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★★★★☆
4.2
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502 reviews
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United States
This podcast has
2000 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
GBH News
Explicit
No
Date created
2014/09/25
Latest episode
2026/11/05
Average duration
77 min.
Release period
1 days

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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 [email protected] or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-1PM Monday through Friday.

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BPR Talks 11/5/26: AITA Thursday MAGA Family Members
2026/11/05
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:  Election hangover, day 3… Now that the Democrats will have some power to check a rogue president, what should they actually do with it? we’ll end the show with A I The A-hole: election edition… If you were rooting for the Dems on Tuesday, is it an A-hole move to rub the win in your MAGA family’s faces? Or are you taking the results of this election graciously, and welcoming those bamboozled by Trump back to sanity? Listen in to find out!
BPR Full Show 11/5/26: Gov. Duval on Blue Wave Wins
2026/11/05
Good morning, BPR is in Brighton today, with: Andrea Cabral discusses the Democrats' plans to take on Trump. Corby Kummer discusses the consolidation behind the scenes of the restaurant industry, re: Sysco distributors. Former Governor Deval Patrick calls in to discuss the blue wave. Dr. Zeke Emanuel discusses AI in healthcare.
What comes after the Democrats' blue wave?
2026/11/05
Not My Politics is a new show from GBH News focusing on young people in politics, hosted by Zoe Mathews.In this episode: Zoe parses through the midterm results with GBH politics reporter Adam Reilly.Stay tuned for upcoming episodes!Follow us on Instagram:   / gbh_notmypolitics
BPR Full Show 11/4/26: Post Election Results
2026/11/04
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on the legal angle of the election. Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory on the horse race, local results and national picture. Latoyia Edwards of NBC Boston joins with Eric Thompson, executive director of EVKids, ahead of their annual gala. Rebecca Gibel and Rachael Warren of The Getaway Driver at Central Square Theater.
BPR Talks 11/4/26: Election Result Reactions
2026/11/04
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: A midterm election for the ages, as a blue wave swept the nation … We want your reactions to last night, and what comes next: Is this a complete repudiation of Trump? Listen in to find out!
BPR Full Show 11/3/26: Special Election Coverage
2026/11/03
Mike Minogue, Elizabeth Dionne, Maura Healey, John Deaton, Andrea Campbell, Michael Walsh, the ACLU's Carol Rose, CNN's John King, Tufts' Evan Horowitz, and Sec. Of State Bill Galvin.
BPR Full Show 11/2/26: Local Elections Accross the Country
2026/11/02
We'll speak with public media reporters from New Hampshire, Maine, Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, Alaska, California and Texas, as well as hear from Joe Kennedy III in Mississippi, about the key national races in those states. And of course, we'll take calls throughout the show from listeners.
BPR Talks 11/2/26: Election Check-In
2026/11/02
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 start and end the show with your calls and texts, how are you feeling heading into election day? What races are you watching, and do the final polls give you as much anxiety as they give Margery?   Listen in to find out!
BPR Full Show 10/30/26: Moldy Chestnut Season
2026/10/30
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner discusses the election officials who fear Trump administration interference in the midterms. Then it's Live Music Friday with Cambridge Symphony Orchestra performing excerpts from Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor to get us in the Halloween spirit. NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell discusses her coverage of the Matthew Farwell trial. And Meredith Goldstein of Boston Globe's Love Letters on whether love is truly blind.
Is Trump Losing His Appeal With Young Conservatives?
2026/10/29
Not My Politics is a new show from GBH News focusing on young people in politics, hosted by Zoe Mathews.In this episode: Jared Valanzola, Chair of the Massachusetts Young Republicans and a Plymouth County Commissioner & Nicole Hadar, who just interned with Brian Shortsleeve's GOP campaign for governor, discuss the state of right-leaning politics in the United States.Follow us on Instagram @GBH_NotMyPolitics and stay tuned for more episodes.
BPR Talks 10/29/26: New Airbnb Rules
2026/10/29
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 so much of the midterm attention on races elsewhere, what are you excited about closer to home: Minogue Healey? Markey Deaton? The 59 ballot questions? How are you preparing for Tuesday in Massachusetts?  Then, of course, it’s Am I The A-hole Thursday. AirBnB has new rules on how guests should leave a place after staying, forbidding hosts from requiring complicated clean-ups… so we’re opening the phone and text lines to you: what’s the etiquette on cleaning a short-term rental?  Listen in to find out!
BPR Full Show 10/29/26: To Kill a Mockingbird
2026/10/29
Political commentator Chuck Todd discussing the latest national headlines. Andrea Cabral on the latest DOJ actions ahead of the midterms. The Huntington's Loretta Greco & actors Karl Kenzler and Karen Killeen from To Kill a Mockingbird. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley discusses attacks on Black women in leadership, ala Ilhan Omar,
BPR Full Show 10/28/26: Invisible Monuments
2026/10/28
A rolling election segment with brief call-ins from Amy Carnevale of the MassGOP, Katie Theoharides of the Trustees of Reservations, and Evan Horowitz of Tufts CSPA. Jacob Weisberg, author of "Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era" Howard Mansfield, author of "Invisible Monuments" Emily Judem and immigration attorney Jonathan Ng join to discuss GBH's latest documentary following a woman in Chelsea whose husband was taken by ICE.
BPR Talks 10/28/26: Halloween Grab Bags
2026/10/28
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 less than a week until election day, it’s the economy, stupid. As voters rank the cost of living in America their number one issue, we’ll open the phone and text lines to ask what you’ve scaled back on, to get by?  We’ll end the show with you, and how you’re preparing for the Halloween hordes this weekend. Are you ready to spend more to hand out treats? And where do you stand on the age-old candy corn debate? Listen in to find out!
BPR Full Show 10/27/26: Group Traveling
2026/10/27
Juliette Kayyem discusses the US plans for more Iran strikes, after the election, if Trump chooses. And, the local and state officials acting as a bulwark against Trump's DOJ, ahead of the midterms. Michael Curry discusses the state of nursing homes in Massachusetts. John King gives an election preview with one week to go to the midterms. Chris Muther discusses his 180-turn on packaged group tours.

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4.2 out of 5
502 reviews
★★★★★
RAD07 2026/05/31
24 years and counting - I trust J&M
I’ve listened since the WTKK days and still going strong. Fresh, local perspective. Always informed, always hilarious. The chemistry is undeniable. So...
★★★☆☆
Justin in Boston 2025/09/19
Love J & M but..
The TDS is getting tired.
★★★★★
Lucia Wiggle 2025/08/21
PBS Kids
Yes
★☆☆☆☆
Human listener 2025/07/25
Listener ? Braude should be the first to go. Interesting him to see him trying to bully his boss.
How pathetic is Marjorie!!!! She couldn’t handle a debate with a caller and big Braude had to interrupt and save her by attacking the caller. It’s sho...
★★★★★
Does cent 2025/03/22
What a Pair
Not since Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher has a pair of people complemented each other’s strong points and minimized each other’s weak points more per...
★☆☆☆☆
Greg Potter 2024/12/11
Government radio
I bet Luigi was a big fan of these libtards.
★★★★★
Jill from Lee, MA 2024/11/13
Jill
The breadth of conversations and people invited on air is exciting, engaging, and educational. In addition, I learn so much from listeners who call in...
★★★★★
Barby444 2024/09/03
Love this show
Love the show but it hasn’t been recorded for about a week. Where is it
★★☆☆☆
A L Q 2024/08/18
Full episodes missing!
Where’s 8/15 full show? and so many others?? when you do post the full show, how come it often omits the last 20 minute segment??
★★★★★
User5ssssss 2024/08/02
Great show, poor recordings
Love this show, so want to hear it. But often now show is cut off at the end (for the AITA !!) and generally not well + consistently uploaded (parts m...
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