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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 10/01/19: Mustachioed Mutts Oct 01, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

We opened the lines to ask our listeners about the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Kusnierek spoke about college athletics in California.
ACLU of Massachusetts' Matt Segal discussed their lawsuit against the city of Boston to release more information about "Operation Clean Sweep."
Food writer Corby Kummer talked about eating insects and McDonald's roll out Beyond Meat burgers in Canada.
Martin Smith discussed his latest FRONTLINE documentary, "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia."
CNN's John King spoke about the latest updates regarding impeachment.
Playwright Ryan Landry discussed if Judy Garland is still a gay icon.

BPR Full Show 09/30/19: Scandals Abound Sep 30, 2019

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WGBH News Political Reporter Adam Reilly and Experience Magazine Editor Joanna Weiss discussed the latest headlines in national politics, from impeachment to the 2020 election.

Charlie Sennott, WGBH News Analyst, discussed international news, including the one year anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Arab officials, and a potential no-confidence vote of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnston.

TV expert Bob Thompson discussed the the latest in television, including Netflix’s "The Politician" and the final season of Amazon’s "Transparent".

Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of WGBH’s All Rev’d Up, discussed a recent scandal for Harvard’s President Lawrence Bacow, who likened an update of donor rules to the ratifying of the 13th Amendment.

WGBH News Reporter Craig LeMoult discussed his recent series on previously misunderstood health risks associated with life near high-transportation areas, like highways and airports.

BPR Full Show 09/27/19: Houses & Homes Sep 27, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Raj Chetty, Harvard Economist, discussed his research into housing vouchers and their value in bringing people out of the poverty cycle.

Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat the Press, joined to give her weekly list of fixations and fulminations.

Richard Trethewey and Jeff Sweenor from NECN’s This Old House discussed their show’s upcoming season premier, and took restoration questions from listeners.

Shirly Leung, Boston Globe Business Columnist, discussed the impact of Gov. Charlie Baker’s vaping ban on Massachusetts vape shops.

Under The Radar host Callie Crossley discussed the new Downton Abbey movie, as well as a recent scandal involving $1 million dollars to charity and racist tweets.

Jason McCool and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone stopped by for the weekly news quiz

BPR Full Show 09/26/19: Greening Our City Sep 26, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:
Boston Medical Center physician and Massachusetts state Rep. Jon Santiago discussed the impact of the opioid crisis on Boston communities, and his thoughts on addressing it.

Dr. Aaron Bernstein, pediatrician at Harvard's School of Health, discussed the effects of climate change on young people's health, and its potential influence on their climate activism.

Steve Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, spoke about Massachusetts' growing recreational pot industry and the future of vaping in Massachusetts.

We opened the lines to callers to hear their thoughts on Thursday’s House Intelligence Committee’s hearing.

BPR Full Show 09/25/19: Sufficiently Bad Sep 25, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

We opened up the lines to callers to discuss House Democrat’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

Sue O’Connell, political analyst for NECN, discussed President Trump's statements about LGBTQ rights at the UN General Assembly, as well as conservative media's response to Greta Thunberg's U.N. Climate address.

Homeland security expert Juliette Kayeem discussed the newly released memo of President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky, as well as the president’s recent speech at the U.N. General Assembly, and how the Bahamas is struggling to recover from hurricane Dorian.

Art Kaplan, an expert in medical ethics, discussed the ethical implications of face transplants, as well as Massachusetts’ temporary ban on the sale of vaping products.

Alex Beam defended his controversial opinion that funerals are better than weddings.

BPR Full Show 09/24/19: A Very Happy Young Girl Sep 24, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Massachusetts Sen. President Karen Spilka discussed the timeline of the state’s hands-free driving bill, as well as upcoming changes to the state’s education investments.

NBC Sports Boston Anchor Trenni Kusnierek spoke about Antonio Brown’s departure from the New England Patriots, along with the broader issue of rape culture in the U.S.

Climate change activist Bill McKibben discussed Greta Thunberg’s U.N climate address, as well as Ed Markey’s environmental legacy in light of his upcoming Senate race against Rep. Joe Kennedy.

Food writer Corby Kummer discussed food-conscious religious communities’ relationship to the imitation meat industry.

Political writer Robert Kutner spoke about his new book, The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy.

CNN’s Chief National Correspondent John King discussed President Trump’s Ukraine scandal, as well as Elizabeth Warren’s climbing support in early polls.

USDA Relocation Is Part Of Trump's 'War On Science,' Says Corby Kummer Sep 24, 2019

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to relocate to Kansas City, Missouri at the end of this month. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue says the move will save millions of dollars, but many see it as a purposeful attack on USDA researchers.
Food writer Corby Kummer joined *Boston Public Radio *on Tuesday to speak about the consequences the relocation will have on the USDA and climate research.
"This is one of the great tragedies of the Trump administration," he said. "These researchers have been compiling the statistics of crop yield, weather patterns, and productivity for animals, but they're "too science-y," they have bad news about climate and the Trump administration has waged a war on science."
Purdue has set an ultimatum to it's researchers: relocate or give up your job, Kummer said. "This was one of the agencies that had the respect of the world, and is now being shredded and decimated."
Two-thirds of its current employees will be unable to relocate, according to the USDA. Purdue did this intentionally to get rid of researchers, Kummer said. "The move is meant to knock researchers out and get rid of those who were giving them bad news about the climate."

BPR Full Show 09/23/19: A Whistleblower In Our Midst Sep 23, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center, and Jennifer Horn, former chair of the New Hampshire Republican party, joined us for a political roundtable. They discussed Joe Kennedy III's bid for Ed Markey's senate seat, a whistleblower complaint lodged against President Donald Trump, and other political headlines.
WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott delved further into the recent whistleblower complaint against Trump. The Trump administration has thus far refused to release any information about the complaint, but media reports indicate it is related to a conversation Trump had with Ukraine.
We opened the lines to hear from listeners about their views on impeaching President Donald Trump.
TV critic Bob Thompson recapped the Emmys and reviewed Netflix's latest police procedural, Criminal.
Reverends Irene Monroe and and Emmett G. Price III joined us to discuss the Rhode Island Diocese's failure to protect parishioners from a predatory priest.
WGBH Science Correspondent Heather Goldstone gave us an update from climate action summits in New York.
Inaugural poet Richard Blanco highlighted the anthology “What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump,” Edited by Martin Espada.

BPR Full Show 09/20/19: Aliens Exist Sep 20, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

We opened the phones to hear from listeners about climate actions across the world today, and heard from WGBH reporter Bianca Vasquez Toness live from the field at Boston’s climate strike at City Hall.
Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed a new report that shows the abortion rate in America is at the lowest rate since Roe V. Wade.
WGBH’s Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations.
Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed whether the Jeffrey Epstein scandal at MIT is a sign of big tech’s moral bankruptcy.
Boston Globe consumer protections reporter Sean Murphy discussed some of his latest cases, including a family whose trip to Ireland ballooned to $17,000.
We opened the lines again to hear from listeners about whether they’ve completely foregone phone calls for texting.
Chefs Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table and Erin Miller of Urban Hearth joined us for our weekly news quiz and to preview WGBH’s upcoming Chef’s Gala, which will be emceed by Jim and Margery.

BPR Full Show 09/19/19: Bankruptcy Isn't For Billionaires Sep 19, 2019

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Today on Boston Public Radio:

· Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker discussed education reform, controversies surrounding RMV license suspensions, as well as recent calls for the resignation of MIT’s president over the handling of donations from Jeffery Epstein.

· Chuck Todd, moderator of MSNBC’s Meet The Press, discussed congressman Joe Kennedy’s Senate run, which is expected to be announced Saturday.

· Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey discussed the state’s current suit against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma.

· Alex Beam explained the dishwasher lobby’s efforts to persuade the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules, and why chess tournament players are losing weight. Beam is a Boston Globe Columnist, whose latest book is “The Feud: Vladmir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship.”

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