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Chris Keohan for Yes on 5 and Phineas Baxandall for No on 5 debating the tax-related ballot question. Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss her new book: "Oceanic Manta Adventure: Saving the Angels of the Sea" Stars from the Broadway in Boston production of Wicked join us at the library --  Susan Cella plays Madame Morrible & Tom McGowan is The Wizard. Lee Pelton, former Boston Foundation president and Emerson College president, joins at the library to discuss his Alzheimer's diagnosis.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:  we’ll open the phone and text lines – inspired by Treasurer Goldberg and other national politicians who are too scared to debate their challengers… what’s lost for small d democracy? We'll open the phone and text lines to you and get your reactions to Lee’s Alzheimer diagnosis. Listen in to find out!

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:  With just 3 weeks until the midterms, we’ll open the lines to talk with you: ballots are in the mail, how are you feeling as the days wind down, Elon Musk spends big, AI ads, and everything seems to be on fire, everywhere? We end the show with you… and peak leaf peeping season… We’re at the peak of the peak. How are you enjoying the colors of the foliage? Listen in to find out!

Lt Gov Kim Driscoll debates her challenger Shawn Oliver, live at the BPL at 11:00. Anand Giridharadas joins at the library to discuss his new book "Man in the Mirror." Ian Coss and former Romney staffer Brian Wheelan join to discuss the latest season of The Big Dig.

We continue our Ballot Question debates with Q8: Eliminate Recreational Marijuana Sales and Allow Limited Possession Initiative. We're joined by Stephen Kronberg of Yes on 8 and Ryan Dominguez of No on 8.  Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird and co-author Susan Goldmark join to discuss "AMERICAN SCOUNDREL: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey From Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump." Republican candidate for U.S. Senate John Deaton joins to discuss his effort to unseat Ed Markey.

This is the Best of BPR Podcast where we publish the week's top segments. In case you're missing us over the weekend... now you have something to listen to! On today’s show: We celebrate GBH’s 75th anniversary,  joined by President and CEO of GBH Susan Goldberg and BPL president David Leonard (to celebrate our 10 year anniversary of the BPL studio).  We hear from Chris Herren to talk about a new partnership between Herren Wellness & Providence College, on why recovery support on college campuses is important Then, We'll listen to this week's Live Music Friday segment, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Mariachi singer Veronica Robles.

We host another ballot question debate on Q9, with Ruth Zakarin (yes) and Toby Leary (no) Chris Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concussion & CTE Foundation, joins with Dr. Daniel Daneshvar to discuss concussion research — on the heels of a report that found at least a quarter of former NFL players who died recently had CTE. Veronica Robles joins for Live Music Friday, ahead of the VROCC Dia de Muertos exhibitions.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:  Pete Hegseth says the Fort Hood shooter’s upcoming execution by firing squad will be livestreamed for the public to see. We’ll open the phone and text lines: Is this more Trump cruelty or justice being served? Maybe if everyone watched, we might actually bring the death penalty to an end…. And we’ll end the show with you… and Boston movies: from The Departed, Good Will Hunting and The Verdict…  What do you think is the best movie to take place here, and why?  Listen in to find out!

Chuck Todd discusses the money flowing into the midterm elections. Former public safety secretary Andrea Cabral discusses the Sandra Birchmore case, as jury selection begins in Matthew Farwell's murder trial. Chris Herren, former pro-basketballer who now works in addiction recovery, discusses his new partnership with Providence College, and the importance of recovery support on college campuses. Tom McKeever of SEIU Local 888 + David Holway of NAGE discuss their advocacy for Ballot Question 2.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:  With credit card debt through the roof, and rates what they are…If you could find someone to pay off your $100,000 credit card debt, wouldn’t you take it? That’s of course the plight of Kimberly Guilfoyle, who apparently did just that, right before her confirmation hearing to become a US Ambassador Then, our favorite weekly segment: Am I the A-hole, singing in the theater edition… is Jim the jerk for ruining Wicked by singing along the other night?  Listen in to find out!

CNN's John King zooming in with the latest national political headlines. Stefany Breton of Boston University + Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Priya Tahiliani join for an education panel, discussing screen time and AI rules in schools. Juliette Kayyem zooms in to discuss the Russian plague + youth riots in France. David O'Neil, head of the Mass Audubon, discusses his advocacy for Ballot Q6.

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:   More than a quarter million French students have taken to the streets to protest education funding. It got us thinking: why can’t we get the same mass protest here in the U.S. for…. Anything of import? And is mass protest just what we need to push back against the horrors and cruelty of Trump?  And the air is crisp, fall is here – and that means it’s peak apple picking season. Do you shell out $40 for that autumnal experience? Or do you stick to the cheap grocery store honeycrisps?  Listen in to find out!

This is “BPR Talks” – where we feature the call-in segments of the day. If you’re looking for the full two hours with guests,  you can find the full episode right here in the same feed. Today on the show:  we’ll open the phone lines and text lines to get your reactions to President Trump’s comments last night about letting Iran take out American cities like LA and San Diego. A question we’ve been asking for years… Has he totally lost it?  Then, we’ll end the show with a discussion of your favorite household appliances and kitchen gadgets that have stood the test of time. Do you have a favorite vacuum cleaner, food processor…or spatula .. that you’ll never give up? Listen in to find out!

State Sen. Lydia Edwards + Danielle Allen joining for a Ballot Q 3 debate. Carol Rose of the ACLU of Mass discusses election safety ahead of the midterms, and the start of a new SCOTUS term. Susan Goldberg joins at the library to talk GBH's 75th, and David Leonard of the BPL zooms in to talk about the longstanding partnership between the two organizations (and BPR's 10-year anniversary at the BPL on Sept 30)

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio discussing her campaign for Ballot Q 1. AG Andrea Campbell joins remotely to discuss the release of a clergy sexual abuse report, and revealing she herself is a survivor of childhood sexual assault. Shirley Leung discusses the latest re: a Southie convention center expansion & soaring mortgage rates in Mass. Anne Brensley, Sec of State candidate, joins to discuss her campaign.