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BPR Full Show 9/17: Attorney General Q&A Sep 17, 2024

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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

Best Of BPR 9/16: From Laura Loomer's Lips To Trump's Ears & Fewer Black Students At College Sep 16, 2024

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Boston University Journalism Department Chair Brian McGrory discusses the second attempt on Trump's life and Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses how the end of race-based admissions changed college campuses this year.

BPR Full Show 9/16: Monday Clutter Sep 16, 2024

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After another apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump yesterday, we opened up the phone and text lines to hear from parents of how they're talking to kids about political violence this election.

Brian McGrory of BU's Journalism department discusses the Globe's Spotlight coverage on Steward Healthcare. Plus, various political stories on Laura Loomer and Harris' ABC interview.

Ilan Stavans of Amherst College discusses Mexico's independence day and the violent rhetoric around immigration espoused by Trump.

Evan Horowitz of Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis breaks down this year's ballot questions facing Mass voters this November.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad of Harvard Kennedy School takes a look at this year's college admissions, after the end of affirmative action.

BPR Full Show 9/13: Honda Civics Sep 13, 2024

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Is our country in a civics education crisis? We got your thoughts.

Fabiola Mendez & Elsa Mosquera are our guests for Live Music Friday this week, ahead of the free Fiesta en la Plaza taking place throughout Latinx Heritage Month in Boston. Ela is the co-founder of Agora Cultural Architects, who organized the festival. Fabiola is an award-winning cuatro player.

Boston Globe reporters Jessica Bartlett & Mark Arsenault talk about their latest Spotlight reporting on Ralph de la Torre and the collapse of Steward Health Care.

Transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt joins for her first-ever interview on BPR. She talks about ongoing projects for MassDOT like the East-West Coast Rail, Cape Cod Bridges, the Allston Multimodal project and more.

Then we read your texts on the court case between an estranged couple fighting over who gets to keep the $70,000 diamond engagement ring.

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins us from her "she-shed" in the woods and reacts to new GOP efforts to block mail-in ballots in swing states, a New York appeals court rejecting two new attempts by Trump to lift his gag order in his hush money case. And, she has thoughts on the engagement ring case.

Then we opened the phone lines to debate the merits and pitfalls of kids getting cut during sport tryouts.

Best Of BPR 9/12: So ... Are We Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago? Sep 12, 2024

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MIT Economist Jon Gruber breaks down each candidate's economic plans and concepts, and former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral offers her debate reactions.

BPR Full Show 9/12: Handshakes Are Over Sep 12, 2024

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Chuck Todd joined for his weekly D.C. roundup, focusing on Tuesday’s debate

Then we opened the lines to discuss the dying art of the handshake... if it is dying?

Andrea Cabral on debate fact-checking

Paul Reville on how to optimize free community college in Mass.

Jon Gruber offered an expert’s perspective on Trump vs. Harris as it relates to the economy

AITA for charging guests for my wedding? We opened the lines to discuss

Best Of BPR 9/11: Trump Praises Dictators & Harris Gives Him A "Mollywhopping" Sep 11, 2024

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National security analyst Juliette Kayyem and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discuss last night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.

BPR Full Show 9/11: Harris-Trump Debate Sep 11, 2024

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Harris & Trump took to the stage last night in a presidential debate. We opened the lines to hear reactions from listeners throughout the show.

Media maven Sue O'Connell discussed Taylor Swift's endorsement

National security expert Juliette Kayyem on the multiple mass shootings in America recently

Food policy analyst Corby Kummer on how cooking smoke is bad for our health and the environment

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley called in with her reaction to the debate

Best Of BPR 9/10: Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Sep 10, 2024

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Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jim and Margery at the Boston Public Library on September 10, 2024 to discuss her new book "The Leadership Journey," a middle reader guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

We also discuss current events, and previews tonight's presidential debate.

BPR Full Show 9/10: Countdown to the Debate Sep 10, 2024

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joined for Ask the Mayor.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed her first book for children, The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President.

Folk star Graham Nash zoomed in ahead of a show at the Boch Center in October.

For our new texting segment, we were inspired by a withering obituary out of Maine. We wanted to know, is it ever okay to speak your cold, harsh truth about a dead relative?

CNN's John King gave a debate preview.

Then, we opened up the phone lines to get your thoughts ahead of tonight's presidential debate.

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