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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

Welcoming the Lunar New Year with food

Local chefs Irene Li from Mei Mei Dumplings and Tracy Chang from Pagu discuss the importance of sharing food with family and friends.

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What do Trump's executive actions mean for Massachusetts' clean energy sector?

Former EPA New England administrator David Cash discusses how clean energy rollbacks could impact the region.

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Surprise caller weighs in on Wu’s maternity leave decision

That caller? Boston’s mayor herself.

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ACLU of Mass. urges higher ed institutions to expand free speech protections

The ACLU of Massachusetts sent a letter to college and university presidents with a list of recommendations to improve First Amendment protections on campus.

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AG Campbell says she voted ‘yes’ on Ballot Question 1. Her office’s stance is still unclear.

The revelation of personal support lends a new layer of intrigue to one of the hottest topics on Beacon Hill.

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The Brian O'Donovan Legacy Artist Grant will be awarded for the first time at BCMFest

The 22nd Annual Boston Celtic Music Festival is set to take place from Jan. 16-19 with performances across various venues in Cambridge and Somerville.

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BPR Full Show 12/15: Barbie Monologue

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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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