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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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Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:

CNN’s John King
Physician and public health leader Dr. Ashish Jha
Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey

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Chuck Todd: Some Voters Won't 'Show Up' For Trump In 2020 Election

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Neal said Americans who have enrolled in direct deposit with the IRS are likely to receive the money before those who have not.

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Andrea Cabral On The Push To Release People From Prisons Amid Coronavirus Concerns

"The price you pay for committing a crime ... should not be your life."

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Marijuana Advocates Call On Gov. Baker To Allow Recreational Shops To Be Deemed Essential

Baker has previously said he is opposed to opening recreational dispensaries during the pandemic.

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Juliette Kayyem On IG Firings: Trump Is 'Positioning For Losing’

The national security expert said she believes the president is looking to halt future investigations into his administration's conduct, should he lose his re-election bid in November.

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Williamstown Theatre Festival Cancels Summer Season Amidst Coronavirus Concerns

The season will, however, be available online to listen to on Audible.

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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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