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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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All Rev'd Up: The Problem With 'Patriotic Churches'

President Trump has emboldened the rise of Patriotic Churches, which disrupt the separation of church and state, the Revs say.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley: 'This is the Moment'

The congresswoman said America is due for a third Reconstruction period during a Monday interview on "Boston Public Radio."

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Rick Steves: 2020 Election Choice is ‘More Fundamental than Partisan Politics'

Though Steves runs a company that’s decidedly apolitical, he admitted that he's worried about the future of American democracy if Trump wins his reelection bid.

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Andrea Cabral On Philadelphia Police Shooting: 'Where Is The Effort To Avoid ... Pulling Your Gun?'

The former Suffolk County sheriff said there are countless instances of police officers deescalating similar situations when perpetrators are white.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: This Election Can Crack The Door Open For Structural Change

Joe Biden understands the moment, says Warren.

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Bill McKibben: What A Biden Administration Could Mean For Environmental Policy

If Biden wins next week, he'll be able to start transitioning away from the oil industry, McKibben says.

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Best Of BPR 1/30: "The Audacity Of E. Jean Carroll" & Neuralink's First Human Brain Implant

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Best Of BPR 1/29: Newton Teachers Continue Strike & Steward Health Care In Crisis

Best Of BPR 1/29: Newton Teachers Continue Strike & Steward Health Care In Crisis

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BPR Full Show 1/29: Emperor With No Clothes

BPR Full Show 1/29: Emperor With No Clothes

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Best Of BPR 1/26: We Black Folk Festival & Metamorphosis Project

Best Of BPR 1/26: We Black Folk Festival & Metamorphosis Project

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Best Of BPR 1/25: "Israel's Second Front" & A Hamas Hostage's Family Speaks Out

Best Of BPR 1/25: "Israel's Second Front" & A Hamas Hostage's Family Speaks Out

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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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