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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 11a.m. - 2 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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Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel
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Bob Thompson: 'Tiger King' Is First Pop Culture Masterpiece In The Age Of Coronavirus

Who is the Tiger King everyone's talking about?

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Trump And Johnson's 'Anti-Globalization' Approach To Coronavirus Crisis

The two leaders share an approach that runs counter to what the world needs, Charlie Sennott says.

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E.J. Dionne Talks 'Code Red,’ And The Divide Within America’s Left

The journalist and author warned that progressive and moderate liberals could "lose together" if they don’t unite to defeat Republicans in the 2020 election.

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Dr. David Katz On A Targeted Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

So leaders are treating the coronavirus pandemic like a war. Should we react with open warfare or surgical strikes?

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MGH Physician Says Hospital Workers Still 'Mostly In Preparation Mode'

To President Trump’s statements downplaying the need for more ventilators, the physician said "I kind of want to scream."

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Jared Bowen: Artistic Institutions Are Starting To Feel Financial Hit Of COVID-19

Like restaurants and movie theaters, most artistic venues have closed their doors and canceled performances.

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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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