BPR Full Show 6/1/26: The Big Boom

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Boston Public Radio Podcast

About The Episode

NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell and Trenni Casey fill infor Jim and Margery today. They talk to:

Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner on a judge stopping Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund.

Princeton's Khalil Gibran Muhammad on new data showing non-white students are the largest share of U.S. college enrollment.

Former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville on AI use in schools, and planned layoffs at public schools.

Tufts food policy expert Corby Kummer on the millions of people losing access to food benefits, and what was behind the collapse of veggie fast food chain Clover.

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Margery Eagan

Margery Eagan is the co-host of 89.7 WGBH’s midday program Boston Public Radio. She has worked with co-host Jim Braude for 18 years, first doing a TV show together at NECN then a radio show at WTKK. The duo came to WGBH in 2013.

Jim Braude

Jim Braude is the co-host of Boston Public Radio.During law school, Jim ran a small retail business in Provincetown (HUBE - Help Us Break Even!). He started his professional career as a legal services lawyer in the South Bronx handling housing and prisoners’ rights cases. He was the founder and first president of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, a union representing staff in civil legal offices for the poor in 35 states. NOLSW helped lead the fight to preserve the national program when President Reagan proposed its abolition.

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