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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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The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen
Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey Naturalist Sy Montgomery

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Recent segments

MIT Economist Calls For Federal Sick Leave Program In Wake Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Economist Jonathan Gruber criticized President Trump's push for a payroll tax cut, and also called for the government to stimulate the production of a vaccine.

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Jared Bowen: How Is The Arts Community Being Affected By Coronavirus?

Theaters and museums have to find the balance between public safety and the success of their organizations.

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Art Caplan: Pay Attention To Where Your COVID-19 Information Is Coming From

"We're using ideological filtering, not science filtering," said medical ethicist Arthur Caplan.

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People Should 'Brace For The Long Haul' Regarding Coronavirus, Says Juliette Kayyem

Kayyem praised Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker for declaring a state of emergency due to coronavirus.

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As Coronavirus Spreads Across America, Will The Democratic Candidates Change How They Campaign?

According to CNN's John King, it may depend on how the delegate lead shakes out.

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Kusnierek On Sports Cancellations Amid Coronavirus: ‘I Think It’s Smart to Wait’

The sports reporter downplayed worries about an outbreak.

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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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