Boston Public Radio Podcast

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, February 26th, 2019. Art Caplan, the director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center, discussed Trump's proposal for dealing with drug dealers and the future of tackle football. Caplan is also a Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty chair and the co-host of the *Everyday Ethics *podcast. Boston Globe Columnist, Alex Beam, whose latest book is “The Feud: Vladimir Nabakov, Edmund Wilson and the End of a Beautiful Friendship,” was joined by syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail Reverend Irene Monroe, to talk about the "Autobiography of Malcom X" for this month's BPR book club. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution from a message parlor in Jupiter, Florida. We opened the lines to hear how these charges will impact your opinion of the Patriots and of Kraft. Attorney General Maura Healey joined us to take our questions and yours. CNN’s Chief National Correspondent John King called into to give us a preview of tomorrow's Michael Cohen hearing. King is also the host of* Inside Politics*, which you can catch Sunday mornings at 8:00 and weekdays at noon. Carolyn Beeler, the environment reporter for The World, called us from Antarctica, where she’s embedded with the research vessel the Nathaniel B. Palmer, which is on expedition to Thwaites Glacier.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, February 25th, 2019. Jennifer Nassour, former chairman of the MassGOP and COO of ReflectUS, and Steve Kerrigan, president and co-founder of the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund and former CEO of the DNC, joined us to talk about the latest political headlines and preview Michael Cohen testimony on Wednesday. Charlie Sennott, WGBH news analyst and the founder of the GroundTruth Project, discussed President Trump's peace summit with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un in Vietnam this week. Roger McNamee, the founding partner of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners, talked about his new book, * Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe* Keith Lockhart, Boston POPS Conductor, previewed the upcoming season of the POPS. Irene Monroe,syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at Boston University School of Theology, and Emmett Price, professor and founding executive director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, talked about the recent Vatican summit on the church's legacy of sexual abuse. Robert Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a trustee professor of television and popular culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, talked about the Oscars and what to watch this week. We opened the lines to hear what you thought about last night's Oscars.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, February 22nd, 2019. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joined us to talk about how she is fighting against Trump’s emergency declaration. President of the Boston Public Library David Leonard and the founder of the internet archive Brewster Kahle talked about their joint effort to digitize the library’s record collection. The host of WGBH’s Beat The Press Emily Rooney talked about the owner of the Patriots Robert Kraft being charged with soliciting prostitutes. Michael Norton, a Harold M. Brierley professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, talked about his most recent study that shows hostile moderators are more effective than kind ones. His latest book is* Happy Money, the Science of Happier Spending.* Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for the* Boston Globe,* discussed the latest news about the Wynn casino. Callie Crossley, the host of *Under The Radar *on WGBH, discussed the recent privacy violations and Facebook posts about Malia Obama. The human editors of the world’s only by cats for cats magazine, Feline, Molly Bales and Renessa Ciampa, joined us for the news quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, February 21st, 2019. Chuck Todd, the moderator of Meet the Press, called in to talk about the latest developments in the Mueller investigation. You can catch Meet the Press Sunday mornings at 10:30 on NBC Boston, that’s channel 10 on most providers. Todd is also the host of Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC, and the political director for NBC news. Congressman Stephen Lynch, chairman of the House of Representatives’ National Security Subcommittee, was in the studio to discuss immigration, among other national issues. Lynch represents the 8th district. Andrea Cabral, the CEO of Ascend, former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety, joined us to discuss the latest developments regarding actor Jussie Smollett's fabricated hate crime. Geoff Edgers, the national arts reporter for The Washington Post, *joined us to talk about his new book, *Walk This way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song that changed American Music forever Paul Reville, former state secretary of education of Massachusetts, discussed school funding formula reform. Reville is a professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education where he runs the Education Redesign Lab. Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer talked about his latest book, FAULT LINES: A History of the United States Since 1974. Zelizer is also a CNN Political Analyst. It is has become common place for parents to share to much about their children on social media. We opened the lines to hear if you are one of these oversharing parents or do you keep the lives of your kids private.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. Former Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe told Anderson Cooper last night that it is possible President Trump is a Russian asset. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts about McCabe’s comments and if you feel numb by onslaught of dramatic news? Robert Kuttner, co-editor of the The American Prospect, joined us to talk about his recent article on rise of radicalism in America. Boston Globe Cannabis Reporter Dan Adams discussed all the latest news regarded Massachusetts budding marijuana industry. WGBH Arts Editor and the host of Open Studios Jared Bowen talked about the hot plays and movies to see this week. Shirin Jafaari, a reporter at PRI’s The World, discussed her recent travels throughout Saudi Arabia and how the country is changing. Journalist, Naturalist and BPR contributor Sy Montgomery gave us her thoughts on the latest stories throughout the animal kingdom. Her latest book is How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. We opened the lines and asked you what your favorite activities are to do alone.

Food critic Corby Kummer joined BPR to talk about the future of genetically produced meat.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced he's running for president again. We opened the lines to ask our listeners: Are you in? If you voted for Sanders in 2016, are you going to give him another try? Now that there are other candidates who also bring a progressive voice to the race, has his outsider’s edge worn off? Anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston Trenni Kusnierek joined us from Florida, where she’s covering the Boston Red Sox spring training. Ali Noorani, the executive director of the National Immigration Forum, joined us to discuss his latest book, "There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration." Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award winning food writer and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy, joined us to discuss pay-what-you-can cafes. Are they a noble business venture or failed from the start? Michael Zeldin, a resident fellow in the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and a CNN legal analyst, is also a former colleague of Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He joined the show to discuss what William Barr might mean for the investigation and more. John King, CNN’s Chief National correspondent and host of Inside Politics, gave his take on the national emergency declaration and other political headlines. It’s the 10th anniversary of The Boston Globe Magazine’s "Dinner With Cupid" column. We opened the lines to ask our listeners: Do you read it religiously? Is it frustrating or an essential weekend read?

Charlie Chieppo, principal of Chieppo Strategies and senior fellow at both the Governing and Pioneer Institutes, and Shannon O’Brien, former state treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, joined us to discuss the latest political headlines. TV guru Bob Thompson told us what to check out in the world of television. Thompson is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a trustee professor of television and popular culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse. Darla Shine, the wife of President Trump’s deputy chief of staff for communications, took to Twitter last week to promote anti-vaxxer dogma in response to a recent measles outbreak in Washington state. She suggested that diseases such as measles “keep you healthy and fight cancer.” Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us to explore this and more. Caplan is the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty chair and director of the division of medical ethics at the NYU Langone Medical Center. He’s also the co-host of the Everyday Ethics podcast. It’s official: Boston has the worst traffic congestion in the U.S. We opened up the lines to ask if you’d be willing to carpool, if it would reduce congestion and get more cars off the street. After decades of sexual assault accusations, Theodore McCarrick has been defrocked for sexual misconduct. Is this a first step in accountability, or is the Catholic church still sidestepping a systemic problem? Reverends Emmett G. Price III and Irene Monroe joined us for this and more. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, a visiting researcher in the religion and conflict transformation program at Boston University School of Theology. Price is a professor and founding executive director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Steven Maler, the founding artistic director of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, joins us to discuss the latest upcoming production, "Birdy," and how he’s given Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" a high-tech upgrade. Poet Richard Blanco joins us for a special birthday edition of "Village Voice." Blanco is the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history, His new book, "How to Love a Country," deals with various socio-political issues that shadow America. It will be released in March.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, February 15th, 2019. Amid financial setbacks, General Electric decided to scale back its plans for a headquarters by selling its Seaport District property and doing away with most of the jobs that would come with it. Did Massachusetts get duped? Or is it a win that the state will be reimbursed the $87 million of tax incentives we gave them to move to Boston? Shirley Leung, the Boston Globe’s interim editorial page editor and a WGBH contributor, joined us for that and more. Then, on top of GE pulling out of Boston, Amazon bailed on New York, rescinding its plans to develop another headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. We opened the lines to ask you, is it time we bail out on corporate America? As she does every Friday, Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations, and more. Rooney is the host of Beat The Press on WGBH and a Boston Public Radio contributor. We review the latest headlines at the intersection of tech, policy and commerce with tech writer, podcaster and blogger Andy Ihnatko. You can follow him on Twitter @Ihnatko. Detox products have become a staple in the health and wellness industry. There are detox teas, detox massages and detox gut cleanses … but do we know what we’re actually detoxifying ourselves of? And where these toxins are coming from? Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute have developed a test that detects the presence of 10 of the most common household chemicals that can accumulate in our bodies. This is all part of a scientific study to get a better sense of our collective exposure to environmental chemicals. Joining us to talk about the study are Ruthann Rudel, director of research at Silent Spring Institute, and Dr. Cathie Ragovin, a psychiatrist, co-founder of the Silent Spring Institute and co-chair of its Board of Directors. A sporting goods store goes bust for refusing to sell Nike products because of the Colin Kaepernick connection. Callie Crossley, the host of Under The Radar on WGBH, joins us for that and more. And finally, it’s time for our Friday News Quiz with Kyle Amato and Corey Purcell, the guys behind the Ethan Hawke-obsessed podcast, "The Hawke Cast," dedicated to the films of Ethan Hawke.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, February 14th, 2019. It is the one year anniversary of the Parkland shooting where 17 students were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We opened the lines to hear our listeners' thoughts about the state of gun control a year after this tragedy. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam talked about how humans are living longer, but not necessarily better. Beam's latest book is "The Feud. Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson and the end of a Beautiful Friendship." Andrea Cabral, former Suffolk County Sheriff Secretary, discussed the Supreme Court's decision to allow Alabama to execute a Muslim inmate without an Imam at his side. Andris Nelsons, music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mark Volpe, Eunice and Julian Cohen President and chief executive officer of the BSO, discussed their recent Grammy win and the new Tanglewood Learning Institute. Harvard Historian Nancy Koehn talked about how tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon are all throwing big money at the homelessness problem that they helped to create. Koehn holds the James E. Robison Chair of business administration at Harvard Business School. Her latest book is "Forged in Crisis:The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times." Heather Goldstone, WGBH’s science correspondent and expert in ocean science and the host of Living Lab Radio, gave us her thoughts on the Green New Deal. In honor of Valentines Day, we opened the lines to hear our listeners' favorite love songs.