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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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Sky & Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty
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Yale public health expert says there is no 'magic wand' to end gun violence, but progress is possible.

Dr. Megan Ranney of the Yale School of Public Health said framing gun violence as a public health issue opens up new solutions.

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Former Berklee president aims to support aspiring musicians with nonprofit Salt Lick Incubator

Roger Brown, former president of Berklee College of Music, founded the national nonprofit in 2022.

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COP28 was mostly status quo, Bill McKibben says. Except for one key victory.

The UN climate talks wrapped up with a pledge to transition the world economy away from fossil fuels.

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The Bay State Banner is featuring Black artists in a virtual gallery

The newspaper is pivoting its website to become an "interactive community resource."

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Wu backs Harvard president Gay amid ongoing backlash

The Boston mayor is a Harvard alum twice over.

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Campbell says unexpected "junk fees" are a major affordability issue for consumers.

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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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