Boston Public Radio Podcast

The full Boston Public Radio broadcast from Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Researchers project that by 2030, we’ll have as many as 80,000 more vehicles clogging up our roadways. We opened up the lines to ask you: Would discouraging drivers from double parking be enough to solve our traffic problems? Is the real problem building beyond the city’s capacity? Would the threat of a big parking ticket discourage you from clogging the roads illegally?Last week, Scott Foster, a 36-year-old accountant, was called in as an emergency NHL goalie who ended up stopping all seven shots that came his way, sealing a victory for the Chicago Blackhawks. NBC Boston sports reporter and anchor Trenni Kusnierick joined us to talk about how Foster went from being a CPA to an MVP — among other sports headlines. Last month the legislature released a compromise criminal justice bill that would repeal some mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and would change the way the state approaches juvenile offenders. ACLU Mass. Executive Director Carol Rose has been talking about this bill for months — she joined us to talk about this and other headlines.Corby Kummer, food critic, senior editor at "The Atlantic" and columnist at "The New Republic," joined us to discuss the latest news in food. Canada's assisted dying law allows choreographed deaths — which means married couples can die at the same time. Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined us for this and more. CNN’s John King, chief national correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics, joined us to discuss the latest political headlines. A new study says that the workplace is the fifth leading cause of death. Historian Nancy Koehn joined us for that.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, April 4, 2018. Michael Curry, attorney, immediate past president of the Boston NAACP, and member of the National NAACP Board of Directors, and Jennifer Nassour, former chair of the Mass GOP, founder of Conservative Women for a Better Future, and counsel to Rubin and Rudman attorneys at law, joined us to discuss the latest political headlines..At least 15 Palestinians are dead and hundreds more have been injured after Israeli troops fired on people who were participating in a border protest in Gaza. Founder of The GroundTruth Project and news analyst Charlie Sennott joined us from Jerusalem to discuss.In an act of resistance, churches across the country are giving sanctuary to immigrants who are facing deportation. Yet on Easter Sunday, President Trump fired off a series of anti-immigration tweets — ranging from calling for a stronger border wall to saying the DACA deal was dead. We opened the lines and asked you, can you be a Christian supporter of Trump and a good Christian?With Stormy Daniels in the news, how should you talk to your kids about porn? We asked Gail Dines, founder and president of Culture Reframed — a health promotion nonprofit organization that recognizes and addresses pornography as the public health crisis of the digital age.Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III stopped by to discuss how the Trump presidency has changed what it means to be an evangelical Christian.TV expert Bob Thompson went over TVs best and worst, and what to watch this week.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 30, 2018. A California judge has ruled that coffee sellers in the state have to put a warning label on their coffee that will inform customers that the coffee roasting process produces cancer-causing chemicals. We opened the lines to hear if this will make you question your decision to have a morning coffee. Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein joined us to talk about her new book, "Can't Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions From a Modern Advice Columnist."WGBH'S Emily Rooney gave us her famous list.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung explained why so many birds are flying into skyscrapers. Famed chef Jacques Pepin joined us to discuss the work he is doing with the Jacques Pepin Foundation.Under The Radar's Callie Crossley talked about the recent backlash the Parkland protesters are receiving. The owners ofThe Urban Gape in the South End, TJ and Hadley Douglass, joined us to talk about their book, Drink Progressively: A Bold New Way to Pair Wine with Food, and to compete in the News Quiz.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 29, 2018. This month, Utah reportedly became the first state to legalize "free-range parenting" with a law that prohibits parents from being charged with neglect if they let their children go to and from school alone, play outside unsupervised, or stay at home unattended. Are you on board? We opened up the lines and got your take.Poet Richard Blanco celebrated Women's History Month by examining two works by Anne Sexton and Mary Oliver.Former Suffolk Country sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed the Trump Administration's proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.Author and columnist Alex Beam looked at how some cemeteries are developing programming toattract more living visitors.?Ben Mezrich's 2009 book "The Accidental Billionaires," became the source material for the 2010 film "The Social Network." He joined us to chronicle Facebook's rise from a humble Harvard Yard startup to an organization embroiled in scandal with the recent Cambridge Analytica revelations.Host Kevin O'Connor and masonry expert Mark McCullough took your home improvement questions for Ask This Old House.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 28th, 2018. We kicked off the show by opening the lines and asking you about spring cleaning: have you mastered the purge like a regular Marie Kondo, or are you a hoarder extaordinaire? Then, Mark Updegrove, who is the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation in Austin and an author, journalist and historian, joined us to chat about his latest book, "The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush." National security expert Juliette Kayyem tackled the worldwide expunging of Russian diplomats and the logic behind a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed on the latest medical ethics headlines, including the rise in obesity ratesamong American adults.Tech whiz Andy Ihnatko gave his take on recent news at the intersection of tech, policy and culture — and tell us what, exactly, a "raspberry pi" is.Then, it’s mating season in the natural kingdom — author and naturalist Sy Montgomery joined us to talk about the challenges that poses for endangered species.And finally, WGBH's Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen reviews this week's local arts and culture and answers the question: Does a new movie about the Chappaquiddick incident in which Sen. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge get closer to the truth than the mediated version in real life?

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. We asked you about a string of recent controversies involving Massachusetts State Police, including an alleged overtime scam. Has the state's leadership done enough to keep the agency accountable? Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierick discussed a PSA created by the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics about the killing of Stephon Clark.? Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery also discussed Clark's death and the use of fatal police force in the United States. Instead of users quitting Facebook, should CEO Mark Zuckerberg be the one to quit? Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn weighed in. What does it take for a panda living in captivity to discover its inner bear and survive in the wild? That's the subject of a new documentary,"Pandas." We talked to filmmaker Drew Fellman and wildlife biologist and "bear whisperer" B** en Kilham. ?Boston Globe travel writer Chris Muther, ultraviolet flashlight in hand, has done a study of the cleanliness of hotel sheets. He shared his findings, and then we asked you to share your hotel horror stories.**

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, March 26, 2018. Jennifer Braceras, a conservative columnist for the Wall Street Journal and National Review, and Steve Kerrigan, former CEO of the National Democratic Convention, joined us to discuss the national and local political headlines. Saturday's March For Life was an impassioned call for sensible gun reform that was hard not to be swayed by. We opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the march and If you believe this movement will result in actual change. The Groundtruth Project's Charlie Sennott joined us to discuss the new National Security Advisor John Bolton. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville was in the studio to talk about Betsy DeVos's school safety budget proposal and her rough 60 Minutes interview. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmet Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV. Boston traffic is historically bad. We opened the lines to hear your commute horror stories and how you stay mentally sane in traffic.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, March 23, 2018. Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet The Press joined Boston Public Radio to give his predictions for what would happen in a fight between former Vice President Joe Biden and current POTUS Donald Trump.We took your calls about whether or not the salacious details coming out of the White House are too much. Are you overwhelmed by back-to-back interviews with adult entertainment stars claiming they had affairs with the president? The World's Jason Margolis talked about how globalism is affecting cities and towns in the U.S. Emily Rooney joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey took our questions and yours for this month's edition of Ask The Attorney General.Callie Crossley explained the regulatory hurdles to starting new food truck businesses in the city of Boston. Rob Burns, co-founder ofNight Shift Brewing and President of the Mass Brewers Guild and Keith Sullivan,co-founder of Medusa Brewing and Vice President of the Mass Brewers Guild joined us to try their hands at our famous Friday news quiz. They also gave us a preview of next month's Power Beer Fest.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, March 22, 2018. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has been making the news rounds this week after the revelation that Cambridge Analytica had used Facebook users' information to help the Trump campaign. We opened the lines to find out if you have forgiven Facebook or if you are leaving the social media platform. Poet Richard Blanco read the poems, "Of Consequence, Inconsequently," and "Taking My Cousin's Photo At The Statue Of Liberty." Former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral addressed the threats that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have made against each other.Author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas joined us to talk about her latest book, "The Hidden Life of Life: A Walk Through the Reaches of Time."Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Steve Hoffman joined us to answer our questions and yours about legalized marijuana in Massachusetts. We opened the lines to hear what TV shows you have given up on.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, March 21, 2018. We asked you about the news that data firm Cambridge Analytica secretly harvested data from 50 million Facebook users. Does it make you think twice about what you "like" and "dislike" online? Are you considering deleting your social media profiles? Senator Harriette Chandler dropped by to share her vision and priorities for the state senate now that she's in charge.Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed President Trump's call to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election win.After an autonomous Uber accidentally killed a pedestrian in Arizona, Boston officials are asking local companies to put the brakes on self-driving cars. "Boston Globe" business columnist Shirley Leung weighed in.Research out of the Harvard Business School finds that we gravitate toward our friends' and neighbors' worst habits (and then make them our own.) Social scientist Michael Norton explained. WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen shared his roundup of the latest arts and culture events in the Boston area.