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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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Sue O’Connell: Harvard Ruling Raises Importance Of Recognizing 'Unconscious Bias'

The NECN contributor said Tuesday’s ruling highlights weaknesses in Harvard’s admissions process.

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Bowen: 'Joker' Film 'Reflects Our Ugliest Selves'

On Wednesday, WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen said the film "Joker" was disturbing and fascinating.

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A Year After Jamal Kashoggi's Death, The World Still Seeks Answers

A new FRONTLINE documentary takes viewers inside Saudi Arabia's power structure to find answers about the journalist's murder.

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Art Caplan: What Juul's New CEO Signals Amid Vape Health Concerns

Juul's new CEO used to be a tobacco industry executive.

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Texas Meat Manufacturers Sold Inferior Meat To Prisons Across The Country

Thirty-two prisons bought uninspected and degraded meat for their inmates, Corby Kummer says.

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College Athletes In California Will Soon Be Able To Accept Endorsements

The law will go into effect in 2023, but a legal fight with the NCAA seems imminent, says Trenni Kusnierek.

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BPR Full Show 5/9: Never Lend a Power Washer

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Best Of BPR 5/08: ACLU's Carol Rose On Campus Free Speech & Sy Montgomery Talks Whale Talk

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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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