Today:

Brian McGrory, head of the BU journalism department, talks about his Globe columns on Steward healthcare – he’s 2 for 2 on tracking down the CEO’s yachts – and whether our media infrastructure can handle a so-called “extinction level event” amid local news outlets closing and layoffs nationally 

And we’ll give NPR TV critic Eric Deggans a blank space to talk about all things Super Bowl, except of course the actual sports part. That would be Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s on-screen romance, the best and worst commercials …

Best Of BPR 2/12: A Mass Media Extinction & Eric Deggans Reviews The Super Bowl

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We took calls from listeners for reactions to the verdict and had guests such as Senator Warren, Attorney General Campbell and more.

BPR Full Show 5/31: Guilty!

A jury is now deliberating on Trump's case. We opened the lines to ask how listeners are feeling. 

Chuck Todd returned for his Thursday D.C. roundup.

Andrea Cabral on Trump trial drama and what comes next in the classified documents case.

Joanna Stern reviews tech for the Wall Street Journal, she talked about new Windows & Mac laptops

Michael Curry talked about COVID on the rise with this new “flirt” variant, and neglected long-COVID patients in Black & Brown communities. 

Eric Deggans reviews TV for NPR. He reviewed John Mulaney’s live-on-Netflix limited run Everybody’s in L.A., The Big Cigar, Couples Therapy, and streaming’s transition back into cable via this new Comcast streaming bundle.

AITA for calling out a cliantro sniffer? We opened the lines to debate.

BPR Full Show 5/30: Verdict Coming Soon...

Today:

Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal discusses her unorthodox phone testing method: dropping smartphones from a drone to test their sturdiness.

Plus, we open the lines for Am I The A-Hole day:  If you see someone sniffing cilantro in the supermarket … Are you the A-Hole for calling them out for manhandling the produce? Or is the sniffer in the wrong?

Best Of BPR 5/30: The Drone Drop Phone Test & AITA: Produce Sniffer

Today:

Former Somerville Mayor, current head of the New England Green Energy Coalition Joe Curtatone is back, with another major player in the sustainability economy – Amy Duffuor on funding climate tech. 


And, food policy analyst Corby Kummer joins to talk about what Western Mass is getting right about school meals – a district-wide central kitchen pumping out fresh made meals.

Best Of BPR 5/29: Climate Innovators & Fresh School Meals

We started the show by asking what the American flag means to you, and get your thoughts on how MAGA-right people have co-opted the symbol.

Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston discussed Haitian heritage month and why he thinks Biden is underestimating how much Black Americans care about climate change.

Juliette Kayyem discussed her latest column on Trump's assassination fantasy and this year's hurricane season.

Jared Bowen discussed a top-secret Wu-Tang Clan album and Hew Locke's "Procession" at the ICA.

Amy Duffuor runs a climate-tech investment fund called Azolla Ventures. She joined with Joe Curtatone of Northeast Clean Energy Council to talk about how to fund climate innovation.

Corby Kummer discussed why some restaurants are making the staff meal a paid position, and the new dining reality of restaurants closing early or even midweek.

We ended the show with a love-fest on the wonderfulness of big box stores: CostCo, BJ's and Sam's Club.

Best Of BPR 2/12: A Mass Media Extinction & Eric Deggans Reviews The Super Bowl

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