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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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Princeton University's Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Axios business editor Dan Primack
Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner

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Jay Leno says New England is 'the funniest place'

Comedian Jay Leno discussed his oddly fond memories of Massachusetts.

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Former Gov. Deval Patrick looks to Boston's future with optimism following NAACP Convention

Massachusetts' first Black governor says it's necessary for Democrats to play "the long game."

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Laws banning 'critical race theory' in schools will persist. One of its originators says it's time to address the deeper issue.

Kimberlé Crenshaw says laws passed now will still stand in a century, and it's long past time to protect the teaching of Black history.

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Cannabis commission chair wants to relax regulations to help businesses 'thrive'

“Ratcheting” back regulations is both an economic and social justice issue for cannabis business owners, said Shannon O’Brien.

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A new geothermal project in Framingham may be the future of home heating

Eversource and HEET are teaming up to bring geothermal energy to Massachusetts.

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Fishing ban may only be one step toward preventing king salmon, orca extinctions

Environmentalists and the fishing industry are going head to head in the courts over a proposed shutdown of one of Alaska's largest fisheries, but it still might not be enough to save king salmon.

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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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