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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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Coming up Friday on BPR:

Boston Public Library president David Leonard
Live Music Friday: Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Tracy Bonham
Press Play media analysis with the Boston Globe's Abdallah Fayyad & NBC10 Boston's Sue O'Connell
Marathon preview with the BAA's Jack Fleming

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Sue O'Connell: Trump Wants To Run The News, Not Just The Nation

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley said Gov. Charlie Baker is open to rescinding state-issued voluntary guidelines for hospitals regarding rationing medical equipment.

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Former Treasurer Grossman Calls For Banks To Disclose Data On Recipients Of CARES Act Loans

Grossman said he's concerned a majority of the $350 billion in small business loans will not go to minority owned businesses.

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The audio memoir is currently available through Audible.com and free for new members.

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'No One's Paying Attention' To 2020 Election, Says Chuck Todd

Joe Biden needs to stay on the sidelines until society begins to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, says Todd.

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Ask the AG: What Rights Do Residents Have During The Pandemic?

Attorney General Maura Healey said the new rules and advisories around navigating public life has prompted many to call her office to ask for advice.

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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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