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BPR Full Show 10/1: Pumpkin Spice And Everything Nice Oct 01, 2024

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We opened the lines to ask what listeners are expecting in tonight's Vice Presidential debate.

Trenni Casey, anchor/reporter for NBC Sports Boston, discussed the WNBA playoffs and Boston Marathon registrations.

Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, discussed their calls for investigation into the State Police recruit's death.

Lee Pelton, president of the Boston Foundation, discussed Boston's exodus of Black CEOs and Boston's Asian Community Fund.

CNN's John King on the latest national political headlines.

We ended the show discussing what fall activities people are partaking in

Best Of BPR 9/30: Congressman Seth Moulton On Hezbollah & Trump's Loyalty Tests To Religious Voters Sep 30, 2024

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Today:

Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts' 6th district discusses Israel's military victories against Hezbollah, and his effort to enlist more veterans like him to Congress.

Reverends Irene Monroe & Emmett Price discuss Donald Trump's loyalty tests for religious voters.

BPR Full Show 9/30: The Art of the Yard Sale Sep 30, 2024

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Congressman Seth Moulton discusses war in the Middle East, Ukraine, and his efforts to get more veterans elected to Congress.

And we get caller reactions to hurricane Helene-caused flooding and wind that devastated the south east.

Medical ethicist Art Caplan discusses the resignation of Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, and a U.S. woman who died in a controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland.

The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discusses Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah and gives a primer on the Hezbollah-Israel conflict.

We reflect on the life and legacy of Kris Kristofferson.

The Revs Irene Monroe & Emmett G. Price III discuss the Black church's problem with Gen Z, and the gender gap among religious young people.

And we open up the phone lines to talk about yard sale season.

BPR Full Show 9/27: We Love Moo Deng Sep 27, 2024

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We opened the lines to discuss taking care of your lawn.

Live Music Friday with a performance from the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble, all about creating space for musicians with disabilities to play & innovate.

Leola Hampton & her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s fabulous new documentary commemorating 50 years since the start of busing in Boston. They joined to reflect.

Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett talked about flu season shots, and her latest op-ed for the Globe on better systems to support people coming out of prison.

Nancy Gertner on what to expect re: the special counsel investigation into Donald Trump landing on the desk of District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan

Shirley Leung on her latest reporting re: Black leaders exiting Boston, and the latest re: Wu’s property tax proposal

We ended the show by discussing the current it girl: Moo Deng.

Best Of BPR 9/27: Leola Hampton's Busing Story & LMF Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble Sep 27, 2024

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Leola Hampton and her daughter Maya Scott are featured in GBH’s new documentary – Never Cried – commemorating 50 years since the start of Boston’s forced integration plan – busing. They discuss the anniversary and reflect on the intergenerational impacts of busing today.

Live Music Friday with the Berklee Music Inclusion Ensemble – with the long-term goal of creating a network of accomplished musicians with disabilities that can serve as mentors for youth with disabilities, they perform for us ahead of a free show Friday night.

Best Of BPR 9/26: Lewis Black + Melissa Ludtke Sep 26, 2024

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Today: Comedian Lewis Black is in town for two shows at The Wilbur this weekend. He Zooms in to tell us all about his final comedy tour: “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road”

And, trailblazing sports journalist Melissa Ludtke joins us ahead of two events in Massachusetts promoting her book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” – all about her fight for equal access in Major League Baseball.

BPR Full Show 9/26: NY Mayor Eric Adams Indicted Sep 26, 2024

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Chuck Todd on VP debate preparations

Andrea Cabral reacted to the execution of Marcellus Williams, and the indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams

Lewis Black, the longest running correspondent on the Daily Show, and the voice of that angry red guy in the Pixar movie, joined to discuss his final tour, called “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road"

Melissa Ludtke spent decades as a sports reporter, who famously broke gender barriers in baseball when she sued to be allowed in the Yankee locker rooms. She writes about it in her new memoir Lock Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside

AITA for stealing a fry off of someone's plate? We debated with listeners

Best Of BPR 9/25: The Manosphere 4 Trump & What The Manta Ray Knows Sep 25, 2024

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Media maven and local woman Sue O’Connell has thoughts on Donald Trump and JD Vance courting the young man vote through a new generation of "dude" influencers like Logan Paul and Adin Ross.

Then, naturalist Sy Montgomery tells us of her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant oceanic manta rays. And, we get her take on news a little closer to home – Margery’s favorite story of the week, the bulls on the loose in North Attleboro.

BPR Full Show 9/25: Worm Brain Sep 25, 2024

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Yesterday, Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, ignoring calls from prosecutors and the victim’s family asking the state to spare his life. We discussed the ethics of the death penalty and how listeners feel about it.

GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discussed a notorious vandal who smashed an Ai Wei Wei sculpture, plus, "Laughs in Spanish" at the SpeakEasy and "Urinetown" at Lyric Stage.

Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed our nation's history of political violence and the context of today's violent rhetoric.

NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell discussed Biden's final speech to the UN and Ellen DeGeneres' new Netflix special.

Then, we talked about chicken tenders and nuggets for six minutes on why Americans hate to love the little chicken snacks.

Naturalist Sy Montgomery zoomed in to discuss her recent trip to Ecuador diving with giant manta rays and a Rhode Island community mourning the loss of their 20-year-old library tarantula, Beezus.

Then, we asked about your best and worst excuses for getting out of commitments. Sorry, we have worm brain.

Best Of BPR 9/24: Denouncing Dehumanizing Rhetoric & The PBS Veepstakes Sep 24, 2024

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Today:

It’s not just Ohio: Around the country, Haitian communities are facing threats of violence after incendiary lies made by former president Trump and JD Vance. We talk with former State Rep -- the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts -- Marie St. Fleur.

And, we speak with two award-winning GBH filmmakers about their work highlighting the role of Vice Presidents past, present and future… Cameo George, Executive Producer for American Experience and Rainey Aronson-Rath from Frontline will discuss their new documentaries on the VEEP-stakes.

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