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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 11a.m. - 2 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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ACLU of Mass. urges higher ed institutions to expand free speech protections

The ACLU of Massachusetts sent a letter to college and university presidents with a list of recommendations to improve First Amendment protections on campus.

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AG Campbell says she voted ‘yes’ on Ballot Question 1. Her office’s stance is still unclear.

The revelation of personal support lends a new layer of intrigue to one of the hottest topics on Beacon Hill.

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The Brian O'Donovan Legacy Artist Grant will be awarded for the first time at BCMFest

The 22nd Annual Boston Celtic Music Festival is set to take place from Jan. 16-19 with performances across various venues in Cambridge and Somerville.

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Healey: Zero tolerance in state shelters for dangerous behavior

The governor also backed banning the practice of renter-paid broker fees.

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Toad bar to reopen in Porter Square this month

Toad re-opens under the same ownership as The Burren.

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Former White House deputy counsel recalls working with Jimmy Carter

Margaret McKenna remembered the former president as "whip smart" and determined to do the right thing.

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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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