Boston Public Radio | GBH

Boston Public Radio hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.

Weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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.

EXPLORE MORE

Full show archive

Coming up Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:

CNN’s John King
Physician and public health leader Dr. Ashish Jha
Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty
NBC Sports Boston’s Trenni Casey

Become a GBH sponsor

Recent segments

Tom Brady Pushes Pseudoscience COVID-19 'Tips'

Sports reporter Trenni Kusnierek says that Brady is promoting dangerous advertising during the coronavirus pandemic.

Boston Public Radio
Paul Reville Provides An Update From The 'Twilight Zone' Of The Education World Amid Coronavirus

Former education secretary says state education officials need to make determinations about learning requirements as school shifts online.

Boston Public Radio
New Poll Looks At How Bay Staters Are Reacting To COVID-19

In response to the outbreak, MassInc conducted a tracking poll, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, to gauge public sentiment about COVID-19 within Massachusetts.

Boston Public Radio
Juliette Kayyem: We're In 'Response Phase' Of Coronavirus Crisis

Self-isolation is one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Boston Public Radio
Art Caplan: Society Should 'Take Our Collective Temperature' In A Month Before Discussing Returning To Work

Even if the nation did open its economy back up sooner rather than later, it won't be business as usual.

Boston Public Radio
Kuttner: U.S. Economy Saving Effort 'Has To Be A Lot Bigger Than $2 Trillion'

The economic journalist was dismissive of President Trump’s proposal to re-open the economy in April.

Boston Public Radio

Load More

Listen to previous shows

Best Of BPR 1/15: Michael Curry On Reparations & The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell

Best Of BPR 1/15: Michael Curry On Reparations & The Bay State Banner's Ron Mitchell

Boston Public Radio Podcast
Best Of BPR 1/12: Ulysses Quartet & Vineyard Wind Goes Online

Best Of BPR 1/12: Ulysses Quartet & Vineyard Wind Goes Online

Boston Public Radio Podcast
BPR Full Show 1/12: Spend Less, Sleep Under

BPR Full Show 1/12: Spend Less, Sleep Under

Boston Public Radio Podcast
BPR Full Show 1/11: The Downfall Of Bill Belichick

BPR Full Show 1/11: The Downfall Of Bill Belichick

Boston Public Radio Podcast
Best Of BPR 1/11: Public Relations Relationships & AITA For Cooking Stinky Food

Best Of BPR 1/11: Public Relations Relationships & AITA For Cooking Stinky Food

Boston Public Radio Podcast

Load More

Screen_Shot_2016-06-02_at_10.47.39_AM.png

Screen_Shot_2016-06-02_at_10.47.39_AM.png

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.

Read More

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.

Read More