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Boston Public Radio hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.

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Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. To share your opinion, email bpr@wgbh.org or call/text 877-301-8970 during the live broadcast from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us live at our Boston Public Library studio every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. We stream every day on YouTube.com/GBHNews.

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Recent segments

How federal cuts to education will impact Massachusetts schools

Former education secretary Paul Reville discussed the clawback of unspent pandemic relief funds.

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Mass. lawmakers demand release of Tufts grad student detained by ICE

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and other lawmakers are calling for the release of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk.

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Former administrator says USAID reforms are ‘baloney’

Andrew Natsios, USAID administrator during the George W. Bush administration, said crucial public health and anti-terrorism efforts will be wasted.

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NASA astronauts have a long road of recovery ahead

Was this Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's last mission to space?

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Massport wants people to love getting to Logan Airport

Massport CEO Richard Davey says Logan Airport is working to improve passenger experiences, addressing congestion and space limitations.

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Former editor Marty Baron criticizes owner Bezos’ interference in Washington Post

He says traditional media needs to better serve its audience, build back trust and deliver facts with “authenticity.”

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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.

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Jim Braude

Jim Braude

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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