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    Boston Public Radio Podcast

    Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. We feature our favorite conversation from each show. To hear the full show, please visit wgbhnews.org/bpr To share your opinion, email bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-2PM Monday through Friday.

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    BPR Full Show 9/8/20: Suspension and Disbelief Sep 08, 2020
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    Today on Boston Public Radio:
    We opened our lines to talk with listeners about the 11 Northeastern University students suspended, without tuition reimbursement, for violating the school’s social distancing rules.
    NBC Sports Boston reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierek talked about the disqualification of tennis icon Novak Djokovic from the US Open, and a new opinion piece in the Boston Globe from Celtics center Enes Kanter, titled “Why I won’t shut up and play basketball."
    WGBH News analyst and GroundTruth Project CEO Charlie Sennott discussed ongoing pro-democracy protests in Belarus, and muted reaction from President Trump to the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
    Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of WGBH’s All Rev’d Up, discussed a new report showing Black girls are nearly four times as likely to be disciplined in school as their white peers, and President Trump's order that federal agencies end training on white privilege and critical race theory.
    TV expert Bob Thompson weighed in on data analytics giant Nielsen’s embrace of streaming, the piling controversy around Disney’s "Mulan" reboot, and “Women Make Film,” an ongoing film series airing on TCM.
    CNN’s John King talked about the latest news on the presidential race, eight weeks away from Election Day, and ongoing federal debate around further coronavirus relief funding.
    We reopened lines to talk with listeners about the recent Atlantic piece alleging that President Trump called dead U.S veterans “suckers” and “losers.”


    BPR Full Show 9/7/20: Early Autumn Retrospects, Part Three of Three Sep 07, 2020
    Show notes

    Note: We’re on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations.

    On today’s episode of Boston Public Radio:

    ESPN’s Howard Bryant discussed his book "The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism.”

    Writer Michael Eric Dyson discussed his book “What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America.”

    Harvard historian Stephen Greenblatt talked about his book "Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics.”

    Journalist and naturalist Sy Montgomery discussed her book "The Hyena Scientist.”

    Writer and humorist John Hodgman discussed his book, titled "Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches.”

    Actor and activist George Takei discussed the musical “Allegiance," which is based on his real life experience of living in a Japanese-American internment camp.


    BPR Full Show 9/4/20: Early Autumn Retrospects, Part Two of Three Sep 04, 2020
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    Note: We’re on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations.

    On Today’s episode of Boston Public Radio:

    Writer Ron Chernow talked about “Grant,” his biography of president Ulysses S. Grant.

    Harvard Business School's Michael Norton talked about his research on whether consumers prefer saving money or saving time.

    Author Karl Ove Knausgaard discussed his book, “Autumn.”

    Artist Patti Smith talked about why she considers herself a writer above her other crafts, in a conversation about her memoir "Devotion (Why I Write)."

    Novelist Salman Rushdie discussed his novel "The Golden House.”

    Naturalist Sy Montgomery and fellow animal writer Elizabeth Marshall Thomas discussed their book, "Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind."


    BPR Full Show 9/3/20: Early Autumn Retrospects, Part One of Three Sep 03, 2020
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    Note: We’re on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations.

    On Today’s Boston Public Radio

    Actor Ed Asner discussed his new play, called "God Help Us!”

    Restauranteurs Andrew Li and Irene Li talked about their new cookbook, which they wrote with their sister Margaret Li, called "Double Awesome Chinese Food: Irresistible and Totally Achievable Recipes from our Chinese-American Kitchen."

    Bren Smith, a former commercial fisherman, discussed his new memoir, “Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer."

    Writer Christopher Castellani discussed his latest novel, "Leading Men."

    US Women’s National Team Soccer player Sam Mewis stopped by the GBH studio days after winning the Women’s World Cup Championship.


    BPR Full Show 9/2/20: Adieu, 'W' Sep 02, 2020
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    Today on Boston Public Radio:
    Jennifer Nassour and Steve Kerrigan recapped down Tuesday’s primaries, and debated President Trump's odds of winning reelection in November. Nassour is a former Chairwoman of the Mass GOP, founder of Conservative Women For A Better Future, and President of the Pocketbook Project. Kerrigan is the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and former CEO of the DNC.
    We opened lines to hear your takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries.
    CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed ongoing Russian interference ahead of the November election, and a new campaign ad from Joe Biden that counters the president’s claim of being the “law and order” candidate.
    Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed President Trump’s unprompted denial that he had a series of mini-strokes, and weighed in on the ethical problems with the Trump Administration’s efforts to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine.
    Food writer Corby Kummer talked about claims from some conservatives that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would like ban hamburgers, and discussed ongoing turmoil for restaurants struggling to stay afloat through the coronavirus pandemic.
    Writer David Gessner discussed his latest book, “Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness,” which dives into the former president's complicated legacy as a conservationist.
    GBH President and CEO Jon Abbott called in to talk about the station’s rebrand, and explain why you might want to hold on to all your old WGBH merch.


    Art Caplan: Pursuing 'Herd Immunity' Is A 'Bad Idea' Sep 02, 2020
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    Medical ethicist Art Caplan spoke with Boston Public Radio on Wednesday about herd immunity, regarding COVID-19.

    “Herd immunity, bad idea - Sweden tried it - didn’t work,” he said. “Sweden basically said, let’s let [COVID-19] run its course, we’re not going to isolate, we’re going to let everybody get infected, and then once that’s done we won’t be able to infect each other, we’ll all have antibodies.”

    But Sweden had terrible death rates, Caplan noted. “Too many old people died, too many vulnerable people died, so they admitted it was a mistake.”

    President Donald Trump’s new virus advisor, Dr. Scott Atlas, is pushing for a herd immunity response, Caplan added.

    “This idea is now circulating back in the White House with this new advisor Dr. Scott Atlas,” he said. “I don’t know why we’re listening to this again, because we have this giant example of a country failing.”

    Art Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair, and director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.


    Corby Kummer: How To Dine Out The Right Way, During A Pandemic Sep 02, 2020
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    Food writer Corby Kummer spoke to Boston Public Radio on Wednesday about the need to wear a mask when going out to eat.

    “Our diner code of conduct says to wear masks at all times away from the dining table: when entering the restaurant, ordering and interacting with servers, when walking to the restroom or just getting fresh air,” he said. “So that’s the most important thing you can do to protect servers, and also diners.”

    Kummer is a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy.


    Kayyem on Election Interference, Biden’s New Ad, and Trump’s Lost Face Mask Battle Sep 02, 2020
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    CNN analyst and national security expert Juliette Kayyem called in to Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, where she recapped a Wednesday report from ABC News accusing officials from the Department of Homeland Security of withholding information about Russian interference in the upcoming election.

    The report, she noted, also details how attacks on Joe Biden from President Trump appear to “either amplify, mirror, or follow” messaging from Russian bots across social media.

    Kayyem also weighed in on a new ad from Joe Biden's campaign, and explained why the president is losing a “culture war” over face masks.

    Kayyem is an analyst for CNN, former assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and faculty chair of the homeland security program at the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.


    BPR Full Show 9/1/20: Our Primary Day Palooza Sep 01, 2020
    Show notes

    Today on Boston Public Radio:

    Rep. Stephen Lynch called in to make his final pitch to primary voters, where he spoke on his views about Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and his regret for voting in favor of the Iraq War.

    Dr. Robbie Goldstein, an MGH physician and candidate for Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District, responded to criticisms from his opponent Rep. Stephen Lynch, discussed his opposition to the Hyde Amendment, and spoke on the importance of having members of Congress who trust science and hard data.

    We opened lines to hear your thoughts on Mass. primary pay, and recent statements from President Trump about police brutality and golf.

    Carol Rose, executive director of the Mass. ACLU, talked about the threat that a stripped-down USPS poses to voter rights, and explained why she believes voter intimidation is a more pressing threat to U.S democracy than voter fraud.

    Rep. Joe Kennedy III called in to make his final campaign pitch to Mass. primary voters, and discussed why he envisions himself to be a more effective senator than Sen. Ed Markey.

    We opened lines to continue the conversation about primary day voting and mail-in ballots with listeners.

    Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of WGBH’s All Rev’d Up, reflected on the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman, and weighed in on last Friday’s Commitment March in Washington, D.C.

    CNN’s John King discussed President Trump’s scheduled visit to Kenosha, Wis., and explained why Americans should expect delayed results in the general election.

    Alex Morse, Holyoke Mayor and candidate for Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, offered his final pitch to voters, spoke on what he’s done with police reform in Holyoke, and reflected on the state's handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

    We returned to listeners for a third and final time, to get your thoughts on mail-in voting and the primary elections.


    BPR Full Show 8/31/20: Late Summer Retrospects, Part Two of Two Aug 31, 2020
    Show notes

    Note: We’re on tape today, replaying some of our favorite conversations.
    On today's episode of Boston Public Radio:
    Former U.S. Senate investigator Daniel J. Jones and director Scott Z. Burns discussed their collaboration on the new movie "Report,” about Jones’ investigation into the CIA’s use of torture.
    Daniel Leader, a pioneer in the American baking world, discussed his latest book, "Living Bread."
    Author and activist Naomi Klein talked about her new book, "On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal."
    New Yorker staff writer and host of the “Revisionist History” podcast Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book, "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know."
    Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow discussed his new book, "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators."
    Harvard Business School’s Michael Norton discussed his latest research on why minimalism is the new status symbol.

    Writer Joshua Foer talked about the latest edition of "Atlas Obscura: An Explorers Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders."


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