BPR Full Show 10/22: Are We Ready To Elect A Woman President?

Boston Public Radio hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.

BPR Full Show 10/22: Are We Ready To Elect A Woman President?

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About The Episode

We opened the lines to discuss how close the election is and if the country is ready to elect a woman

Trenni Casey, NBC Sports Boston anchor/reporter, discussed the NWSL Boston's botched new team name rollout and the Patriots gone soft

Sue O'Connell, political commentator NBC10, discussed the Karen Read Dateline episode

Ahead of Susan G Komen's annual More Than Pink fundraiser this weekend, we talked with two local doctors Julie Palmer and Ann Partridge about breast cancer awareness and research

CNN's John King discussed the latest national political headlines

We ended the show by talking about hugs

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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.

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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