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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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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

All Rev'd Up On The Tale Of Two Popes

Retired Pope Benedict XVI voices support for the Catholic Church's practice of a celibate priesthood, while Pope Francis is considering the possibility of allowing older, married men to be ordained as priests in the Amazon region.

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"Be Bold": Walsh Begins 2020 With An Ambitious Vision

On Friday, the mayor called on the state legislature to "be bold" and act on the state's transportation issues.

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Shirley Leung On Encore Casino's Pivot To Automation

Despite low revenues, Leung says the move isn't an indicator of troubles for the casino.

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Emily Rooney: The Billionaires Running For President Are Using Their Money To Run Ads, And It's Working

Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg are rising in the national polls after spending millions on TV ads.

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Why You Shouldn't Pass Over The Play 'Pass Over'

Two actors spoke about the thematic racial tensions in the play.

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Callie Crossley On Megxit: ‘You Can Understand That She Couldn’t Take It Anymore’

The “Under the Radar” host spoke on the racist press attacks that led Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to retreat from royal life.

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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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