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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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Former education secretary Paul Reville
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Panel discussion on the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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6 takeaways from Josh Kraft's mayoral kickoff

Tuesday marked the semi-official start of Boston's 2025 mayoral race.

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Boston Medical Center program addresses mental health impacts of racism

The Reconnect program is meant to support Black community members in navigating the mental health impacts of racism developed in collaboration with local churches.

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Rep. Pressley says people 'underestimate' DEI

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley says she is committed to advancing DEI in healthcare, financial services and higher education, despite ongoing attacks from the current administration.

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Wu: Amid ‘bluster’ from Trump, Boston is on firm legal ground with immigration policy

The mayor says Boston officials are neither supporting nor impeding federal deportation efforts.

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Welcoming the Lunar New Year with food

Local chefs Irene Li from Mei Mei Dumplings and Tracy Chang from Pagu discuss the importance of sharing food with family and friends.

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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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