{"podcast":{"title":"Boston Public Radio Podcast","slug":"boston-public-radio-podcast-740829","podcast_index_feed_id":740829,"rss_url":"https://feeds.wgbh.org/154/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"http://wgbhnews.org/bpr","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/154/images/6bf814a0-6a42-4753-ae1a-fdd8055f1745/bpr_podcast.jpeg","author":"GBH News (online_support@wgbh.org)","episode_count":3030,"summary":"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 bpr@wgbh.org or call or text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11AM-1PM Monday through Friday.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T00:20:33.461359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829"},"episode":{"title":"BPR Talks 8/19/26: Costco & You","slug":"bpr-talks-8-19-26-costco-you","published_at":"2026-08-19T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829/bpr-talks-8-19-26-costco-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_154_d6ac9c73-ddef-4aa4-adef-13d95bce52c1&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F154%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/154/d6ac9c73-ddef-4aa4-adef-13d95bce52c1/081926_BPR_TALKS.mp3","summary":"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 start the show by asking listeners what they think about driverless cars coming to Boston, do you feel safe? Should we be doing more to stop this new technology? Then, we end the show with an ode to Costco, do you love buying a variety of products in bulk and stopping at the food court for a hot dog, or do you dread the long lines and the overwhelming atmosphere? Listen in to find out!","meta_description":"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 episod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829/episodes/bpr-talks-8-19-26-costco-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast-740829/bpr-talks-8-19-26-costco-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}