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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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Bill McKibben: Social Distancing Goes Against Our Human Nature

We must follow social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but loneliness may follow.

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Boston Mayor Walsh Says No Plans For a Lockdown, But It Could Be Coming

Walsh said he prefers voluntarily measures to prevent spread of coronavirus but that the situation could change.

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Pressley Calls For Release Of Elderly Prisoners With Underlying Conditions, Other Reforms Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

In fighting the outbreak of COVID-19, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling for legislation to ensure that the nation’s prisoners are not left out of any federal relief programs

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Jared Bowen On Impact Of Coronavirus On Local Artists: ‘It’s Brutal’

The “Open Studio” host offered several recommendations for ways listeners can support artists and theater workers.

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AG Maura Healey: 'Huge Infusion Of Cash' Needed From Federal Government

The federal government will need to provide a safety net to protect people and businesses who are struggling during the spread of COVID-19.

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Chuck Todd: How Long Will We Be Able To Social Distance?

Todd predicts that we have until the end of April before people start getting cabin fever.

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BPR Full Show 1/8: Trump Off The Primary Ballot

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Best Of BPR 1/05: 2024 Health Trends & Going Nuclear

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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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