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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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Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Larry Lessig, founder of Equal Citizens
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Lewis Black says 'goodbye' to the comedy circuit

The Daily Show correspondent and stand-up comedian said this is his final tour, but he'll stay busy in other ways.

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John Deaton says if he's elected to US Senate, he will break with GOP on some issues

The GOP challenger seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Massachusetts needs an independent voice.

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In a muddled era for movie distribution, local filmmakers turn to the Boston Film Festival

Massachusetts’ film tax credit is a boost, too, says Cambridge filmmaker Eric Aronson.

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50 years after busing, Boston leaders urge reevaluation of desegregation efforts

Fifty years after Boston's court-ordered busing plan aimed to address racial segregation in public schools, the city continues to deal with its effects. Three panelists emphasized the need to shift focus from busing to investing in quality education within neighborhoods.

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AG's Children’s Justice Unit addresses bullying and harassment claims at schools

Andrea Campbell said the Children’s Justice Unit is working to respond to complaints at Southwick Regional School and others.

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MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt says the state 'can do big projects'

Monica Tibbits-Nutt celebrated her one-year anniversary as Massachusetts' secretary of transportation with a detailed overview of her accomplishments such decreasing the Sumner Tunnel closures and the East-West rail.

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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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