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BPR Full Show 8/19/26: Dolly Parton Truck Stop

Podcast: Boston Public Radio Podcast
Published: Aug 19, 2026
Duration seconds: 6532
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Hilary Burns and Brian Bergstein of the Boston Globe discuss their new College Town newsletter. Boston Globe travel writer Christopher Muther discusses Dolly Parton's new truck stop ... the grand dame of Copley Square .. And he rates the Boston hotel that was named best in the country. We'll host an e-bike safety panel with Dr. Cornelia Griggs, a pediatric surgeon, and state Rep. James Arciero, chair of the house joint committee on transportation. Then, Sue O'Connell zooms in briefly for the latest on the Lindsay Clancy trial.