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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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Coming up Friday on BPR, live from the BPL:

"Press Play" with New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson
Cannabis Control Commission chair Shannon O’Brien
Congressman Bill Keating
Live Music Friday with organizers and musicians from “Which Side? A Protest Music Teach Out”
NBC Boston media maven Sue O’Connell

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Dog Aging Project on short leash for funding

The Dog Aging Project, a groundbreaking research initiative, aims to increase canine longevity but is set to run out of funds in June 2024.

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James Beard Awards rule change means more recognition for smaller cities

Some people think Boston was snubbed in this year's award semifinalists.

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Why the US economy is in better shape than you think

Jonathan Gruber, the chair of MIT’s economics department, says it can all be explained with the prices of candy bars and cars.

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'It’s a massive win,' says environmentalist, after Biden Administration delays natural gas expansion

The Biden Administration will delay its decision on expanding a liquified natural gas export facility in Louisiana — a decision environmentalists say is an important step to meet climate change goals.

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Vermin Supreme runs on gingivitis and zombie power

The performative perennial candidate told GBH News why he's running for president again.

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Presidential candidate Dean Phillips says he's 'practicing democracy'

Representative Dean Phillips Challenges Biden in 2024 New Hampshire Primary

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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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