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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 11a.m. - 2 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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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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AG Campbell wants to crack down on hidden fees, service charges

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

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Eng says 'we are making progress' fixing the T

MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said progress is being made despite continuing negative press about problems he inherited.

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Should you buy or rent? An MIT economist shares his perspective

MIT economist Jon Gruber explains the risks and benefits of buying a home.

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Grammy winner James Taylor is performing at a Boston fundraiser for President Biden

Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor is performing at a fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Tuesday in Boston.

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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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