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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-1PM Monday through Friday.
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Dec 5, 2017 • 2h 45min
Is Populism Dead?
We asked you if, with the passage of this GOP tax plan, if Trump's populism is dead. Plus, our political roundtable discusses Senate President Stan Rosenberg stepping aside amid an investigation into his husband's alleged sexual harassment, Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price discuss activism in the church, and more. (This is the full show from Monday, December 4, 2017.)
Dec 5, 2017 • 2h 44min
The GOP Gets Back Behind Roy Moore
The RNC and President Donald Trump have officially endorsed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. We opened up the lines and got your take. Plus, medical ethicist Arthur Caplan discussed the first successful pregnancy from a uterus transplant, John Rosenthal discussed gun reform, and Nancy Koehn put the GOP tax plan in historical context. (This is the full show from Tuesday, December 5, 2017.)
Dec 1, 2017 • 2h 44min
Flynn Takes A Plea
We opened the lines to get your thoughts on Michael Flynn's guilty plea he made to the FBI. Plus, Attorney Dan Small on Flynn. Shirley Leung, Andy Inhatko, Emily Rooney, and cocktail consultants Jonathan Pogash and Kitty Amann joined us for the news quiz. (Full Show 12/01)
Nov 30, 2017 • 2h 44min
To Run Or To Walk?
Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam explained whether it is better to run or to walk. Plus, Chuck Todd, Congressman Michael Capuano, and Paul Reville.
Nov 29, 2017 • 2h 45min
Ask Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans: Sexual Harassment
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans took our questions and yours on another edition of Ask The Police Commissioner. Plus, we opened the lines to hear your thoughts on the latest sexual abuse allegations, Randi Weingarten, John King, and Art Caplan. (Full Show 11/29)
Nov 28, 2017 • 2h 44min
Ask The Mayor: BPS Audit
Mayor Marty Walsh took your questions and ours on another edition of ask the mayor. Plus, Ryan Landry, Corby Kummer, and anti-pornography activist Gail Dines. (Full Show 11/28/17)
Nov 27, 2017 • 2h 45min
Say Goodbye To Baby Boomer Politics
We opened the lines to hear if our country should stop voting in baby boomer politicians and start looking toward the next generation. Plus, a political roundup, Bob Thompson, All Revved Up, Poet Richard Blanco, and documentarian Zach Miller. (Full Show 11/27/17)
Nov 22, 2017 • 2h 45min
Ask The Attorney General Maura Healey: UBER
Attorney General Maura Healey joined us for another edition of Ask The AG to take your questions and ours. Plus, Michael Norton, Art Caplan, and Juliette Kayyem. (Full Show 11/22)
Nov 21, 2017 • 2h 44min
Add Charlie Rose To The List
Charlie Rose has joined the growing list of men who have been accused of sexual misconduct. We opened the lines to get your thoughts. Plus, Congressman Stephen Lynch, Jared Bowen, WGBH's Philip Martin, CNN's John King, Food writer Corby Kummer, and Nancy Koehn. (Full Show 11/21/17)
Nov 20, 2017 • 2h 44min
Ask The Gov: Roy Moore, The GOP Tax Plan, And A Cash Free MBTA
Governor Charlie Baker took our questions and yours on "Ask The Governor." Plus, Charles Sennott talked Irish politics, Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price examined the evangelical support of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, and more. (This is the full edition of Boston Public Radio from Monday, November 20, 2017.)
