BPR Full Show 8/6/26: AI Sassy Grandmas

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Boston Public Radio Podcast

About The Episode

Congressman Ro Khanna zooms in to discuss his push for Epstein-related transparency and the apparent progressive insurgency in primaries ahead of the midterms.

Andrea Cabral, former public safety secretary for Mass., zooms in to discuss Todd Blanche's confirmation. Plus, force-feeding in ICE detention uncovered by the Guardian and the specific harm of re-shackling Haitians with ankle monitors.

Nicole Nguyen, personal tech columnist for WSJ, joins to discuss what happens to our brain when we are inundated with uncanny valley AI images.

Linda Champion, candidate for Suffolk DA, joins in Studio 3 to discuss her bid for the seat currently held by Kevin Hayden.

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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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