Paying Attention

Salisbury Selectman Gil Medeiros joins Tom after he talks about the assault of Methuen School Committee member Kristen Maxwell by colleague Laurie Keagan.  The state of Salisbury Beach,  the new developments, Town Manager  Neil Harrington and MORE 

Methuen City Council President Neily Soto joined Tom today to talk about the politics of Methuen the direction of the schools and all things METHUEN Massachusetts!

Anne Brensley republican candidate for Lt. Governor joins Tom to talk about the waste and abuse of state tax dollars and why she should be the next Lt.  Governor  

Tom broke his neck and took three week's off and now he's back.  Topics: The function of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Rules laws against boys playing in girls sports. Woman shot by cops, democrats are still inciting violence. AI Porn laws, are they unconstitutional? Local officials take leadership positions on Methuen and Lawrence   Nick DiZoglio becomes school Committee vice president in Meth...

National conservative podcasters all fired up he echo chamber by over-reacting to a fake news story put out by progressive democrats without doing a quick google search to find out that Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena actually DOES speak English and is not QUITE the liberal democrat they portrayed him to be. NOPE if they bothered to do a quick search they would have found Depena is PRO LIFE,  ANTI-TRA...

They were out in full  force this week attacking anyone who opposed their efforts to defend the status quo! The Methuen, MA School Nazis defended the failed superintendent of schools after the Valley Patriot newspaper investigation revealed that more than 70% of the kids in the Methuen schools cannot read OR do math at grade level. Also a look back at the way one of the school Nazis acts at a city...

(12-4-25) PAYING ATTENTION PODCAST Guest Yanilda Santos, Topic Methuen Schools and Test Scores.

A thanksgiving show about food and fun, guests David Consoli of Pleasant Valley Landscaping Contracts, Billy Griffin from Brando's join Tom Duggan to talk about the new food phenom in Haverhill, Thanksgiving stuff and Methuen politicians behaving badly! The pervert brigade in  Methuen that pushes porn on kids  in the Methuen Schools are hopping  mad!  

11-20-25* The Attorney General Spanks Lawrence City Attorney Tim Houten for giving terrible legal advice to the Lawrence City Council as they have now been found guilty of violating the open meeting law.* The Lawrence City Council puts the cart before the horse and abandons the homeless in Lawrence with a new no tent ordinance.* Revelations about bogus complaints against Methuen Councilor Patricia...

Intern Girl returns! As Tom goes over some of the lessons of the Lawrence and Methuen Massachusetts elections, guest Kristen Maxwell from the Methuen School Committee talks about how the perverted academics are pushing porn to kids in the classroom, the role of teachers and the unions and more.  

11-6-25 The Election  wrap up show as Tom goes over the numbers for Lawrence and Methuen candidates, who won, who lost and why. Then Methuen City Councilor Patricia Valley talks about the corruption during the Methuen elections, Lawrence cop Mike Simard's dirty political tricks and more. 

Methuen Mayor Beauregard defends transgenders and sexually descriptive material being read out loud in Methuen Classrooms as well as books calling black people the N WORD. An explosive interview with charges and allegations across the table over corruption and sexual grooming of kids in the Methuen schools. Then Juan Manny Gonzalez talks about his campaign for Mayor of Lawrence. 

Candidates for the Methuen City Council At-Large (city wide) debated on the Paying Attention Podcast with Tom Duggan. Candidates Jana Zanni Pesce (I), Frank Surilllo (I), Ryan Dizoglio, James Sarcione, Wanda Santos, and John Drew talk about the failing Methuen schools, economic development, charter changes etc.

(10-23-25) Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena issues cease and desist letter to several local critics, Methuen's white teachers using the N-WORD in class and encouraging their white school kids to do the same! Voter fraud in METHUEN and Then Methuen West End Councilor Patricia Valley Joins us to talk about Methuen's future,

The Boston Dad Daryl Silva joins us to promote fundraiser for homeless veterans, then we talk about the fake book banning scandal in the Methuen Schools and then Methuen School Committee candidate Alejandro Baez joins Tom to talk about the state of Methuen Schools.

What's being called our funniest podcast ever, The Sexiest woman alive Methuen Councilor Jana Zanni Pesce and Intern Girl gang up on Tom for a full two hours! Education, Methuen politics, the former Methuen Police Chief, howie carr and MORE!!

Today Tom interviewed Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante about his Lawrence Square Project to honor local veterans, a little on the Methuen elections and then he interviews Kristen Maxwell of the Methuen School Committee about her campaign and the Methuen School Audit Report.

Methuen City Council Candidate Yanilda Santos joined Tom and Carlota to talk about her race for city council. Lawrence Mayoral candidate Manny Gonzalez gets endorsements from Methuen Mayor DJ Beauregard and Haverhill Mayor Melinda Barret, how does this play in the election, Methuen Superintendent Kwong has an illegal campaign rally in her central office, Lawrence City Council cancels mail in ballo...

9/21/25  Debo Brown Arrested (AGAIN) for beating up baby Cakes Kelly Birchall, Analyzing the Lawrence Election numbers, The Methuen City Council kicks Central District Councilor Joel Faretra off the council after The Valley Patriot reported that he moved out of Methuen to Manchester NH without telling anyone and NICK DIZOGLIO defended him but left the table before the vote. Lawrence City Councilor...

September 4, 2025 Today Tom talked about the Psychological Center controversy of Carina Pappalardo being replaced as CEO, Lawrence Election Issues, Rosalie Gonzalez, John Rigal, more!

August 21, 2025 The smear campaign against Carina Papalardo and the Greater Lawrence Psychological center, more discussion about voter fraud and the Lawrence city councilor convicted of stealing ballots. White Boston Police officers arrest a black man for LEGALLY using a bull horn in protest of WHITE mayor of Boston Michelle Wu AND hero veteran Randy Carter from the Lowell Bridge Club joins us to...

AUG 14, 2025 Teaching kids in the Methuen schools about gays and trans in lower grades, Lawrence City Councilor Vivian Marmol under attack for going on vacation after a devastating fire in her district displaces 40 people, and insults are free speech

AUG 7, 2025 Today Tom talks about guns and gun safety, the upcoming Felix vs Bonta Supreme Court case will overturn state laws restricting the number of bullets people can carry in a magazine. The liberal lies about guns and gun rights and seeing through the propaganda. #2A Tom also talked about voter fraud in Lawrence and the hateful political environment of Lawrence, VOTER ID and more!