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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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As pandemic continues, unpaid caregivers face worsening mental health issues

Unpaid caregivers are struggling to balance full-time work, care, and finances.

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Ricardo Arroyo points to public defender background in his case for Suffolk DA

The city councilor discussed how he would approach non-violent crimes, the Patrick Rose case and Mass. and Cass.

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‘Failure is not an option’: Rep. Pressley calls for stricter gun control

The Congresswoman also criticized Biden's $10,000 student debt relief plan, advocating for broader forgiveness.

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'We're overspending and we're overtaxing': Chris Doughty brings a business view to bid for governor

The Republican candidate joined Boston Public Radio to discuss his platform for governor of Massachusetts.

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Baker: BPS officials ‘need a plan’ to avoid state receivership

The governor addressed pushback over a potential state takeover of the school district, and said BPS officials made little to no progress in the two years after an initial report was filed.

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'We will learn nothing': National security expert warns against sanitizing the Texas shooting

Juliette Kayyem calls for stronger gun control laws in the wake of another mass shooting.

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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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