Boston Public Radio Podcast

Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey and the Democrats' response to the Trump administration.NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans discusses how to find trustworthy news sources in today's slop-fest of an information ecosystem. Plus, he reviews "The Diplomat" on Netflix and "The Paper" on Peacock.Former education secretary Paul Reville discusses rising illiteracy in America and the future of state end-of-year exams.Academic Khalil Gibran Muhammad on the universities that have declined the Trump administration's 'compact' to get funding preference, and the impacts of federal worker firings.

Today:Congressman Seth Moulton discusses his bid to unseat Senator Ed Markey; and the Democrat response to the Trump administration more generally.Plus, former Washington Post (and Boston Globe) editor Marty Baron says Trump is laying the groundwork to prosecute members of the press, and calls on leadership in the industry to stand with their reporters.

Former Washington Post and Boston Globe editor Marty Baron joins for Press Play. He talks about news outlets refusing to sign the new Pentagon press rules, the future of NPR, and what to expect from the Trump administration in response to No Kings protests this weekend.  NBC10 Boston's Sue O’Connell on Trump’s threats to Boston, Marjorie Taylor Greene calling GOP men weak, and a judge’s order to pause shutdown layoffs.GBH CEO Susan Goldberg talks about the “Fund the Future” campaign and her vision for GBH post-CPB funding.Boston Lyric Opera joins for a Studio 3 edition of Live Music Friday, to talk about "Daughter of the Regiment," an adaptation of a classic French opera that shifts focus to real-life feminist revolutionary Deborah Sampson.  Phillip Eng, MBTA general manager and interim secretary of transportation, joins for “Ask the GM." He takes questions from us and listeners. 

Today:Brookline-born comedian Alex Edelman joins ahead of a show in Boston this Saturday.And, former assistant US Attorney, now CNN legal analyst Elie Honig discusses his new book, "When You Come at the King."

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Today:Massachusetts is witnessing its highest spike ever in religious exemptions for vaccines. We’ll talk with GBH’s Connecting the Commonwealth editor Jennifer Moore, plus NEPM’s Karen Brown & CAI’s Gilda Geist about what’s going on, and what it means for the health and safety of us all.To read more about the "Unraveling Immunity" series, go to GBHNews.org.

The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen remembers Diane Keaton and previews a Florida Highwaymen painting exhibit at the Addison Gallery of American Art.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses this weekend's No Kings protests, ICE detaining a 13-year-old from Everett and Trump's latest comments about World Cup games at Gillette stadium.GBH's Jennifer Moore, CAI's Gilda Geist and NEPM's Karen Brown talk about the Connecting the Commonwealth series “Unraveling Immunity,” on vaccine exemptions and related trends in Massachusetts.Boston Globe Love Letter’s columnist Meredith Goldstein on the moving professionals who are there to help when a relationship ends. Then we open the phone and text lines to get your pillow preferences.

Today:CNN chief national correspondent John King discusses the government shutdown and the ceasefire in Gaza. And we open the lines to get listener thoughts about peace in the Middle East.

NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the fall of Bill Belichick.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the closure of the Urban Grape amid financial strugglesBoston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the battle on Beacon Hill over a proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income; and the local impacts of the government shutdown and Trump's tariffsCNN's John King discusses Trump's statements on the insurrection act, as cities prep for another round of No Kings rallies this weekend.

Today: Boston Baroque joins for Live Music Friday.Their season opens this weekend with two shows at NEC’s Jordan Hall tomorrow and Sunday. Led by a man The Guardian once called “The Bad Boy of Baroque,” all the way from the UK – Christian Curnyn. Also here: Boston Baroque Executive Director Sarah Radcliffe-Mars and Concertmaster and associate artistic director, a familiar face to this show, Christina Day-Martinson.