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Best Of BPR 10/29: CNN's John King Urges Patience On Nov. 5 & The Singing Auditor Says Vote Yes On 1 Oct 29, 2024

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Today: CNN’s chief national correspondent, John King joins us just one week out from when vote counting begins. The Man of the Magic Wall tells us not to expect the results on Tuesday or even Wednesday night …

And, state auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses her ballot campaign to expressly authorize her office to audit the legislature – on the heels of two legislative leaders saying they might change her petition even if voters pass it.

BPR Full Show 10/29: Butterfingers or Bust Oct 29, 2024

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Today the presidential candidates give their closing arguments to voters. We ask listeners what issues Harris should focus on during her speech at the Ellipse.

Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discusses the NFL concussion protocol after Patriot's QB Drake May took a helmet-to-helmet hit on Sunday, and a Hail Mary pass by the Washington Commanders.

Sue O'Connell of NBC10 discusses the ramped-up rhetoric leading up to the election, efforts to rescue Newburyport's Pink House, and Elon Musk's latest claims about aliens.

CNN's John King joins one week until election day to discuss how voters across the political spectrum are feeling.

State auditor Diana DiZoglio discusses her ballot campaign that would authorize her to audit the legislature and the legislative leaders who say they might just change the law if it passes.

Election day isn't the only thing we're counting down to. Halloween is Thursday, so we ask listeners about their favorite candies.

Best Of BPR 10/28: Democracy Dies In Broad Daylight & America's Robber Barons Oct 28, 2024

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The Washington Post killed their planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. Former editor Marty Baron joins us to discuss, and the newspaper man doesn’t mince words: he calls it a spineless, cowardly decision.

And, a return to the gilded age – with union-busting billionaire robber barons operating in this country under very different rules than the rest of us. We discuss with former labor secretary Robert Reich.

BPR Full Show 10/28: Newspaper Endorsements Oct 28, 2024

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Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron discussed the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate

We opened the lines to discuss newspaper endorsements

GroundTruth Project Charlie Sennott spoke from Michigan to discuss Arab American voters concerned with Harris over the administration's support for Israel amid widespread civilian deaths in Gaza.

Former labor secretary Robert Reich on the presidential race being so close

Revs Irene Monroe and Emmett Price on Harris' increasing but cautious discussion of faith on the campaign trail

We ended the show discussing Halloween decorations and Skelly

Best Of BPR 10/25: Megalopolis' Mega Flop & LMF Bachtoberfest Oct 25, 2024

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We talk about the best bad movies to watch, and the rock stars still rocking with James Bennett II, arts & culture reporter for GBH and a co-host of The Culture Show, daily at 2:00 on 89.7 GBH.

And, Music Worcester will kick off a feat we’re pretty sure no one has done before. 11 years of music: everything ever composed by Johannes Sebastian Bach over his 65 years on this planet. They’re calling it, fittingly, “The Complete Bach,” and it begins this weekend with a bang. 25 year-old Zlotomir Fung, cellist and professor at Juilliard, performs; Music Worcester executive director Adrien Finlay tells us about the program.

BPR Full Show 10/25: Rat City Reprise Oct 25, 2024

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We open the lines to talk about election anxiety across the political spectrum and what we can do to combat it in the final days ahead.

Live Music Friday with folks from Music Worcester, who are kicking off an 11-year series around the music of Bach. We’ll talk with Executive Director Adrien Finlay and 25 year-old cello master Zlatomir Fung, who’s headlining this weekend’s BACHtoberfest.

Bay State Banner co-publishers Ron Mitchell & André Stark discuss dual interviews with Ayanna Pressley, drama over at the LA Times about a decision not issue a presidential endorsement and split opinions on Ballot Question 5.

Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses what we know (and don’t know) about the Celtic's sale and the local businesses getting support through Jaylen Brown’s incubator project.

We hear from you about whether fish should be banned from small spaces.

GBH News arts and culture reporter James Bennett II talks about the era of flop movies, like Megalopolis & Joker 2. He’ll also talk about an exhibit about the occult at the Peabody Essex, a new BSO program to encourage young kids of color to take up classical music, and more.

Boston is ranked as the 12th rattiest city, according to the pest control company Orkin. We ask listeners about the rats – stories, fears and if we should just learn to live with them already.

Best Of BPR 10/24: Democracy (Trump's Version) & Boston Youth Homelessness Oct 24, 2024

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Today:

Trump's fascistic comments on the campaign trail are raising critical questions about what could happen if he loses the election, again. We talk it through with former Massachusetts public safety secretary Andrea Cabral.

And, homelessness in Boston is on the rise – affecting about 11,000 young people in this city. We’ll talk with Elisabeth Jackson, president and CEO of the nonprofit Bridge Over Troubled Waters, and Richard Brunson, a retired clinical coordinator, about the challenges – and services available – to homeless youth.

BPR Full Show 10/24: Christmas Came Early Oct 24, 2024

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Chuck Todd discussed his weekly D.C. roundup, a week and a half out from the election

We opened the lines to discuss two local ballot questions

Andrea Cabral on the very-real possibility that Trump won’t accept an election loss, and what that means for the future of our democratic system.

Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLaCreme previewed this year’s edition of "The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show," coming to Boston December 2nd

Bridge Over Troubled Waters CEO Elisabeth Jackson and retired Clinical Coordinator Richard Brunson joined for a conversation about youth homelessness in Boston

For this week's AITA, we debated who the a-hole was on a nearly empty train.

BPR Full Show 10/23: For the Phone Oct 23, 2024

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First, your thoughts on Trump's latest comments about Hitler and a former general calling him a fascist.

Jared Bowen, GBH executive arts editor, discusses AI operas and Manet at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.

Michael Curry of the NAACP & Mass League of Community Health Centers discusses the gender gap in health center visits and Biden's last minute push for OTC birth control insurance coverage.

Mike Madrid, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, discusses what both political parties get wrong about Latinos, and his book "The Latino Century."

We read texts on the fall of Rudy Guiliani.

Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses the new citizenM hotel and a Land of Oz hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Then, we ask what lengths you would go to retrieve a lost cell phone.

Best Of BPR 10/23: Understanding The Latino Vote & American Sexism Oct 23, 2024

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Today:

We talk with Mike Madrid, a co-founder of the anti-Trump Republican group Lincoln Project, and author of “The Latino Century”

And, new rules proposed by the outgoing Biden administration that would make over-the-counter birth control free for insured Americans. We talk with Michael curry, CEO of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, about this -- and the sexism at play in this election.

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