# Best of BPR (Aug. 2026): Stephen Pina & Sean Ellis, Mary Oliver, & Anthony Bourdain Biopic

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Podcast: [Boston Public Radio Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829)
Published: 2026-08-22T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3362

## Resource

Welcome to our new rendition of the Best of BPR Podcast! In this new version, we will be publishing 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: Stephen Pina and Sean Ellis join to discuss their journeys from accused, convicted, incarcerated, to free men who have maintained their innocence throughout. Suffolk prosecutors just announced they will not re-try Pina for a decades-old murder for which he served 28 years in prison. Then, our conversation with Matthew Miller, co-writer and producer of the new Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony.” Lastly, we’ll head Jim and Margery’s new interview with Sasha Waters on her upcoming PBS documentary about poet Mary Oliver,

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