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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 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

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Recent segments

John King: A Loss In South Carolina Could Be Debilitating For Joe Biden

For former Vice President Joe Biden a win in this Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic primary is crucial to proving his viability as a candidate, according to CNN’s Chief National Correspondent.

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Boston Latin Student Racial Representation Is 'Out Of Whack,' Says Paul Reville

Boston Latin currently has 8% of Black students in its enrollment, compared to Boston's public schools at 30%.

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Sennott: Reduction In Violence In Afghanistan Could Lead To New Future For The Nation

On Saturday, the United States and the Taliban officially began a seven-day reduction of violence as the precursor to beginning peace talks between the two.

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Bob Thompson Reflects On Return Of Comedians To White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Hassan Minhaj and Kenan Thompson booked to take center-stage at this year’s dinner.

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All Rev'd Up: Catholic Church Has Seen 'No Systemic Change'

Little has changed since Pope Francis' sexual abuse protection summit last year, Price and Monroe say.

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Chieppo: Sanders Victory Puts Democrats In ‘One Of The Lowest Levels Of Hell’

The Chieppo Strategies principal was joined by former Mass GOP Chair Jennifer Nassour for a politics roundtable.

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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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