Phillips is a Boston Globe coorespondent, and Gelzinis is a columnist emeritus for The Boston Herald. Charlie Sennott discussed the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Boris Johnson’s reelection campaign. Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and CEO of the GroundTruth Project. We...

Today on  Boston Public Radio : We opened the lines to callers to discuss former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg potentially entering the 2020 race.  Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed ongoing questions regarding Twitter’s ban on political ads, and Google’s new "paper phone." Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News'  Beat The Press , joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Media mave...

Today on Boston Public Radio : MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the written testimony of Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor, and the wider implications of Tuesday’s election for the Democratic in 2020.  New York Times writer and “Shrill” author Lindy West discussed her latest book, “The Witches are Coming.” Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral...

Subscribers of Amazon Prime — the e-commerce giant’s membership service for discounted shipping rates and streaming video content — will now receive free membership to the company’s on-demand grocery service, AmazonFresh. According to Corby Kummer, a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Amazon’s move is the latest part of its growing effort to expand into t...

Today on Boston Public Radio : We opened the lines to callers to hear your thoughts on First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to Boston Medical Center. Medical Ethicist Art Caplan discussed concerns over whether law enforcement ought to have access to data from consumer DNA kits. CNN Analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed E.U. Ambassador George Sondland’s revised testimony regarding President Donald Trump's...

Today on Boston Public Radio : We opened the lines to callers to talk about Tuesday’s elections and the 2020 presidential race. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed the high school referee shortage in Massachusetts, and new Red Sox Chief Officer Chaim Bloom. Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU, discussed the Press Pause on Face Surveillance Campaign, along with revelations...