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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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Tuesday on BPR, live from the BPL:

CNN's John King
Boston Medical Center palliative care expert Dr. Vicki Jackson and family medicine physician Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett
Boston climate officer Brian Swett, UMass Boston Katherine Dafforn, and Stone Living Lab's Joe Christo
Boston Landmarks Orchestra music director Christopher Wilkins

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Recent segments

Shirley Leung: 'Recession Has Probably Already Started'

Boston's economy is taking a hit, as restaurants and hotels are forced to close.

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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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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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