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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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Recent segments

New England Olympians shine in Paris

The “pommel horse guy” and women’s rugby star Ilona Maher have stood out from the pack with their medals — and their virality.

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Healey won’t ‘sugarcoat’ Massachusetts’ shelter shortage

The governor defended the five-day shelter limit that goes into effect on Aug. 1

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High food costs are hurting people already struggling in Massachusetts

Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett discusses the adverse health impacts from continuously high food prices.

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NBC and Peacock to air 2024 Paris Olympics amid subscriber losses and price hike

Eric Deggans, NPR's first full-time TV critic, discussed NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and how it could impact their streaming service Peacock.

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There's more to do for Boston's water quality, say watershed advocates

Boston Harbor is an environmental success story, but watershed advocates say infrastructure upgrades can improve water quality even more.

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What's the Harris campaign got? Money, says former DNC finance chair

Alan Solomont says potential FEC challenges to Biden-Harris campaign funds amount to "mischief" from a Republican appointee to the commission.

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BPR Full Show 5/20: Trump Corruption... Again

BPR Full Show 5/20: Trump Corruption... Again

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BPR Full Show 5/19: Mini Heatwave And Pickles

CNN's John King on national politics.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey discusses the climate catastrophes that are major sporting events like FIFA, and the insane cost to stream every NFL game this season.Chef Laurence Louie and Rary Ratsifa, co-owners of Rubato in Quincy, join us to discuss Louie's current Top Chef run.Joe Kennedy III discusses his relationship with Jason Collins, the first NBA player to come out as gay while playing in the league.

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BPR Full Show 5/18: A Convo With Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley & Her Father

BPR Full Show 5/18: A Convo With Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley & Her Father

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BPR Full Show 5/15: Wooden Leg Saves A Life

BPR Full Show 5/15: Wooden Leg Saves A Life

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BPR Full Show 5/14: Trump’s Late-Night Posts

BPR Full Show 5/14: Trump’s Late-Night Posts

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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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