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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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Live Music Friday: Black Hole Symphony
Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung
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Recent segments

Shirley Leung: Parents Scramble For Child Care, Seek Alternatives Like 'Learning Pods'

With districts still deciding whether to open in person or fully remote, and fewer child care centers opening, parents are seeking alternative options.

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Paula Vogel: Theaters May Be Closed, But The Show Must Go On

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright has taken to the internet to highlight a series of overlooked or never-produced plays during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden-Harris Partnership Seems 'Totally Genuine,' Says Chuck Todd

Biden announced Harris as his running mate this week.

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Economist Emily Oster On School Reopenings: 'Be Flexible'

Oster said districts need to prepare for the reality that there will be COVID-19 cases in schools if they reopen in person and be able to respond fluidly.

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Andrea Campbell: Boston Should Start School Year Fully Remote

The city councilor says the school district hasn't answered questions about how to equitably or safely execute a hybrid model.

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Trump's $400 Unemployment Aid 'Not Legal,' Says Jon Gruber

Economist Jon Gruber discussed President Trump's latest executive orders amid the pandemic.

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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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