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Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 54: Hello DarknessAshley and Etel’s day in court. Read up here for background and live updates here. It’s likely the trial wraps today. We discuss how, in the ongoing act of the Greek play, daddy’s little boy will not be compelled to testify! In the play. We don’t want to be sued. This is a comedy podcast.Chris’ had a no good very bad couple of weeks in Tenant-Land, renting a “luxury apartment” from Investment Property To Make Money, LLCCongrats to Bad Bunny for winning Super Bowl 60!The Bad Bunny Super Bowl performanceMini-documentary about when Prince played...
2026-02-111h 30
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 53: The Natural World Extends To HunksLike Frampton, Mutual Aid Comes Alive! In an exercise of either efficiency or laziness, this week’s episode is a live talk we were graciously asked to do at the Framingham Public Library (great Instagram presence). Many are saying it was the Best Talk Ever Given. More and more people are saying it’s the greatest Mutual Aid 102 to a Mutual Aid 101 ever Given by Leftist Agitators.This podcast began talking about mutual aid, it was literally the first thing we did… To have taken the next rejoinder out on the road, in front of real people who came out wh...
2026-02-031h 17
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 52: Love This <3MLK continuing to call out Worcester’s political establishment from beyond the grave every damn day. In 1961 he spoke at Temple Emanuel right here in Worcester and called out both the cowardly rush to hide behind the “moderate” position and the northern liberal’s willfully obtuse view of the world, in which social problems are something that exist elsewhere. Not here, surely. In case you missed it, my reporting on the fact Worcester has $15 million invested in ICE’s forced removal operation: Tangled Up In IceWe wrap with an extended discussion of the Dead, this being...
2026-01-201h 39
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 51: The Spags ShuffleVery happy to announce that somewhere in the middle of this episode we debut Wicked Wistah #1: Spags. Al Griggs AKA Kool Kojak, our esteemed guest a few episodes back, called in as promised. We abruptly shift gears to talk Spags and some other things. He shares a story you simply will not believe before jetting off to some damn place. Then, just as abruptly, we return to the matter at hand: IBPO President Thomas Duffy’s long strange hissy fit, culminating recently in a defamation lawsuit filed against This Week In Worcester’s Tom Marino for factual, well-sourced and perf...
2026-01-131h 27
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 50: DPDubbies Don't Need MoneyWe catch up on some council funnies, talk about how the only way to handle this incoming council is as a long ongoing bit. Like the Moe Bergman pipes moment from the last council… it’s all ROFL from here on out, baby. Like so…This Westerling guy is all right.We revisit our winners and losers of 2024 to see how the proverbial tables have turned, we again turn to Ray Mariano for three stooges style physical comedy: trotting around with pie on his face going ‘it’s not pie’ over and over and over. Our win...
2025-12-301h 23
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 49: Wicked Wistah (ft Big Al AKA Kool Kojak)Hey, Chris here: I have to sound in at least briefly about what a truly magical moment this interview was.I came in with the information that a guy who was Brendan Melican’s friend made the Wings Over commercial we talked about in the last episode, and that he was willing to talk to us about it, and that eating a lot of mushrooms was a key component of filming, and basically zero other information. At the beginning of the interview, I say how I am a fan of his work, and he asks which work, and I sa...
2025-12-191h 08
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 48: Worcester Is Hungry For Just One ThingWe catch up on some news before getting into the main event: the 2007 Wings Over Worcester commercial that proves we used to be a god damn proper city, man. St. V already looking for a new new CEO again. Ray Mariano’s dumb school safety columnDianna Biancheria’s “vision for the future”Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Cliff vs. the Manson clan“Train Dreams” trailerWINGS OVER WORCESTER CommercialDoes someone have the Frankenstein’s commercial recorded? Also this is why we need an ephemera ar...
2025-12-091h 04
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 47: Never Promised You A KnausgårdenA weird and decidedly non-newsy one this week, recorded in the throes of post-Thanksgiving fogginess on Friday night. Using a piece by Karl Ove Knausgård in Harpers on technology and the suffocating and/or liberating effects of such, we talk about local journalism and The Platforms mostly. “The Reenchanted World”Here’s that synth I built. The one I was talking about. Also featured in the outro! It’s the lead tone. Thanks for supporting us! We’re thankful for everyone who listens. Those who listen and have a paid sub—double...
2025-12-011h 19
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 46: What A Long, Strange Trip It’s BeanHey! Chris here with my own solo episode. Look, we’ve all been through a lot in the past few weeks, and this podcast has been accordingly a bit intense. Not today! This one is about beans.I sat down with my old friend Jen Burt, who some of you may know as the person behind the Worcester Mammoth Horticultural Bean Fair. The Worcester Mammoth is a bean that was sold and grown widely throughout the area from roughly the late 1890s until the 1950s, when it largely seems to have disappeared. Fast-forward to COVID times, when Jen rediscovered th...
2025-11-1858 min
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 45: The 'From Here' Contingent (ft. Etel Haxhiaj)After a surprise loss in the District 5 race, Etel Haxhiaj and I sat down for a candid chat. It was late in the afternoon Friday. Both of us were exhausted and the conversation is a winding one. But we hit on several of the nastier elements of local politics in this city—the nativism, the sexism, the routine harassment… not to mention the stranglehold of the police unions and chamber of commerce on the supposedly democratic processes of city government. We discuss “civility” and the other buzzwords used as a cudgel against the progressive movement. We do some lig...
2025-11-121h 12
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 44: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Meats?Continuing on the ‘welp’ theme we get through the election results as quickly as we can, here’s a quick summary if you haven’t caught up on Tuesday’s results yet, then we discuss at length what the story of Heather Prunier exposes about the political culture and attendant media of this city. Taking a breather, Chris lets on the depths of his sandwich-based worldview. Then, finally, the story behind the gong sound in the last episode. Speaking of, we highly suggest you listen to that one before this one: Episode 43: That Is My File (ft. Heather Prunier, Tom Marino...
2025-11-061h 27
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 43: That Is My File (ft. Heather Prunier, Tom Marino)Hey all, really special episode here. The other day, I had Heather Prunier, Tom Marino and Lynn Kee over my apartment for a catch-up conversation on a major breakthrough in Heather’s fight for accountability. She finally received some of the records in the investigatory file. Yesterday, over on This Week In Worcester, Tom Marino published a substantive, detailed report on the contents of this cache of never-before-seen records. Would highly suggest reading that before listening, as we spend most of the time discussing the 23-page packet—what’s in it and perhaps more importantly, what isn’t.
2025-11-041h 18
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 42: I Wish!We catch up on various pre-election tomfooleries and talk about likely outcomes next Tuesday. We psycho-analyze the cranks. Then we talk about how the Worcester Common is littered with human remains. Hundreds of skeletons just under the surface. Talk about spooky-wooky. Anyway… Please vote!! Our election guide went up last night. It starts with the very basics and walks you through it. You don’t need to know anything at all about city hall to follow the guide. It takes five minutes to vote. Low turnout in municipal elections is what keeps us… like this. As the federa...
2025-10-291h 16
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 41: The Candidate You DeserveIn which we go into recording without a plan and come out having woven together the Fresolo vs Pezzella meltdown, the split tax rate fallacy, local journalism’s failings on school issues, the Roosevelt School debacle finally discussed in the context of walkability and sidewalk coverage, Dianna Biancheria’s secret stash of menthols, a pool of untouched CSX money in Candy Mero-Carlson’s district, the rotten no good LVT security trailer, the DOJ report, birding and, lastly, Kneecap. Oh and Task. All in a manner our colleague Pablo Picasso would surely respect.Quick schedule note: I usually like t...
2025-10-201h 14
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 40: Training DayLast week the Ballpark Commission approved a massive active shooter drill to take place in and (maybe?) around Polar Park next June. This counts as a “community day” by the way remember those? The 20 minute meeting and the agenda.As far as I can tell this has gone unreported, though as we discussed at the top of the episode, officiating my sister’s wedding had me pretty checked out for a few days there. Could have missed it. One of the commission members, can’t make out who, said:This will include almost like eve...
2025-10-151h 18
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 39: She went black-and-white on his assAs promised at the end of my last piece, (really encouraging it resonated with a lot of people thank you to everyone who said so) I’m taking the description in a different, extended direction tonight. The passage below was written in a moment of deep frustration, staring at an empty document after a council meeting that was so stupid it was hard to describe. It serves, I think, as a statement of intent. Not just for the current episode, though it works perfect for that too, but as an attempt to lay out a more productive path for ou...
2025-10-071h 25
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 38: Glocked and GoadedWe sit down in the courtyard of Chris’s building for a Sunday night session with the peepers. We catch up on the local chatter and hone in on our two favorite avatars of municipal corruption: Thomas Duffy and Candy Mero-Carlson.While I have you, a few announcements I’ve been meaning to share...One, the pre-orders for the second run of the Bad Brains shirts are all in the mail. Thank you for your patience! There are about 12 leftovers up on the merch store. Get ‘em while you can!Two, next Election Squad...
2025-09-301h 12
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 37: Claude Da BussyChris and I catch up on the news of the week. We look at Kate Toomey’s wretched comments and mind numbing cross examination of the fire chief on the sprinkler ordinance, and the fact she won. What gets to be political violence and what doesn’t? Why can’t we figure out the most basic things, like how to get the kids too and from school without creating neighborhood turf wars.Kate Toomey and the fire chief hoooo boy Do Wachusett school staff get Charlie Kirk level free speech rights, or don’t they?Andrew Q...
2025-09-151h 14
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 36: Folder: /Drums, bass, biblical storms... a little McDonalds for the Candy Kids…Catching up on a wild weekend and a not-wild preliminary election. We do our best to encapsulate the enigma that is City-Councilor-To-Be Gary Rosen. We ponder how to best implement the Shock Doctrine on Holden during the next Freak Weather Event. We say buh-bye to the haters and losers.We’re on pace to hit 50 episodes in our first year of doing this thing which is great. It’s been a treat watching the listenership grow into its own whole thing, related but separate to the...
2025-09-081h 30
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 35: Let's Give Em Something To Talk AboutAn extremely free ranging conversation as Chris and I soak up the last little bit of summer and willfully incriminate ourselves in multiple acts for which misdemeanor charges could theoretically though maliciously be applied.In no particular order we discuss The Ongoing Horrors, the upcoming preliminary, Joyner Lucas, the Hot Dog Safari, the Worcester Courthouse, hobbits and scams, Mitra and Luster’s pronouns, some proposals for a new Massachusetts state flag.Relevant links...Preliminary election guide Even more journalist deaths at a hospital in GazaKilmar Abrego Garcia detained ag...
2025-08-291h 31
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 34: F*ck, That's MaliciousWe break down the most recent entry to the ongoing fight versus good and evil controver at St. Vincent Hospital—one this podcast finds itself right smack dab in the middle of… Not before goofing around a bit about Cat Mayors, Joe Petty, and the ZBA of course, but we get there. Skip to 31:00 if you’re only interested in the St. V’s stuff.Oh I made up a little digital tip jar if you want to send Chris and I some money to split in front-of-house back-of-house style.St. V’s nurse Carl...
2025-08-131h 33
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 33: Show Less!Apropos of nothing here’s a truly unfortunate jumbotron crop from at-large council candidate Satya Mitra’s campaign website we discovered mid recording… Nevertheless… they made it the thumbnail. Lmao.Just one of the many things Chris and I discuss in a wide-ranging catch up session, recorded on the porch studio yesterday afternoon. Loosely in order: Moe Bergman’s hilarious campaign radio spot. The dog park homeless encampment and the downtown BID “ambassadors,” the (very related) routine horrors of district court. The two girls of the Eureka Street mother now missing. Webster PD placing Goose...
2025-08-041h 34
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 32: How To Blow Up A Pothole (ft. Keith Linhares)We head down to District 1 City Council candidate Keith Linhares’ house to check in with his campaign and marvel at his absolutely amazing garage. Last time we talked to Keith it was back in March, when he was just getting started. “Episode 16: Time for an overhaul (ft. Keith Linhares)”Now he’s got a sense of the terrain and we were stoked to hear he’s more optimistic now than he was then. We talk housing policy, extending a hand to winnable conservatives. We talk about the asymmetry of the typical citizens’s politics and the opportun...
2025-07-281h 08
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 31: The Mooninite MassacreChris and I have a freewheeling conversation, starting with John Fresolo’s District 3 Race Theory, zooming out to the War on Terror and the great Mooninite Massacre of 2007, back in time to the sinking of the Frigate Hussar and the possibly still at-large Midgley’s Mortar, then back down to reality: the Crompton Pool fiasco and Alex Guardiola’s weird obsession with teacher sick days.Fresolo’s comments in The RamblerMooninite Bomb ScareCandy Mero Carlson’s 2022 cable access freakout and the video evidenceAlex Guardiola’s war on sick days...
2025-07-141h 23
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 30: Mr. Midgley’s MortarTo celebrate the fourth, Chris and I go full porch mode, eschewing the news of the day to focus instead on Worcester’s messy, turbulent, amazing relationship with the Fourth of July, a Purge-like affinity built into our DNA going back to the industrial revolution. We read from an entire chapter about the city’s July 4 celebrations a century ago in Roy Rosenzweig’s Eight Hours For What We Will, the best book ever written about this city. Because it’s pretty hard to find, having been out of print for decades, here’s a scan of the chapter in questio...
2025-07-051h 16
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 29: A fireside khatBack from our top secret trip deep within the heart of the Axis of Resistance, Chris and I discuss the local implications of Zohran Mamandi’s victory in NYC, building off the piece I wrote the other day: “A politics of no translation.” Of particular concern is how bad the Massachusetts Democratic establishment has been on housing, and the opportunity that presents. Then we pay Cape Cod Ray a visit, reading his cranky thoughts on protestors—and a stunning admission about WPD thuggery—into the record. Cuomo’s ridiculous $25 million plus real estate PAC. RealPage rent fixing...
2025-06-301h 30
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 28: A/C/G?Aliens, cryptids, ghosts... Gurus... On the eve of this newsletter’s big birthday, and after a tumultuous couple months for the city, Chris and I decide to take it easy. A light and silly episode recorded on my front porch. Following a program of events Chris put together, we divulge our crackpot woo woo ideas about life then catch up on some news: The Telegram’s weird hit piece on Etel Haxhiaj’s campaign fund that just makes her look even more badass, the Satya Mitra story right in front of them that they missed, and Kate Toomey’s hilariou...
2025-06-161h 23
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 27: Rare CandyWhat’s up everyone. Bill here, back from my much needed vacation—feeling rested and ready to rumble. Needed that week-long tune-out from the safe distance of Republican Cape Cod (also goes by the Outer Banks). But what a week to miss! In this episode, I go in cold, having refrained from reading a single Worcester story from the time I was gone. Chris catches me up on the tumult in real time. It’s fun… or as fun as the subject matter allows. We recorded this episode last night (in a very echoey conference room) af...
2025-06-101h 11
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 26: Digging in (ft. Ashley Spring)In which we spend a pleasant afternoon over on the back patio of community organizer and would-have-been school committee candidate Ashley Spring. A lot to talk about: we discussed their volunteer work with LUCE that brought them down to the scene at Eureka Street and what happened before the body cam footage seen round the world. We pointedly do not discuss the arrest or the “Dangerous Weapon” as there is an active court proceeding but for the record: lol lmao rofl etc. Also: the Election Commission disqualifying them for the November election and oh yeah GoFundMe canceling thei...
2025-05-311h 32
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 25: We just need to come togetherWhat to say after a State of the City address like the one we watched Wednesday night… welp. In today’s episode Chris and I digest a crazy couple weeks of news and what it all says about our ungovernable and irredeemable little city. The GoPro video of Moe Bergman’s campaign event State of the city addressThomas Duffy on WBUR and a Worcester Sucks rundown of his greatest hits (literally).MassLive: “ICE agents injured Worcester mother during raid, won’t give her meds, attorney says”Also: I (Bill) am sti...
2025-05-231h 31
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 24: We have something they fundamentally lackTo the clip of new subscribers here in the past few days welcome to Outdoor Cats, the audio companion to Worcester Sucks! It’s me (Bill) and Chris Robarge, a longtime community organizer and advocate in these parts, with experience at the ACLU, Mass Bail Fund and elsewhere. We talk s**t and try to pull the humor out of what can be very very very humorless material. Humor-averse, even. This week more than most. (If podcasts aren’t your thing you can adjust which sections—Outdoor Cats, Bad Advice, WPS In Brief, etc—come to your inbox in your set...
2025-05-131h 53
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 23: Council Clowns and Factory TownsHey everyone: Chris here posting the episode today, Bill is off to see AC/DC. One time I went to a Catholic funeral mass where “Dirty Deeds” was played in church, LOUD, so I think I’ve already had my best possible AC/DC experience.We talk about another dumb week at city council, where it seems Charles Luster is doubling down on his campaign to run on humans experiencing substance-use issues being a vector for litter. Moe Bergman for one is more than happy to follow him down that line of inquiry. Shocking, I know!Next up is...
2025-05-041h 23
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 22: Whitey should stick to the moonSilicon Valley billionaires are so hermetically sealed off from community—so afraid of it, and yet so so so alone without it, so bitter to see others have it—they’re trying to “disrupt” the very concept. Via “Charter cities,” “freedom cities,” “network states,” and the “abundance agenda” libertarian dorks on both sides of the proverbial aisle have found their Next Big Thing: a remade municipality, free from the evils of government oversight, tax obligations, or and anything else they don’t personally like. Woke, for instance, or ummm people who don’t have homes. Instead of local democracy, wh...
2025-04-281h 28
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 21: Evidence Dot ComThis podcast is available on all the major podcast players: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Overcast, Pocket CastsTough to coat this one with any sugar folks: Today we open with the news that our one competent city executive, Superintendent Rachel Monárrez, will be “going, going, back back to Cali” like Biggie Smalls come June. Read her statement here. You will be missed, Dr. Monárrez!We then spend the rest of the episode digesting and discussing Tuesday’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety, and how it illustrated the true power dynamics of the c...
2025-04-181h 31
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 20: Student visa revocations at WPI, ClarkWe spend most of the show discussing the four foreign student visa revocations at WPI, (and late breaking, as we were recording, 12 revocations at Clark), and take a look at why and how it’s happening to hundreds around the country.From a statement sent Wednesday night from WPI President Grace Wang:WPI confirmed today that federal authorities have revoked the visas of four of our international students.Similar actions in recent days have affected hundreds of international students across the country, including at multiple colleges and universities in Massachusetts. WPI learned of th...
2025-04-111h 17
Outdoor Cats PodcastO.C. Dispatch: Hands Off RallyReal quick audio recap of the rally this afternoon. The idea with these O.C. Dispatches: audio news reports in the public radio tradition, but here on this newsletter! Full weekly Worcester Sucks post tomorrow. Text below is more or less the same as the audio version. Cheers!“I have faith and I have hope. I have faith and I have hope. I have faith and I have hope.”Thousands chanted it in the rain, back at Etel Haxhiaj, who put the mantra in the cool air from the podium behind city hall. It took a li...
2025-04-0608 min
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 19: Roy Rage (ft. Sue Mailman)Links to subscribe to the show on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Overcast, Pocket Casts. Good and bad reviews also appreciated!We brought on school committee member Sue Mailman to discuss the new lawsuit against the Trump Administration. Worcester is a supporting character in the state-wide suit, led by Somerville and Easthampton. WPS, like districts across the state and country, stand to lose millions in funding as the Trump administration continues to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Statement from the school administration.And we also touch on the police report Kathi Roy filed against...
2025-04-041h 23
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 18: Dog-Bite Ratios (ft. Tom Marino and John Keough)We brought on John Keough and Tom Marino from This Week In Worcester to rehash the council’s very deflating meeting Tuesday on the Department of Justice’s pattern and practice investigation into the Worcester Police Department. Short answer: don’t expect to hear too much more about this, and if ever a civilian review board proposal makes its way to the council floor, expect a split vote. The meeting was, however, the first time we’ve had the police chief on record answering questions about this report, and that provided some interesting glimpses into the internal machinations of the poli...
2025-03-281h 44
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 17: Challenge Union. Change Our World. (ft. Maile Marguleas and Hadas Brownstein)“Challenge Convention. Change Our World.” That’s the slogan of Clark University, the hedge f—sorry, college currently refusing to even recognize its new undergraduate student-workers union. As the strike sails over the one-week mark, we sit down with two of its captains, Maile Marguleas and Hadas Brownstein.Help support the striking workers: The SYC Mutual Aid Fund For Strikers and other resources. The union’s Twitter and Instagram.We also recap our time on the strike line earlier this week, from a bench in University Park. New mobile pod rig worked well and it was nice!
2025-03-221h 08
Outdoor Cats PodcastO.C. Dispatch: Clark student worker strikeTrying something new! What you’re looking at / listening to here is a trial run of O.C. Dispatches: audio news reports in the public radio tradition, but here on this newsletter!Chris and I went down to the strike line at Clark University yesterday (we’ll be putting up a full episode soon). I brought a portable audio interface and a mic with me—a poor man’s approximation of the rig NPR reporters use—then I got back and spent the whole day assembling this news spot. I had a lot of fun doing it. It’s inter...
2025-03-2007 min
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 16: Time for an overhaul (ft. Keith Linhares)Éirinn go Brách, everyone! Hope Parade Day has treated you nicely.Today’s guest is Keith Linhares, who joined us to talk about his bid for the District 1 city council seat!His first run for office, he’ll be taking on former District 1 councilor Tony Economou, an avatar of the sort of entrenched townie politics that keeps the city stuck in the ‘80s. Keith wants to change that! A bunch of great moments on this episode, but I especially appreciate Keith’s take on the core difference in leadership style between progressives and what we might c...
2025-03-171h 33
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 15: The Enshittification of Local Journalism (ft. Joanne McNeil)***First thing’s first: Justice for Mahmoud Khalil Fund and contact page for Congressman Jim McGovern. Good coverage of Khalil’s completely illegal kidnapping and detention in The Nation. Please share any news about local demonstrations in the comments or at billshaner@substack.com and we’ll update here as they come in.****We talk about Khalil’s horrible situation briefly, then get to the show we had planned: an interview with author Joanne McNeil! I think we can all agree that the internet is worse than it ever has been—a statement true of both the W...
2025-03-121h 40
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 14: Cayden 4 Council! (ft. Cayden Davis)Today we have on a very special guest: Cayden Davis, a new and exciting candidate for at-large city council. Cayden’s a Main South resident, a public health professional, trans and proud of it! You may have seen him at the mic at City Council recently, letting rip some absolute public comment heaters. Davis came to city politics via the queer coalition that organized in opposition to the transphobia in city hall, and his campaign is a way of extending that enthusiasm and solidarity on to the November election. Hell yeah. Follow Cayden’s campaign: On Instagram, on T...
2025-03-061h 45
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 13: Recall All ScientologistsAfter months of irregular and asymmetrical city council meetings Joe & Co finally got that which they desired on Tuesday: a quote unquote normal meeting. We go over the dominant themes of this business-as-usual six hour affair, including tax debt labor camps for senior citizens and a grand collusion of the city council and the Church of Scientology, according to a live streamer who wants recall elections for Worcester police officers (hell yeah). Oh and we talk about a ton of cool events coming up. TIP LINE: (508) 556-1017 Woo Havurah Purim Spectacular! 3/15 7PM Hotel Vernon Wo...
2025-02-271h 18
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 12: Political Pie Throwing and Dead Kennedys (ft. Michael Stewart Foley)What do '78 San Fran and '25 Worcester have in common? Quite a bit, turns out. We bring on historian Michael Stewart Foley to talk about his book Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, a history of the Dead Kennedys record by the same name and the context in which that work of art / protest document was birthed: San Francisco, 1978. After the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, newly sworn in Mayor Dianne Feinstein ushered in a wretched era of city governance built on an axis of neoliberal evils: the real estate industry, the police, and the nascent culture...
2025-02-211h 15
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 11: Clips In The ChamberClip show! We pull out some choice moments from the public comment section of the city council meeting Tuesday. From the hours and hours of impassioned testimony that preceded the council’s very weak move: voting 9-2 to support a symbolic statement of solidarity with the trans community, and also voting 7-4 against an investigation into transphobic comments made by a sitting city councilor. Couldn’t have done a better job of showing the public you don’t mean it.Like every meeting, the council is mostly useless and it is the people who show up to speak...
2025-02-141h 25
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 10: Sorry Miss Jackson (ft. Carla LeBlanc)Earlier this week a bit of tremendous news broke: Carolyn Jackson is gone bye bye cya later. For years Jackson has been the primary antagonist in the ongoing St. Vincent saga: nurses trying to make it less brutal for workers and dangerous for patients, the owners doing the opposite. The past year has seen a rash of complaints and grievances about unsafe conditions at the hospital. Jackson, on behalf of the Dallas-based conglomerate Tenet, has lashed out, firing whistleblowers and engaging in other union busting activities. But then on Monday an email hit internal systems that effective Feb. 14, Jackson...
2025-02-061h 18
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 9: Denying Humanity (ft. Josh Croke)After Round Two of the pressure campaign from the queer community to make Candy Mero-Carlson pay for her bigotry, we talk with Josh Croke (@joshua.croke), an organizer of the demonstrations and founder of Love Your Labels and many other things. We talk about the council meeting Tuesday and the council’s two affirmative votes on public petitions from the queer community. What they mean and what they don’t! Then we take the conversation wider, to the nightmare times.That’s the first hour. After that, Chris and I talk about the Human Rights Commission, civilian review...
2025-01-311h 34
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 8: An Empathy 101 Tutorial (ft. Etel Haxhiaj)We bring on District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to recap and process the city council’s debate last night over whether to apologize to Thu Nguyen for a rash of bigotry, starting with Candy Mero-Carlson and culminating in a literal Fox News segment. Luckily, the vote was 8-2 to do so, but it doesn’t erase the great shame brought onto Worcester, nor does it show that our old guard councilors really understand the extent of it. Some links to things discussed within:Greg Opperman’s story for Worcester Sucks on Etel’s journey to America...
2025-01-231h 13
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 7: Candy's A Big-"It"Posting a podcast at 2 a.m.—that’s the kind of week it’s been. The episode ends up being more or less a mutual talk therapy session on how to process the profoundly dehumanizing, deceptive and malicious attack that Candy Mero-Carlson and Joe Petty have launched against Thu Nguyen this week. We pick apart their statements, dismantle their thin arguments about attendance, and talk about what to do with who they showed themselves to be. Then a visit from Dr. Fingers. (This podcast is now available on all the major podcast players: Spotify, Apple Podcas...
2025-01-171h 31
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 6: Coward! (Ft. Allie Cislo)We bring on Allie Cislo of Worcester Havurah and the multi-faith coalition behind the Gaza ceasefire resolution that the council voted against on Tuesday night. Yes you heard that right they voted 6-5 against the ceasing of firing. A decision explained in full in my post from yesterday, “A million tiny acts of cowardice.”Worcester Havurah’s Instagram and websiteThe Multi-Faith Coalition’s statement: Mayor Petty breaks a tie to grant City Council authority to refuse to vote on Ceasefire ResolutionGood BDS resources: Anti-Palestinian at the Core: The Origins and Growing Dangers...
2025-01-101h 27
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 5: A Tale Of Two Blippis (ft. Shaun Connolly)We simply had to bring on Mr. Bad Advice himself Shaun Connolly to go over the mayor and the city manager’s top 10 songs of 2024, recently released to the Worcester Cultural Coalition (?) Instagram page. Joe Petty’s in particular is something else. Since the city said they’d do it then apparently didn’t, Chris put together playlists for each of them:—Joe Petty’s picks—Eric Batista’s picksOh and here’s Joe Petty (official) singing We Are The Champions (full song)As always, we appreciate your support and ask fo...
2025-01-0354 min
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 4: Winners & Losers2024 was a big weird year for Worcester. A long strange trip, you could say. Chris and I go over the big story lines to figure out who won and who lost—and what that means for 2025, which is sure to be longer and stranger. Then we talk music for a bit! Speaking of: Outro music is “Nation” by Home Front. And the Clairo video shot at White Eagle featuring Beyond WrestlingManning Fireworks by MJ LendermanSome other useful links: D2 candidate Rob Bilotta’s campaign site (he needs cash and voluntee...
2024-12-291h 14
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 3: Is there even a leash? (DOJ Files Part 2)In which we discuss: the police department’s intimidation tactics at city council this week (as illustrated in my most recent piece), the Department of Justice’s meeting at the YWCA Wednesday, the Longest Night Vigil on Thursday. It all culminates in the question: are we prepared to be as disciplined and organized as the police department showed themselves to be? Or are we going to let the same old inter-left squabbling sabotage this rare opportunity?This podcast can now be found on* Spotify* Apple Podcasts* YouTube* Overcast...
2024-12-211h 38
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 2: The DOJ Files (Part 1)In this episode, we talk about what everyone’s talking about: the recent DOJ investigation report detailing sexual abuse, violence and racist patterns of policing at the WPD. We talk about it in a way you might not have heard someone talk about it yet… and we talk about why that is.Then, with that established, we focus on a statement made by Project Priceless, a self-advocacy group of unhoused women, that stands above the rest. We talk about why it matters so much, and why we need to follow their lead. Here’s Project Priceless’ statement, on a new...
2024-12-131h 27
Outdoor Cats PodcastEpisode 1: Mutual Aid and Community ResilienceWelcome to Outdoor Cats! The latest addition to the Worcester Sucks local media empire, the idea here is simple: weekly broadcasts from a city that punishes you for caring.Today, we talk about mutual aid and community resilience. Are you tired of going to a rally and voting and not feeling like it got you anywhere? There are better ways to make change in your community, and plenty local examples of people doing it right now! We also talk about the real estate speculators and vulture capitalists ruining our city (and many others!). Relatedly, we cover why...
2024-12-081h 12
What's Shakin with ShanerPsycho Bob Says Where is Buffalo Bill Cody Buried?Send us a textJoin Psycho Bob & Shaner as they explore a contraversy or Buffalo Bill's final resting spot. Buffalo Bill Cody has been glamorized and criticized for over 100 years because of his role as a government scout, buffalo hunter, and Wild West Show promoter. We are not gonna jump into any of those topics but more specifically, where is he buried? Is he buried on Lookout Mountain outside of Denver or on a mountain outside of Cody, WY?
2024-07-2110 min
The Weed Out PodcastEP63: Bill Shaner of Worcester sucks and I love it.Bill Shaner of Worcester Sucks and I love it joins us to talk all things Worcester, city politics, and more!
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2024-04-1652 min
BAMC ShowcastNaughty Faeries Stripper AssassinsRecorded live at the Mesa Arizona Convention Center during Coffin Comics Sworn Fest 2022. I sit down with Wendy and Bill Shaner. Wendy is the creator, writer, and interior artist of Naughty Faeries Stripper Assassins, Ginger Snap, The Sireness, Naughty Faeries Wrestling, Luna Tales, and Gobblers. Bill is the support staff and logistics of the operation. We talk about how they got into comics, Naughty Faeries, Coffin/Chaos Comics, and the Kickstarter/Indy comic community in general. Wendy and Bill also talk about how to run and maintain successful Kickstarter campaigns from start to finish. We also mention and shout out...
2024-02-2941 min
Real Ass PodcastCMLXXXIII. Uncle Barbecue (Joe List And Ryan Shaner)Joe List and Ryan Shaner join Luis J. Gomez and Zac Amico and discuss the Anthony Cumia and Bill Burr beef, Toight or Noight - the Tinder girl with herpes, whether they'd choose to eat a live gerbil or get herpes, the Greta Thunberg sex doll and the celebrities they'd like to have a sex doll look like, why Amy Schumer dropped out of working on the Barbie movie, Luis' review of The Super Mario Bros Movie, Scam That, Jew - using AI to close a voice for a ransom scam, the Houston student who punched his teacher for...
2023-04-151h 13
The Real Ass Podcast. Uncle Barbecue (Joe List & Ryan Shaner)Joe List and Ryan Shaner join Luis J. Gomez and Zac Amico and discuss the Anthony Cumia and Bill Burr beef, Toight or Noight - the Tinder girl with herpes, whether they'd choose to eat a live gerbil or get herpes, the Greta Thunberg sex doll and the celebrities they'd like to have a sex doll look like, why Amy Schumer dropped out of working on the Barbie movie, Luis' review of The Super Mario Bros Movie, Scam That, Jew - using AI to close a voice for a ransom scam, the Houston student who punched his teacher for not...
2023-04-151h 10
RIGGEDLabs PodcastWe Swear The Worcester PD Aren't TyrantsAs a police officer, how do you prove to a pastor who calls you a tyrant that you are, indeed, not a tyrant? If your name is Worcester Police Officer Michael Cappabianca Jr. it's simple. You taser the living shit out the priest inside his church and then throw a pregnant woman to the ground. You then arrest the pastor and his son and make up several charges that didn't happen. How could anyone ever consider this man to be a tyrant?! Today's episode has independent journalist Bill Shaner, Andrew Quemere and Chris Post talking all things...
2022-11-251h 00
PS - Keep it 100EP 17: Psychedelics and Alternative Therapies - Part 1This is the first of a multi-part series; exploring psychedelic and other plant-based alternative therapies.
I am going to talk about and explore hidden modalities of healing, as well as uncover lost and forgotten truths about the history of certain 12 step programs, as well as how the founding members actually "came to believe."
The war on drugs is so deeply entwined with the war on our minds - and I'm here to shed a little bit of light on both.
Enjoy the show!
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2022-10-0928 min
Public HearingARPA Wrapped (well, sort of) with Bill ShanerPart 9/9 from our series: ARPA Funding in WorcesterWe are back this week with the final episode of our ARPA Funding in Worcester series. Our guest this is episode is Bill Shaner founder of the “Worcester Sucks and I Love It” newsletter and a previous guest on the show. Josh and Bill talk about how we can continue to stay involved in the conversation surrounding how the remaining ARPA dollars will be spent in Worcester and how we can hold the city accountable so that the funding is sustainable and promoting equity within our community. ...
2022-06-2128 min
Public HearingWorcester Sucks and I Love It — 2021 in Review with Bill ShanerWe are back with our first new episode of 2022 with our guest and Worcester-based journalist, Bill Shaner who runs the popular newsletter, Worcester Sucks and I Love It. In this episode, Josh and Bill give a run-down of 2021 in Worcester and talk about important local events and news such as Polar Park, the city council election, and the restructuring of the school committee. They also talk about the importance of supporting local journalism and media and how many local publications do not receive adequate funding. You can follow Bill and his work with the Worcester Sucks and I...
2022-01-2056 min
508: A Show About WorcesterCOVID Is Over (Again) (508 #374)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about local election results, Polar Park, COVID, Dune, commodities news, the rise of Bill Shaner, and the fall of underground punk shows.
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2021-11-0929 minPodcasts – Pie and CoffeeCOVID Is Over (Again) (508 #374)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about local election results, Polar Park, COVID, Dune, commodities news, the rise of Bill Shaner, and the fall of underground punk shows.
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2021-11-0929 min
Sex Ed DebunkedMyth #6: You Can "Opt Out" of Sex Ed, with guest Bill ShanerOn this week's episode, Christine and Shannon talk to Bill Shaner, an independent journalist from Worcester, MA, about the new sex ed curriculum in Worcester school systems and the school committee candidate running on the "Opt Out" platform that would allow parents to pull their kids out of comprehensive sex ed. Read more about the Three R's Curriculum and check out Bill's coverage here. Additional resources: Age Appropriate Info on Puberty for Tweens - Amaze.orgHealthy, Sex Positive Conversations for Families - Talk With Your KidsComprehensive Family Talk Guide L...
2021-10-2027 min
The Real Ass Podcast. Ya F#cked It Takeover (Brian Six, Ryan Shaner, Tim Butterly & Tommy Pope)Brian Six and Ryan Shaner (hosts of the Ya F#cked It podcast) are joined by guests Tim Butterly and Tommy Pope for a Philly takeover while Luis and Zac are out of town! They discuss Bill Cosby being denied parole, the Quantum Leap episode where Sam leaps into a guy with Down's syndrome, Marilyn Manson charged after spitting on camera, getting wrongly accused of a crime, the 14 year old who stabbed a 13 year old 114 times, 5 years since Harambe's death, Tim beating diarrhea, the first vaccination lottery winner, the aortic aneurysm test and so much more!(Air Date: May 28th, 2021...
2021-06-171h 08
The StackThe Stack: Beta Ray Bill, Shadecraft And MoreOn this week’s comic book review podcast, we’ve got:
Beta Ray Bill #1
Marvel
Written and art by Daniel Warren Johnson
Shadecraft #1
Image Comics
Written by Joe Henderson
Art by Lee Garbett
The Other History of the DC Universe #3
DC Comics
Written by John Ridley
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Silk #1
Marvel
Written by Maurene Goo
Art by Takeshi Miyazawa
Crossover #5
Image Comics
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Geoff Shaw
Strange Adventures #9
...
2021-03-3130 min
Comic Book ClubThe Stack: Beta Ray Bill, Shadecraft And More
On this week’s comic book review podcast, we’ve got:
Beta Ray Bill #1
Marvel
Written and art by Daniel Warren Johnson
Shadecraft #1
Image Comics
Written by Joe Henderson
Art by Lee Garbett
The Other History of the DC Universe #3
DC Comics
Written by John Ridley
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Silk #1
Marvel
Written by Maurene Goo
Art by Takeshi Miyazawa
Crossover #5
Image Comics
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Geoff Shaw
Strange Adventures #9
...
2021-03-3130 min
Comic Book ClubThe Stack: Beta Ray Bill, Shadecraft And MoreOn this week’s comic book review podcast, we’ve got:
Beta Ray Bill #1
Marvel
Written and art by Daniel Warren Johnson
Shadecraft #1
Image Comics
Written by Joe Henderson
Art by Lee Garbett
The Other History of the DC Universe #3
DC Comics
Written by John Ridley
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Silk #1
Marvel
Written by Maurene Goo
Art by Takeshi Miyazawa
Crossover #5
Image Comics
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Geoff Shaw
Strange Adventures #9
...
2021-03-3130 min
The Horse RaceEpisode 151: For Better or Worcester10/1/20-- After the most chaotic and uncomfortable presidential debate the country has ever seen, Jennifer, Steve, and Stephanie gather in the virtual bunker to share their thoughts and reflect on the reactions of #mapoli members.
Jennifer said, “The president gave a lot of troubling answers on a lot of topics that are extremely consequential and dodged a lot of important questions.” Perhaps the most egregious was his refusal to openly condemn white supremacy.
Trump launched into “an uninterrupted rambling attack on the integrity of mail-in voting.” But, like Jenn says, it didn’t end there. “He wasn’t just attacking mail-in voting...
2020-10-0135 min
SeltzerTime PodcastBill Shaner: Worcester Sucks And I love ItBill Shaner caused quite the stir last week when he announced he is leaving Worcester Magazine. Shaner spent the last three years becoming the face of the free weekly alternative newspaper, especially after numerous rounds of layoffs from parent company, GateHouse Media. We discuss Bill's decision to leave WoMag, and plans for his new direct-to-inbox blog "Worcester Sucks And I Love It". The gloves are off Worcester, and your favorite reporter can finally say what needs to be said.
Listen, Like, Subscribe, duh.
Worcester Sucks And I Love It: https://billshaner.substack.com/
Follow Bill on Twitter: @Bill_shaner
2020-06-231h 40
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: IT'S SUPER THURSDAY! — Electoral Politics and How Bernie Throws the Best PartiesThings get exciting in this week's Worcester Culture Watch podcast, as Victor Infante and Bill Shaner discuss the Super Tuesday primaries, Elizabeth Warren dropping out of the race, and the awesome parties Bernie threw last weekend. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk St. Patrick's Day and Derek Warfield & the Young Wolftones. All this, and music by Big Jon Short!
2020-03-0542 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Coywolves, Ice Skating and Other True Tales of Life in WorcesterIt's a jam-packed podcast this week! First off, Victor Infante and Sarah Connell Sanders talk swimming, ice skating and the act of experiencing the city. Then, Victor, Richard Duckett and Bill Shaner talk about the impressive rise of writer-musician Johnhaynes Honeycutt, and the advent of coywolves. All this, and music by Sapling!
2020-02-2037 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: To Live and Love in the Woo!In this week's Worcester Culture Watch podcast Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk about the sweet and sour sides of dating in Worcester, and then talk a bit about the new Worcester Public Market. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett discuss a number of upcoming shows for both Valentine's Day and Black History Month. All this, and music by bobby blunders!
2020-02-1338 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Something We Can All Agree on — Trolleys!In this week's "Worcester Culture Watch" podcast, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner find something they actually like without reservation: Trolleys! Alas, the positive vibes fade as they also talk about the next looming fight over sex ed in Worcester schools. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett discuss the most recent Worcester Arts Council Grants, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation Awards and the state's Culture Rx Initiative. All this, and music by The Blue Ribbons!
2020-01-2337 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Polar Park — Good, Fast or Cheap, Pick Two!This week on "Worcester Culture Watch," Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk about Polar Park's cost overruns, the Community Benefits Agreement and great old maxims that come from the construction business. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk "A Bronx Tale" and "Fiddler on the Roof." All this, and music by the Winter Project!
2020-01-1638 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Unshoveled Sidewalks?In this week's Worcester Culture Watch podcast, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk "Star Wars," grief, the state of journalism in Worcester and unshoveled sidewalks. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk about Worcester filmmakers and festivals, from a local actor in "The Irishman" to a the upcoming Central Mass. International Jewish Film Festival. All this, and music by My Silent Bravery!
2020-01-0939 minCentral Mass. high school footballWorcester Culture Watch: What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Unshoveled Sidewalks?In this week's Worcester Culture Watch podcast, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk "Star Wars," grief, the state of journalism in Worcester and unshoveled sidewalks. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk about Worcester filmmakers and festivals, from a local actor in "The Irishman" to a the upcoming Central Mass. International Jewish Film Festival. All this, and music by My Silent Bravery!
2020-01-0939 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Hungry and Homeless in WorcesterIn this week's "Worcester Culture Watch," Bill Shaner and Victor Infante discuss the Mustard Seed, and the battle against alleviating hunger and homelessness in Worcester. Also, Victor and Richard Duckett discuss the upcoming month's shows and concerts. All this, and music by Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys!
2020-01-0237 min
Worcester Culture WatchWorcester Culture Watch: 'Bill Being Bill on Worcester Being Worcester'!It's a jam-packed podcast as, first off, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner discuss Bill's "Most Worcester Moments" of 2019, and then Victor and photographer Christine Peterson talk about the epic photo shoot behind the "Favorite New England Albums of 2019."
2019-12-2639 minFrom The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: 'Bill Being Bill on Worcester Being Worcester'!It's a jam-packed podcast as, first off, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner discuss Bill's "Most Worcester Moments" of 2019, and then Victor and photographer Christine Peterson talk about the epic photo shoot behind the "Favorite New England Albums of 2019."
2019-12-2639 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Ricky Duran and the Robot Apocalypse!In this installment of "Worcester Culture Watch," Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk about fare-free busing and robots stealing lunch ladies' jobs. Then, Victor and Craig Semon unpack Ricky Duran's amazing run on "The Voice." All this, and music by DJ Manipulator!
2019-12-1941 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: The Season of Giving — Charity, Podcasts and the Boston Music AwardsIn this week's installment, columnist Sarah Connell Sanders joins Victor Infante in the studio to share her tips on how to make a podcast that's actually good, then Victor and Bill Shaner discuss the Boston Music Awards and what local charities are in need of this season. All this, and music by Evil Felipe!
2019-12-1237 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: The Case Against the Smiley Face and Other City Traditions ....In today's Worcester Culture Watch, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk school budgets, affordable housing and the case against Worcester's most sacred icon, the Smiley Face. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra's 40th anniversary, the Hanover Theatre's "Christmas Carol," and the Festival of Lights on the Worcester Common. All this, and music by Danny Fantom!
2019-12-0528 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Hometown Heroes, Nutcrackers and the Existential Angst of JournalismIn this week's "Worcester Culture Watch" podcast, Victor D. Infante and Bill Shaner talk about Worcester photographer Drefromthewoo, and Worcester Magazine's upcoming "Hometown Heroes" issue. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett discuss performances of "The Nutcracker" and Cirque du Soleil. All this, and music by Gracie Day!
2019-11-2134 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Of Dark Money Politics and Barbershop Quartets,In this week's Worcester Culture Watch, Victor Infante and Bill Shaner discuss Mass Majority’s infusion of PAC money into local elections, and then Victor and Richard Duckett chat about the great variety of choral music in our immediate future. All this, and music by Way Up South!
2019-11-1439 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Our Wicked Spooky Halloween Election Podcast!Things get a little spooky as Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk Halloween, barroom brawls, tarot cards and the Worcester Elections! Then, Victor and Richard Duckett chat about "The Play That Goes Wrong" and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, both coming to the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. All this, and music by Worcester's favorite Halloween band, The Deadites!
2019-10-3137 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Getting Groovy with Bruce Campbell at Rock and ShockIn this week's installment of the "Worcester Culture Watch" podcast, Victor Infante and Craig Semon talk Rock and Shock, and discuss Craig's interview with B-movie icon Bruce Campbell, of "Evil Dead" fame. Also, Victor and Bill Shaner dig into the vaping mess, and indeed, this podcast was almost titled "Keep on Vaping in the Free World," but we decided that probably sent a bad message. All this, and music by Stan Matthews!
2019-10-1034 min
From The Newsroom: The Worcester TelegramWorcester Culture Watch: Here Be Murder Cats and All That Jazz!It's a jam-packed Worcester Culture Watch today as Victor Infante and Bill Shaner talk about the encroachment of mountain lions and moose, as well the effort to turn The Bridge Into a Youth Center. Also, whether or not Bigfoot is running for city council. Then, Victor and Richard Duckett talk about the Worcester Jazz Festival, big developments for the Worcester PopUp and Music Worcester, and the new Worcester poet laureate and youth poet laureate jobs. All this, and music by Cheap City!
2019-10-0334 min508: A Show About WorcesterMurder Cats (508 #347)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Paul Letsky, mountain lions, vaping, City Council candidate forums, the federal judiciary, fountains, the Midtown Mall, and cybersecurity.
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Worcester in 60 Seconds:
There has been all sorts of alarming crime stuff, like a man trying to set his family on fire, a meth lab bust, and a loaded .22-caliber firearm being discovered in someone’s carryon luggage at the ai...
2019-09-2544 minPodcasts – Pie and CoffeeMurder Cats (508 #347)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Paul Letsky, mountain lions, vaping, City Council candidate forums, the federal judiciary, fountains, the Midtown Mall, and cybersecurity.
Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats.
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Worcester in 60 Seconds:
There has been all sorts of alarming crime stuff, like a man trying to set his family on fire, a meth lab bust, and a loaded .22-caliber firearm being discovered in someone’s carryon luggage at the ai...
2019-09-2544 min
Worcester Culture WatchWorcester Culture Watch: Teenage Wasteland with the Who at Holy Cross, sex education and the WRTA!In this week's Worcester Culture Watch podcast, Victor Infante and Craig Semon discuss the 50th anniversary of the Who playing Holy Cross. Then, Victor and Bill Shaner talk about Bill's recent Publick Occurrences Award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association for his story, “How Sex Ed Really Died,” then chat about the ads on the back of WRTA buses. All this, and music by Annie Brobst!
2019-09-0529 min
OASBO PodcastEp. 9: Budget Bill OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner discusses Amended Substitute House Bill 166, the Budget Bill, including some of the more obscure provisions in the budget bill.
2019-05-2817 min
OASBO PodcastEp 3: June 2017 Budget Bill UpdateOriginally posted 6/14/17. OASBO Advocacy Specialist Barbara Shaner provides an update on the state budget bills, proposed changes to the school funding formula, and other items included in the bills that are of interest to school business officials.
2018-10-2226 minPodcasts – Pie and CoffeeBruce ‘n’ Bill (508 #301 w/Bruce Russell and Bill Shaner)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about suicide and remaking Main Street with Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell and Worcester Magazine writer Bill Shaner.
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2018-06-3000 min